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Patients with V3 trigeminal neuralgia — particularly those with a large foramen ovale — may get greater benefit from bipolar vs unipolar radiofrequency thermocoagulation, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, held in Vancouver, Canada. Trigeminal neuralgia is commonly treated with percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion. This is achieved […]
Read MoreExpected price increase 20 percent for all drugs after shortage versus 9 percent in absence of shortage Prices for drugs under shortage increase more than twice as quickly as expected in the absence of a shortage, according to a research letter published online Sept. 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Inmaculada Hernandez, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from […]
Read MoreEUROPEAN LUNG FOUNDATION Paris, France: First results from a clinical trial of a procedure to open obstructed airways in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have shown that it significantly reduces problems associated with the disease and is safe. Presenting findings from the AIRFLOW 2 phase II clinical trial, the principal investigator, Dr Dirk-Jan […]
Read MoreWritten by: David Ermak, DO Reviewed by: Sonia Vaida, MD A 31-year-old primigravida at 39 weeks’ gestation with no prenatal care presented to the labor and delivery unit in active labor. She had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at 28 years of age. She was treated with glatiramer acetate, but discontinued the medication due […]
Read MoreElizabeth A.M. Frost, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, New York Chiari Malformations What Are They? Chiari malformations (CMs) are structural defects in the base of the skull and cerebellum. The cerebellum, and especially the cerebellar tonsils, are situated above the foramen magnum. With CMs, however, these parts of the […]
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