Neurology Practice Guidelines


Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia

Detection of Dementia-Mild Cognitive Impairment
An AAN practice guideline
SOURCE: Neurology 2001; 56:1133-1142.

Diagnosis of Dementia
An AAN practice guideline
SOURCE: Neurology 2001; 56:1143-1153.

Management of Dementia
Summary Version for Physicians

Management of Dementia
An AAN practice guideline
SOURCE: Neurology 2001; 56:1154-1166.

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Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis

The Care of the Patient With ALS
An evidence-based practice parameter from AAN
SOURCE: Neurology 1999; 52:1311-1323.

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Cerebral Vascular Disease

Stroke Prevention in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1998; 51:671-673.

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Coma

Determining Brain Death in Adults
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1995; 45:1003-1011

Assessment and Management of Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1995; 45:1015-1018.

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Dysphagia

Diagnosis and Treatment of Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) in Acute-Care Stroke Patients
SOURCE: Evidence-based report, AHCPR, 1999.

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Epilepsy

A Guideline for Discontinuing Antiepileptic Drugs in Seizure-Free Patients
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1996; 47:600-602.

Neuroimaging in the Emergency Patient Presenting With Seizure
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1996; 47:26-32.

Management Issues for Women With Epilepsy
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1998; 51:944-948.

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Headache

Multispecialty Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache
AAN Headache Guidelines
SOURCE: Neurology 2000; 55:754-762.

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Infectious Diseases

Diagnosis of Patients With Nervous System Lyme Borreliosis (Lyme Disease)
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1996; 46:881-882.

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NeuroAIDS

Evaluation and Management of Intracranial Mass Lesions in AIDS (January 1998)
AAN authored guidelines for the management and treatment of neurological complications in HIV-infected patients
SOURCE: Neurology, 50:21-26.

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Neuropsychology

Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement November 16-18, 1998
SOURCE: Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Assessment: Neurological Evaluation of Male Sexual Dysfunction
Review the diagnostic techniques needed to evaluate neurological involvement in male sexual dysfunction
SOURCE: Neurology, 45:2287-2292. 1995.

Neuropsychological Testing of Adults, Considerations for Neurologists (August 1996)
AAN reviews of neuropsychological testing, test validity, and assessment of specific disorders
SOURCE: Neurology, 47:592-599. 1996.

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Sleep Apnea

Systematic Review of the Literature Regarding the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea
SOURCE: Evidence-based report, AHCPR, 1998.

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Trauma

Rehabilitation of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury
SOURCE: Rehabilitation of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury. NIH Consens Statement 1998 Oct 26-28; 16(1): 1-41.

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Traumatic Brain Injury

The Management of Concussion in Sports
An AAN practice parameter
SOURCE: Neurology 1997; 48:581-585.

Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury
SOURCE: Evidence-based report, AHCPR, 1998.

Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
SOURCE: Evidence-based report, AHCPR, 1998.

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