Salary data is always interesting, especially when your salary is somewhere in the mix. Reviewing the 2012 salary survey report from the MGMA, it’s interesting to see how the various neuro-related specialties... Read more »
Designed for residents, fellows and medical students working in the neuro-ICU, this rounding worksheet helps you track important events in a patient’s clinical course and be prepared for rounds. Read more »
Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive lysosomal glycogen storage disease. Mutations in the acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) gene on chromosome 17q25.2-q25.3 result in abnormal accumulation of glycogen within lysosomes and subsequent lysosomal dysfunction. Read more »
ADEM (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder distinct from multiple sclerosis or Devic’s disease. Read more »
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS; Hughes Syndrome) produces a hypercoagulable state that can predispose to ischemic strokes as well as other thrombotic events. Read more »
Loss of motor neurons in either the motor cortex or the anterior horn of the spinal cord causes paralysis. A variety of diseases affect these neurons, and specific diseases affect either the... Read more »
Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unusual but important manifestation of multiple sclerosis. Read more »
Both cerebral salt wasting and SIADH (sometimes both together) are commonly found in patients with intracranial hemorrhages. Differentiating between the two has important clinical implications, since the interventions are different for each... Read more »
We are honored to present an interview with the world-renowned epileptologist Dr. John Ebersole on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Chicago. Read more »
Dr. Rui Guan interviews Dr. Anthony Reder, an MS specialist at the University of Chicago. This article, geared to residents and fellows, gives insight into Dr. Reder’s world. Read more »