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American Neurological Association (ANA) 2016 Annual Meeting

October 16 - 18, 2016; Baltimore, Maryland

October 16 - 18, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland

ANA Cardio Stress Response Reduced in Preclinical Alzheimer's Patients with early Alzheimer's disease fail to show normal responses to stress in heart rate variability and respiratory sinus arrhythmia, a new study shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016
ANA Motor Skill Improvement With DBS Seen in Early Parkinson's The treatment, linked to benefits in advanced disease, shows signs of significant improvement in early-stage disease over 5 years in pilot study for phase 3 trial.
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016
ANA Statin Use Linked to Increased Parkinson's Risk Contrary to previous research, a new study shows a higher, rather than lower, risk for Parkinson's disease associated with statins.
Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2016

Conference News

ANA Midlife, Late-Life Blood Pressure Trends Linked to Dementia Risk
Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2016
ANA RAS Antihypertensives in MCI Linked to Fewer Tangles
Medscape Medical News, October 31, 2016
ANA Cardio Stress Response Reduced in Preclinical Alzheimer's
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016
ANA Motor Skill Improvement With DBS Seen in Early Parkinson's
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016
ANA Statin Use Linked to Increased Parkinson's Risk
Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2016

ANA Genetic Risk Score for Vitamin D Predicts MS Relapse
Medscape Medical News, October 25, 2016
ANA Transcranial DC Stimulation Benefits Primary Progressive Aphasia
Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2016
ANA Tocilizumab in Refractory Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis
Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2016
ANA Refining Use of CT Angiography in Stroke
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2016
Model Predicts Risk for Malignant Edema After Stroke
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2016

Popular News from ANA 2015

Klotho Levels Linked to Enhanced Cognition Though preliminary, findings showing remarkable cognitive improvement in humans and mice with higher levels spark interest in klotho, a pleiotropic hormone.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 30, 2015
Orphan Drug Shown Effective for LEMS Weakness The study was designed to finally earn FDA approval for 3,4 DAP, long used to treat Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome on a compassionate basis.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 7, 2015
'Obesity Paradox' a Factor in Stroke? A new study shows lower in-hospital mortality rates in obese stroke patients regardless of whether they received thrombolysis.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 14, 2015

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