Kathlyn Stone

Conferences I’m covering in 2009*

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) - April 25-May 2, Seattle

• Are Primary Stroke Centers Living Up to Potential? - Consultant Live

• Chronic Migraine Patients Also Burdened With Higher Medical Costs - Consultant Live

• Large Mayo Clinic Study Finds Sleep Disorders Common in the Elderly - Consultant Live

• Researchers Identify Potential Pharmacogenetic Biomarker for MS - Consultant Live

• Improved Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes With tPA - Consultant Live

• Gene Variations Associated With Resistance to Interferon-Beta Therapy in Patients With MS Identified: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Patients With MS Treated With Mitoxandrone at Higher Risk for Developing Acute Leukaemia: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Lacosamide Safely Reduces Pain of Diabetic Neuropathy: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Patients With MS Treated With Mitoxandrone at Higher Risk for Developing Acute Leukaemia: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Adding Methylprednisolone to Interferon Beta Therapy Reduces Relapse Rate in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting MS: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Natalizumab Sustains Improvement in Disability in Patients With Relapse-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Pregabalin Fares Little Better Than Placebo in Treating HIV-Associated Neuropathy: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Ongoing Efficacy, Safety Study of Natalizumab for Patients With MS Reports No New Safety Concerns: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Pramipexole Effective in Relieving Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Long-Term Use of High-Dose Capsaicin Dermal Patch for Postherpetic Neuralgia Appears Safe, Effective: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Botulinum Toxin Type B Effective for Short-Term Treatment of Sialorrhoea in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

• Cladribine Reduces Rate of Clinical Relapse Up to 2 Years in Patients With Relapsing Remitting MS: Presented at AAN - (DGDispatch)

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)- July 26-30, Anaheim, CA

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) - October 17-21, Chicago

Scientific/Medical Meetings Covered in 2008

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)- July 27-31, Houston

• MRI magnet explosions warrant improved venting and inspections, September 30, 2008- One of the Top 10 stories on AuntMinnie for 2008

• VMAT provides same treatment as IMRT in half the time

• Large CR study reveals wide variation in adult and pediatric protocols

• PET dose-painting methods produce discordant results

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) - November 15-19, Washington, DC

• Neurobiology Affects Love and Attraction

• Canine Model of ALS Emerges

Meetings Covered in 2007

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) - April 28-May 5, Boston

• Personality Profile Predicts Chronicization of Migraine and Responsiveness to Treatment

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)- July 22-26, Minneapolis

• Interest surges in use of imaging for tracking radiation therapy
• Experimental US tomography runs circles around dense breast tissue
• Researchers find measure of ‘radiation brain’

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) - November 3-7, San Diego

• Researchers Uncover More Clues to Causes of Addiction
• Neuroscientists Examine Human Response to Economic Risk

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) - November 25-30, Chicago

• Digital x-ray finally gains traction — a decade late
• Ultrasound strums familiar chords in RSNA exhibits

*(I’m available to cover other meetings.)