Neuroradiology: Page 57

MRI aids in assessing risk of MS after first CNS demyelination episode
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 10 - MRI criteria can help identify children with a first attack of inflammatory demyelination who are likely to go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the September 23 issue of Neurology.
October 9, 2008
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Atrial fibrillation tied to cognitive impairment in patients without stroke
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 26 - Even in the absence of clinical stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired cognitive function and reduced hippocampal volume, according to findings from a new study.
September 25, 2008
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Attack frequency, disease duration affect brain damage risk in migraine patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 26 - Migraine patients who have frequent attacks or a long history of migraines have an increased risk of progressive brain damage as seen on MRI, according to a report from the Netherlands in the July/August issue of Headache.
August 25, 2008
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PET with C-11 PiB can assess beta-amyloid brain deposits
By Erik L. Ridley
PET using carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB) shows promise for assessing beta-amyloid deposits in the brain and may have a potential role as a diagnostic aid for early Alzheimer's disease, according to research published online in the Archives of Neurology.
August 11, 2008
Voxel-based morphometry predicts rate of decline in Alzheimer's disease
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 20 - Assessment of regional atrophy using voxel-based morphometry can be used to predict the rate of decline in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June 3 issue of Neurology.
June 19, 2008
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MRI activity and antibody levels chart MS therapy progress
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 11 - During the initial stages of interferon beta treatment in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, monitoring by means of MRI scans and anti-interferon beta neutralizing antibodies can be useful in predicting clinical response, Italian researchers report.
June 10, 2008
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NordicNeuroLab forms U.S. office
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Norwegian functional MRI developer NordicNeuroLab has opened a U.S. office in Milwaukee.
April 15, 2008
Headgear: Is radiosurgery the right treatment for trigeminal neuralgia?
By Sydney Schuster
The nerve disorder trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is not that common, but with the median age of 67 at diagnosis it has the potential to be a widespread health issue among aging baby boomers. Radiosurgery has gained popularity as a way to manage TN, but will it become the gold standard treatment? Neurosurgeons who work with radiosurgery praise it as being faster, safer, and just as effective as traditional management methods.
December 30, 2007
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Migraine with aura may be linked with patent foramen ovale
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 28 - The results of a study published in the October issue of Headache suggest a possible association between migraine with aura and patent foramen ovale. Researchers from Poland evaluated 121 migraine patients, and transcranial Doppler with contrast medium was performed during Valsalva maneuver to diagnose patent foramen ovale.
November 27, 2007
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Insight Agents launches contrast media in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German contrast media developer Insight Agents announced the European launch of two new generic contrast media products, one for x-ray and CT in Germany, and one for MRI in 22 European countries.
November 25, 2007
Singer Watson operated on for brain tumor
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Oct 26 - The 40-year-old tenor, who has sold millions of records around the world, was admitted to the intensive care unit at the Alexandra Hospital in Cheshire after an MRI scan found the tumor. The former factory worker from Salford, who is known as The Voice, has sold some five million albums since his first big break singing to the crowd before a football match in 1999.
October 25, 2007
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UPMC starts Leksell treatments
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Patient treatments have begun at the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian with the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system from Stockholm, Sweden-based Elekta.
October 22, 2007
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