Treating Psychosis in Parkinson's Patients a Delicate Balancing Act for Physicians
May 7th 2015Patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease face a wide range of physical ailments with their condition. One of the lesser addressed areas is the psychological aspects they face as well. Therapeutic alternatives are being developed to help treat psychosis in this particular patient group.
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With primary care physicians treating such a broad spectrum of conditions they also have a number of medications they can prescribe to help their patients. While some of these are more beneficial than others it is important to consider which might be more effective for patients.
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Patients who suffer their first seizure are expected to have several questions. In some instances, one question may be why their doctor is waiting until a second seizure to begin treatment. A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology looked to answer that question for doctors and patients alike.
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Q&A With Emmanuelle Waubant of UCSF: Treating Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
April 30th 2015Doctors treating patients with pediatric multiple sclerosis often turn to the same treatments as adult patients. While there are some unique characteristics and more work is being done in the field, these seem to give the best hope of maintaining a high quality of life for the young patients.
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Q&A With Emmanuelle Waubant of UCSF: Neuroprotection and Its Role in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
April 29th 2015A lot of attention in the field of multiple sclerosis is being dedicated to neuroprotection and remyelination. Whether these can someday lead to more effective treatments remains to be seen but there is optimism among doctors and researchers alike.
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Q&A With Andrew Stephens of Piramal Imaging: Looking to the Future of Alzheimer's Treatment
April 29th 2015A lot of work is being put into developing ways to diagnose and treat patients with Alzheimer's Disease now. Even as work for the present is being done researchers are are also looking toward the future and what could be coming down the road.
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Q&A With Andrew Stephens of Piramal Imaging: Using Imaging to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
April 29th 2015The understanding of Alzheimer's Disease has shown a lot of progression in recent years. One area that has not found a definitive new direction is diagnosis, which typically can only be done through autopsy. New technology could allow doctors to see the disease before it affects a person's life.
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