Posted by: admin on: June 2, 2011
Tremor is the most common movement disorder presenting to an outpatient neurology practice and is defined as a rhythmical, involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part. The authors review the clinical examination, classification, and diagnosis of tremor. The pathophysiology of the more common forms of tremor is outlined, and treatment options are discussed.
Posted by: admin on: April 28, 2011
Chronic daily headache (CDH) is a descriptive term that encompasses several different headache diagnoses. Epidemiology: Chronic daily headache affects 4% of the adult population in the United States and around the world. The vast majority of CDH patients suffer from either chronic migraine or chronic tension-type headache. Chronic daily headache results in significant pain and […]
Posted by: admin on: April 27, 2011
Medscape recently published a debate posing the below mentioned questions to Dr. Charles Argoff, a neurologist specializing in pain and Dr. Jonathan Kay, a rheumatologist. – What is fibromyalgia, aside from being a major frustration to patients and clinicians? – And what causes it? Dr Argoff said that fibromyalgia is itself a distinct condition associated […]
Posted by: admin on: April 25, 2011
Migraine headache is a common and potentially debilitating disorder often treated by family physicians. Before diagnosing migraine, serious intracranial pathology must be ruled out. Treating acute migraine is challenging because of substantial rates of nonresponse to medications and difficulty in predicting individual response to a specific agent or dose. Data comparing different drug classes are […]