MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aan'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443835&cid=t_116798_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fupcoming-event-american-academy-of.html The annual conference of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) takes place from the 10th to the17th of April 2010, in Toronto.Conference homepage (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443835 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:25:00 +0100 3443835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442196&cid=t_116798_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-ms-webcast-from-the-aan%2F As many of you know, a couple of weeks ago, I attended and blogged live from the American Academy of Neurology’s conference here in Seattle.  During that busy week, I snuck away from the event, along with Dr. Jeffery Cohen, for a quick interview. The results of that afternoon are now posted for your listening and educational pleasure. To get a chance to sit down in studio with Dr. Cohen was a real treat.  Not only is he a well respected researcher (who introduced some very interesting phase III data on the use of Fingolimod for MS) he is also a sought after clinician for many people living with MS in the Great Lakes region. Our conversation spanned his research along with some of what he thought were the highlights of presentations from the conference.  Taking a couple of hours ou... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442196 Fri, 22 May 2009 06:36:36 +0100 2442196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399036&cid=t_116798_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-lusty-month-of-may-hows-your-ms-today%2F Each month we take a moment to pause, reflect and check in with our multiple sclerosis.  I don’t honestly remember how long ago we started but it’s been part of this community for long enough that many of you look forward to this monthly offering. We reflect on our symptoms, reconnect with fellow community members and we vent. I even go back to these posts in the archives before going to my semi-annual neurologist appointments so that I can have a better grasp of just how I’ve been doing over the previous months.  It’s funny how much stuff slips my mind, it’s like the old saying goes: “What’s too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget.” As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m still adjusting to this “new normal.”  I’m trying to get plenty of rest and ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399036 Fri, 08 May 2009 16:45:43 +0100 2399036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390146&cid=t_116798_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-annual-aan-conference-wrap-up%2F If you don’t mind affording me the indulgence, I’d like to take a few moments today to reflect upon an exceptional past week at the annual American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference. On Friday I sat in the nearly deserted press room which reeked of sterno-heated coffee and hard-boiled reporters.  I was surrounded by scores of press releases, conference schedules and course abstracts neatly stacked for the recycle bin. Last week thousands of medical professionals attended the AAN conference for us.  Whatever your opinion of the “western medical system” may be, being shoulder to shoulder in more than one standing room only session was a heartening experience. Sessions in which new findings on drug therapies were announced were so heavily attended that even event organizers were... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390146 Mon, 04 May 2009 19:26:21 +0100 2390146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380990&cid=t_116798_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-drug-linked-to-many-more-cases-of-leukemia%2F This morning at the American Academy of Neurology’s conference in Seattle, a report was released reporting that there is a significantly increased risk of leukemia from the drug mitoxantrone (Novantrone) in patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Novantrone has always had significant health risks.  When patients receive a dosage increase they must undergo regular cardiac monitoring due to the risk of cardiotoxicity and the threat of permanent heart damage. Today’s report, presented by Dr. Vittorio Martinelli, MD of the University Vita-Salute in Milan, Italy, stated: In a retrospective study of 2,854 MS patients receiving the drug, 21 people developed leukemia (.74 percent) and out of those 21, eight patients died. Previously standardized leukemia rates of N... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380990 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:18:56 +0100 2380990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376482&cid=t_116798_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Faan-conference-update-how-important-is-the-mri%2F Yesterday at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference, my focus was on the imaging technologies available to our neurologic team.  We all know about Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) but I had no idea of the other parts of MRI that are involved Tesla (magnetic ratings) of the MRI machines range from T-1 through experimental T-7 strengths.  Names like Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Functional MRI (FMRI), Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR), FLAIR, and 3-Dimentional Double Inversion recovery (3d DIR) lead me to believe that I might be on the verge of learning loads of new information about what that MRI can tell my docs. If anything a term new to me, “MRI/Clinical Paradox” seems to be enhanced, not reduced, by these deeper more clear looks inside our brains. This parad... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376482 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:48:46 +0100 2376482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=588309&cid=t_116798_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F114038742%2Fgsks_lamictal_xr_found_effecti.html GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK)’s investigational once daily extended release formulation of Lamictal® (lamotrigine) - Lamictal® XR™ - has been found effective as add-on treatment in patients with partial epilepsy with and without secondary generalization. Currently, Lamictal® XR™ is being developed for the treatment of epilepsy and once approved will become the first extended release, new generation epilepsy treatment taken once-daily. The finding abovementioned was derived from data of two clinical trials recently presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting. According to Dean Naritoku, M.D., Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL.: "These data are important because they show that the extended ... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=588309 Fri, 04 May 2007 04:12:06 +0100 588309