#93: Reap The Sleep, Installment #2 [33:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (467)

Insights into sleep, and sleep disorders - whether lack of, excessive, or disturbed sleep

Focus: restless leg syndrome (RLS)

Hear these RLS-related reports:

• Frequency and Pain of Restless Legs Should Guide Therapy

• Dopamine Agonists Aid Sleep in Restless Legs

Other reports:

• Vigilance is Impaired in Drivers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Screen Arnold-Chiari Patients for Sleep-Related Breathing Problems

• Ramelteon Effective for Subset of Insomnia Patients

Weblinks: Sleep Research Model Based on Sleeping Drosophila Flies

Restless Leg Syndrome links:

• RLS is a Genetic Disorder According to New Research

• News May Have Exaggerated Prevalence Of RLS

• Prevalence of Clinically Significant RLS 3% in U.S. Population, according to Archives of Internal Medicine

• RLS Linked To Low Serum Iron and Poor Iron Uptake In Brain

Sleep Deprivation Links:

• Co-Morbidities:

• Doubles Risk Of Death From All Causes

• Linked To Hypertension, Especially In Women

• Linked To CVD, Stroke, Diabetes, Cancer

• Physiological Stress from Sleep Deprivation:
  • Activates The HPA Axis
  • May Increase Adrenergic Receptor Function
  • Linked To Increased C-reactive Protein (CRP)

Next week’s show: Theatre Of The Mind – Psychoneuroimmunology: Dynamics Between Psyche, Nerves, The Endocrine System And The Immune System (our second installment). Focus will be the science behind, and importance of…the placebo response. And we’ll touch upon questions like, ‘Homeopathy: The system of therapy based on highly dilute substances. Are they active substances or just placebos?’ And: ‘Are there substantive benefits from Aromatherapy?’

Stroke-Struck: Medical and Surgical Advances for Neurovascular Disorders.

 

 #88: Stroke Struck, Installment #9 [24:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (664)

Hear these reports:

• Failure To Admit Patients With Tia Ups Stroke Risk
• Reversing Trend - Hospitalizations For Stroke Decline In U.S Poststroke Costs Hit Young The Hardest
• Hispanic Stroke Awareness:
• Immune Response Genes Found Linked To Intracranial Aneurysm
• Reducing Post-Stroke Infections [And] Mortality From A Novel Caspase Inhibitor Drug.
• Ending Poststroke Therapy With Statins Too Soon May Raise Mortality Risk
• Hyperglycemia After Stroke Is Linked To Poor Outcomes
• Imaging, History Predict Early Post-Tia Stroke
• Intravenous Immunoglobulin For Acute Ischemic Stroke:
• Antidepressants May Improve Multiple Outcomes After Stroke

Weblinks:

• Activated Immune System Attacks The Brain After Stroke
• Glycosylated Proteins Have Increased BBB Penetration
• Increased Body Iron Stores Are Associated With Poor Outcome After Thrombolytic Treatment In Acute Stroke: Chelation Therapy May Hold Promise

Next week’s show: Our 6th installment of Policy for Neurology - Plans and strategies impacting your patients and your practice.

 

 #84: Ideology for Neurology - Installment #6 [26:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (810)

Ideology for Neurology: Working toward neurological perfection.

Ideology-related Case File: ‘Why I Would Choose Neurology Again.’ Would you?

And ideally, with scientific advancements someday we’ll have highly effective diagnostics and treatments related to these news items:

• Iron Accumulation in Gray Matter Tied to Multiple Sclerosis
• New Stem Cell Legislation Introduced
• Stem Cell Therapy For Patients With Sinusitis Successful
• E-Prescribing Called ‘Win-Win’
• Alzheimer’s Programs Recognized for Excellence

Next week’s show: It’s the start of our Summer series of Rapid Fire episodes. There’s so much news to report that we’ll employ our bulleted format of news items, and strive to keep the next 6-8 shows to 15-20 minutes in length. We’ll still report the neurology news using our theme specific installments: Next week it’s our 6th installment of Neurology’s Cutting Edge - Surgery and trauma-related issues for neurology professionals:

• What two classes of medications have recently been found to lessen the deficits resulting from traumatic brain injury?

• And the “jacket” of a delicious sea creature shows great healing and biostimulant properties.

• Recent research from New York and California shows either carotid endarterectomy or stenting is superior to the other.

Weblinks:

• Iron linked to: Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Migraine.
• European Scientists’ Call For Action On Stem Cell Legislation.
• Stem Cells Effectively Treat Sinusitis
• Alzheimer’s Foundation Excellence in Care Program

Citations:

• Cohort study of relation between donating blood and risk of myocardial infarction in 2682 men in eastern Finland. British Medical Journal. 2006-12-17.
• Red blood cell aging and risk of cardiovascular diseases. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation 18 (1998) 67-74; 67