Category Archives: Neurology

Molecular outcomes of neuromyelitis optica (NMO)-IgG binding to aquaporin-4 in astrocytes

March 22nd, 2012 - 11:47 am

Vanda A. Lennon, M.D., Ph.D., with the Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Neurology, discusses research that identifies critical properties of neuromyelitis optica, a potentially debilitating neurological disease that is often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS). Dr. Lennon’s team … Continue reading →

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The incidence of MCI differs by subtype and is higher in men: The Mayo Clinic Study of Aging

February 17th, 2012 - 8:59 am

Rosebud O. Roberts, M.B.Ch.B. with the Division of Epidemiology, discusses a study that measured the incidence of MCI and its subtypes using published criteria. Results showed a statistically significant difference between incidence rates among men and women. The study also … Continue reading →

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Inflammatory cortical demyelination in early multiple sclerosis

December 15th, 2011 - 3:31 pm

Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses a study that provides definitive evidence that inflammatory disease of the gray matter commences early in the pathogenesis of some cases of multiple sclerosis. An … Continue reading →

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New England Journal of Medicine article explores mild cognitive impairment

June 27th, 2011 - 2:25 pm

In the June 2011 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D. with the Department of Neurology presents a case vignette highlighting mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Dr. Petersen presents evidence supporting various strategies, reviews formal … Continue reading →

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Flow diversion for intracranial aneurysm

June 3rd, 2011 - 10:28 am

Guiseppe Lanzino, M.D., of the Department of Neurosurgery discusses the pipeline embolization device, a new therapeutic approach for patients with large cerebral aneurysms located along the proximal segment of the intracranial carotid artery. Large, giant and wide-necked aneurysms are traditionally challenging … Continue reading →

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