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| This activity is intended for the neurologist. |
| Sponsor: |
| This activity is sponsored by AHC Media. |
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| AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
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| AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| Faculty |
Physician Editor
Matthew Fink, MD
Vice Chairman, Professor of
Clinical Neurology
Weill
Medical College
Chief of
Division of Stroke and Critical Care Neurology
NewYork
Presbyterian Hospital
Executive Editor
Leslie Coplin
Managing Editor
Neill Kimball
Peer Reviewer
M. Flint Beal, MD
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience
Assistant Editors
Padmaja Kandula, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Weill Cornell Medical College
Michael Rubin, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor of Clinical Neurology;
Specialty area, Neuromuscular
Disorders
Authors
Elayna Rubens, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Steven Karceski, MD
Cornell Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Weill Cornell Medical College
Michael Lin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosciences
Weill Cornell Medical College
Matthew E. Fink, MD
Interim Chair and Neurologist-in-Chief
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience
Weill Cornell Medical College
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| Subjects: |
- How Useful Is EEG in Determining Prognosis After Global Brain Hypoxia/Ischemia?
- The Future of Prehospital Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus
- Seizures and Alzheimer's Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy in Late-onset Krabbe Disease
- Medical Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
- Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
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| Objectives: |
- Present current scientific data regarding diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disease, including stroke, Alzheimers disease, transient ischemic attack, and coma
- Discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of pain
- Present basic science lessons in brain function
- Discuss information regarding new drugs for commonly diagnosed diseases and new uses for traditional drugs
- Discuss nonclinical issues of importance to neurologists, such as the right to die and the physicians legal obligation to patients with terminal illness
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| Financial Disclosure: |
Neurology Alert's editor in chief, Matthew Fink, MD, is a retained consultant for MAQUET. Assistant editors Padmaja Kandula, MD, Michael Rubin, MD, FRCP(C), authors Elayna Rubens, MD, Steven Karceski, MD, Michael Lin, MD, PhD, Matthew E. Fink, MD, peer reviewer M. Flint Beal, MD; executive editor Leslie Coplin; and managing editor Neill Kimball report no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.
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