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October 26, 2009 Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease? Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Effective Treatment for Tourette Syndrome October 20, 2009 AAN Announces Members Selected for 2010 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum October 19, 2009 Protein May Predict Heart Attack and Early Death, Not Stroke October 12, 2009 New Guidelines Identify Best Treatments to Help ALS Patients Live Longer, Easier October 5, 2009 Drivers with Parkinson’s Disease at Higher Risk of Crashes in Low Visibility September 30, 2009 Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome? Call for Entries: Apply Now for the AAN Journalism Fellowship Award September 28, 2009 One in Eight Strokes Is Preceded by ‘Warning Stroke’ September 21, 2009 Problems Managing Money May Surface Shortly Before Alzheimer’s Disease Sets In September 14, 2009 Guideline: Kids with Small Head Size at Risk of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed Links: Microcephaly Guideline Podcast Microcephaly Guideline YouTube Video September 7, 2009 Infections May Lead to Faster Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease August 31, 2009 Cigarettes, Not Swedish Snuff Linked to Increased Risk of MS AAN Collaborates with CDC on H1N1 Vaccine Safety Monitoring August 24, 2009 High Blood Pressure Linked to Memory Problems in Middle Age August 17, 2009 Smoking Linked to Increased Brain Lesions and Brain Shrinkage in MS August 12, 2009 Children with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy at Risk for Cognitive Problems August 10, 2009 Brain Damage Seen on Brain Scans May Predict Memory Loss in Old Age August 3, 2009 ‘Brain Exercises’ May Delay Memory Decline in Dementia July 29, 2009 Cognitive Testing, Gender and Brain Lesions May Predict MS Disease Progression Risk July 27, 2009 High Blood Pressure May Lead to ‘Silent’ Strokes July 20, 2009 Immunotherapy Linked to Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease July 15, 2009 Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache? July 13, 2009 White Matter Changes May Predict Dementia Risk July 8, 2009 Language Skills in Your Twenties May Predict Risk of Dementia Decades Later July 2, 2009 Academy Sends Congress a Solution to Fix Broken Physician Payment System June 24, 2009 Migraine and Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Migraine Frequency Plays a Role June 15, 2009 Depression May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in People with Memory Problems June 10, 2009 Neurology Journal Names Interim Editor-in-Chief June 8, 2009 Staying Sharp: New Study Uncovers How People Maintain Cognitive Function in Old Age June 1, 2009 Suffer Stroke Symptoms? Second Strokes Often Follow Within Hours May 25, 2009 Menopause Transition May Cause Trouble Learning Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence May 20, 2009 Tuscaloosa Neurologist Named AAN Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Advocate of the Year May 18, 2009 Weight Loss in Old Age May Signal Dementia May 13, 2009 New Tool Can Help Predict Risk of Alzheimer’s in Elderly May 4, 2009 Delirium May Cause Rapid Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease April 30, 2009 Risk of Leukemia with Multiple Sclerosis Drug Higher Than Thought Attachments: VIDEO: Risk of Leukemia with Multiple Sclerosis Drug Higher Than Thought (.wmv) Adding Steroid Drug to MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity Attachments: VIDEO: Adding Steroid Drug to MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity (.wmv) April 29, 2009 New Treatment Discovered for Restless Legs Syndrome Improves Sleep Attachments: VIDEO: New Treatment Discovered for Restless Legs Syndrome Improves Sleep (.wmv) Controlling Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Adds Up to Prevent Stroke Attachments: VIDEO: Controlling Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Adds Up to Prevent Stroke (.wmv) April 28, 2009 Actress Holly Robinson Peete Hosts Academy’s First Patient Education Video Links: Full Video on YouTube American Academy of Neurology Elects New President April 27, 2009 Guidelines: Pregnancy Safe with Epilepsy, but Valproate Should Be Avoided Attachments: VIDEO: Guidelines: Pregnancy Safe with Epilepsy, but Valproate Should Be Avoided (.wmv) Public Service Announcement (.MP3) April 24, 2009 AAN Launches New Website for Neurology Patients and Their Families AAN Foundation Benefits from Grey’s Anatomy “Wedding Registry” April 22, 2009 Pain Relievers Ibuprofen and Naproxen May Delay—Not Prevent—Alzheimer’s Disease April 15, 2009 Prenatal Meth Exposure Linked to Abnormal Brain Development April 14, 2009 Washington University Professor Receives AAN Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology University of Pittsburgh Medical Student Receives AAN Extended Neuroscience Award Emory Scientist Receives AAN Movement Disorders Research Award Three Researchers Awarded AAN Potamkin Prize for Alzheimer’s Research University of Pennsylvania Neurologist Receives AAN S. Weir Mitchell Award Two Researchers Receive AAN’s Sheila Essey Award–An Award for ALS Research Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s Research Awarded to Boston Researcher AAN Foundation Announces Fellowship for Myasthenia Gravis Research in 2010 University of Cincinnati Neurologist Receives AAN Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize University of California San Francisco Researcher Receives AAN Founders Award April 13, 2009 Screening to Help Prevent Stroke in Kids Increases, But Limited Access a Problem April 6, 2009 Big Belly and Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Restless Legs Syndrome April 1, 2009 AAN to Testify Before Congress Thursday on Health Care Reform March 30, 2009 Multiple Sclerosis Associated with Lower Cancer Risk March 23, 2009 Vertigo Linked to Osteoporosis March 16, 2009 Shrinking in Hippocampus Area of Brain Precedes Alzheimer’s Disease March 9, 2009 Does Air Pollution or Weather Trigger Headaches? March 3, 2009 Press Room Registration Opens for AAN Annual Meeting February 25, 2009 Reproductive Factors May Protect Women from Parkinson’s Disease February 24, 2009 Update Presented on Disease in Pork Plant Workers February 23, 2009 For Iraq Veterans, Headaches Continue After Traumatic Brain Injury Aneurysms Don’t Occur Earlier in Second Generation February 20, 2009 Young Smokers Increase Risk for Multiple Sclerosis February 19, 2009 Can Breastfeeding Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Relapses? February 18, 2009 Having a Parent with Dementia May Affect Memory in Midlife February 17, 2009 Can Exercising Your Brain Prevent Memory Loss? February 16, 2009 Family History of Melanoma Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Does Gene Show Link Between Migraine and Stroke or Heart Attacks? February 13, 2009 Researchers: Guillain-Barré Syndrome After HPV Vaccine Needs Monitoring February 12, 2009 Have Migraine? Bigger Waistline May Be Linked February 9, 2009 Tests May Predict Driving Safety in People with Alzheimer’s Disease February 2, 2009 Education May Not Affect How Fast You Will Lose Your Memory January 27, 2009 New Embargo Policy for AAN 2009 Annual Meeting Scientific Abstracts January 26, 2009 Gene May Lead to Early Onset of Brain Tumor January 19, 2009 Socially Active and Not Easily Stressed? You May Not Develop Dementia January 12, 2009 Hormone Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage, But Not Lesions For more information about AAN press releases, please contact Angela Babb at ababb@aan.com or (651) 695-2789 or Rachel Seroka at rseroka@aan.com or (651) 695-2738. 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