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Pain and Central Nervous System Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . June 2nd, 2003

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Alzheimer Disease - Researchers find signs of lethal cell division in mouse models for AD

Multiple Sclerosis - New discovery may provide insights

Alzheimer Disease - Scientists at UCSB link brain plaques to eye disease

Fungal Infection - Intramedullary histoplasmosis spinal cord abscess can cause paraplegia

Neurology - Recombinant adeno-associated viruses effect hippocampal gene transfer

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Early neurodevelopmental markers predict mortality

Alcholism - Antiepileptic drug could be future treatment option

Alzheimer Disease - Mutant familial amyloid precursor protein loses apoptosis-inducing property

Atherosclerosis - Vaccination halts progression in animal studies

Brain Infection - Glial cells protect against LPS-induced blood-brain barrier permeabilization

Cerebral Malaria - NF-kappaB activity plays key role in pathogenesis

DNA Repair - Defects in repair of DNA damage may impact neurodegeneration

Disease Risk - Stroke risk is greater if parent, grandparent, sibling has had a stroke

Environmental Toxins - Prenatal exposure to mercury in fish not associated with impaired neurodevelopment

Epilepsy - Keppra international Phase IV SKATE study shows favorable efficacy

Epilepsy - Newer drug has worse side effects than older drug

Epilepsy - Researchers report promising results for VNS therapy

HIV/AIDS Dementia - COX-2 plays key role in gp120 neurotoxicity

HIV/AIDS Dementia - Protein tyrosine kinases involved in gp120-induced neuron death

HIV/AIDS Dementia - Viral Tat protein toxic only to uninfected astrocytes

Lymphoma - 11778 Mutation does not change cellular response to cytotoxic drugs

Malignant Meningioma - Doxil induces regression of pleuropulmonary metastases from malignant meningioma

Meningitis Vaccine - Lipopolysaccharide epitope protects against meningococcal bacteremia

Migraine - Food intolerance is most often the cause of pain

Movement Disorders - Neuropsychology is important in neurosurgical treatment of movement disorders

Myxopapillary Ependymoma - Bifocal ependymoma of the terminal filum has uncertain pathogenesis

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Nonepisodic autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias have different mechanisms

Neurogenesis - Pluripotent neural progenitor cells are present in the adult human brain

Neuropathic Pain - Memantine fails to demonstrate efficacy

Neuroscience - Dextromethorphan alters gene expression in certain areas of the brain

Pain Medicine - Depo-medrol reduced prostaglandin E2 after injection in irreversible pulpitis

Parkinson Disease - Gentler treatment sought

Parkinson Disease - Insulin-like growth factor-1 protects human dopaminergic cells from toxin

Parkinson Disease - Study disputes link between alcohol consumption and risk

Prion Diseases - Clue to prion formation found, offers step toward treating puzzling diseases

Smoking - Parents who quit when kids are young cut chances of kids becoming teen smokers

Spinal Cord Injury - Mice without Nogo exhibit axonal regeneration

Stem Cell Research - Alliance with NIA follows completion of analyses of precursor cells

Stroke - Neck and spine adjustments linked to increased risk

Stroke - Neuroscientists to test new stroke prevention drug

Stroke - Recovery rates slower for African Americans

Stroke - Risk for recurrence understood, yet gap exists in prevention efforts

Subcortical Electrophysiology - Database of subcortical electrophysiology aids stereotactic neurosurgery

Transduction - A non-viral liposome construct ferries genes to their destination

Transient Ischemic Attack - Public doesn't know symptoms and many don't seek medical attention

Vocal Fold Paralysis - Laryngeal electromyography can determine the pattern of nerve injury

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