Neurology 1605 - Neurology Alert

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for the neurologist.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

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

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

Objectives:

Present current scientific data regarding diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disease, including stroke, Alzheimer?s 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 physician?s legal obligation to patients with terminal illness

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.

Neurology 1605 - Neurology Alert - May 01, 2012