Top Ten Neurology Articles of 2011

New approvals. A worrisome US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning. A look at neurologist compensation. These were among Medscape Neurology's most popular topics this year. Marijuana for migraine also made the list, as did a look at whether that seared salmon dinner really fends off Alzheimer disease. Below we've rounded up the 10 biggest issues and articles among Medscape neurologist readers in 2011:

10. A New Option in Chronic Pain

9. Achieving Stroke Tolerance: A Clinical Reality?

8. Cases, Cases, Cases

• Cognitive Decline and Recurrent Strokes: Try To Crack The Case

• The Man in Black With Headache, Photophobia, and Fixed Pupils

7. Headaches Therapeutics

• Marijuana for Headache?

• Botox vs Topiramate for Migraine Prophylaxis

6. Treatment of Neuropathic Pain A to Z

5. Topiramate Linked to Birth Defects

4. Can Alzheimer's Disease Really Be Prevented Through Diet?

3. A New Option in Stroke Prevention

• Rivaroxaban Approved! Now How Do We Use It?

• FDA Approves Rivaroxaban for Stroke Prevention in AF Patients

2. $$$

• Physician Compensation: Where Do Neurologists Fit in?

• I'm Struggling to Live on $160,000 a Year: MD Lament

And the most popular topic among neurologists on Medscape in 2011...

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Cite this: Bret S. Stetka. Top Ten Neurology Articles of 2011 - Medscape - Dec 08, 2011.