Tag: American Academy of Neurology

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Long-term effectiveness of STN-DBS for Parkinson’s confirmed with 15-year follow-up study

New findings published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), have confirmed the long-term effectiveness of deep brain stimulation...

Repeated clot retrieval attempts linked to poorer functional outcome in acute...

Repeated clot retrieval attempts are associated with an increased rate of emboli to new territory (ENT) and greater infarct growth—resulting in poorer functional outcomes...

Study finds people in rural areas less likely to receive specialty...

According to a press release by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), a new study has found that while the prevalence of neurologic conditions...

NeuroPace present positive data from studies of the RNS System

NeuroPace has presented long-term clinical results demonstrating that the RNS System for refractory epilepsy significantly reduces seizure frequency in patients, with one in three...

Ralph L Sacco elected president of American Academy of Neurology

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has elected Ralph L Sacco (Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, USA) as its...

AAN releases new guideline on how to map brain prior to...

Before epilepsy surgery, doctors may consider using brain imaging to locate language and memory functions in the brain instead of the more invasive procedure...