Medscape Neurology Education (CME and Other Learning Activities)

First Response From the 2011 European Meeting in Multiple Sclerosis: Role and Promise of Biomarkers CME Watch Drs. Cree, Baranzini, Sorensen, and Steinman discuss the most current research on biomarkers in MS.
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, January 31, 2012
Developing a Treatment Plan for the Patient With Chronic Pain CME/CE An excerpt from the American Pain Society's seminar, "Managing the Patient in Pain" on May 21, 2011
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, January 24, 2012
Challenges in Managing Drug-Resistant Seizures: Balancing Efficacy and Risk CME/CE Drs. Sankar, Husain, and Krauss discuss ways to optimize treatment by focusing on individual patient needs.
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 23, 2011
Living With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Beyond Childhood: Adolescence and Adulthood -- An Expert Interview With James Wheless, MD CME How do seizure types, treatments, and personal needs of children with Lennox-Gastaut change with adolescence and adulthood? What are barriers to effective transfer of care and ways to overcome them?
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 23, 2011
Living With Childhood-Onset Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: Burden, Diagnosis, and Hope -- An Expert Interview With Joan A. Conry, MD CME Which medications should be avoided in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome? What particular considerations are needed when beginning the new AEDs for this difficult-to-treat condition?
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 23, 2011
Improving Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Spasticity CME/CE Management of chronic spasticity requires careful assessment and treatment along with vigilant day-to-day care to improve function and quality of life.
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 23, 2011

Clinical Briefs

Panel Revises Guidelines on Assessment of AD CME/CE A panel from the United States and Europe has completed updating the 1997 consensus guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 9, 2012
Rate of Autoimmune Conditions Not Increased With HPV4 Use CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 7, 2012
Obesity Associated With Increased Lumbar Disc Degeneration CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 3, 2012
High Intake of Red Meat Linked to Increased Stroke Risk CME/CE
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 1, 2012
SSRIs Increase Risk for Falls in Elderly Dementia Patients CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 31, 2012

Patient Cases

Community CME: Headaches in a 'Haunted' House CME 72-year-old woman with headache, nausea, and "hearing ghosts." What is the best therapeutic approach for this patient? Find out the differential generated by colleagues and how the case resolved.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, February 3, 2012
Community CME: A Young Mother With First Seizure CME
Medscape Education Family Medicine, January 31, 2012
A 28-Year-Old With a Fever of Unknown Origin CME
Medscape CME Case Presentations, January 25, 2012
New Treatment Options in the Prevention of AF-Related Stroke CME
Medscape Education Cardiology, January 24, 2012
A 44-Year-Old Man With Back Pain and Progressive Weakness CME
Medscape CME Case Presentations, December 1, 2011