Neurology

News

2013

• Tablet Computers Acceptable for Reading EEG Results, Mayo Clinic Study Says
• Research Shows Genetic Evidence That New Therapies Targeting Parkinson's Disease May Cause Harm
• Mayo Clinic Neurologists Present Research at American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop Test to Gauge Severity of Concussions
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Possible Treatment Window for Memory Problems
• Minnesota Partnership Awards Ovarian and Brain Cancer, TB Research Grants
• NIH Extends Udall Grant Supporting Mayo Clinic's Parkinson's Research
• Cardiac Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Mental Impairment, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Saliva Gland Test for Parkinson's Shows Promise, Study Finds

2012

• Telestroke is Cost-effective for Hospitals, Mayo Clinic Researchers Show
• Teleconcussion Validated in Mayo Clinic Case Study
• Gene Nearly Triples Risk of Alzheimer's, Global Team Including Mayo Clinic Finds
• Mayo Clinic in Arizona Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
• Eating Lots of Carbs, Sugar May Raise Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Stop Neuromyelitis Optica Attacks with New Therapy
• Smartphone Technology Acceptable for Telemedicine, Mayo Clinic Study Confirms
• Tuba City Regional Medical Center Adds Mayo Clinic "Telestroke"
• Pro Sports League Experts Join Mayo Clinic Physicians at Concussion Symposium
• Casa Grande Regional Medical Center Adds Mayo Clinic "Telestroke"
• Slow Gait Tied to Higher Risk of Cognitive Decline
• Mayo Clinic Creates Tool to Track Real-Time Chemical Changes in Brain
• Brain Activity Changes may Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's
• 40,000 Arizona Student Athletes Receive Concussion Tests from Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic Uses New Approach to Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice Models
• Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Researcher Honored Twice in a Month
• Computer Use and Exercise Combo May Reduce the Odds of Having Memory Loss, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Body Cooling Cuts In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Nearly 12 Percent, Mayo Clinic Finds
• National Epilepsy Reports Highlights Gaps and Stigmas
• It's Tick Time: Mayo Clinic Expert Offers Tips for Avoiding, Spotting Tick-Borne Diseases
• Mayo Clinic: REM Sleep Disorder Doubles Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's
• Mayo Clinic Study on Yips Presented at World Scientific Congress of Golf in Scottsdale
• Mayo Clinic Announces Collaboration on New Progranulin Blood Test for Dementia
• Mayo Clinic and Partners to Explore New Ways to Predict and Control Seizures
• Mitochondrial Dysfunction Present Early in Alzheimer's, Before Memory Loss
• Mayo Clinic: Prediabetes May Not Explain Diabetic Polyneuropathies
• Overeating May Double The Risk Of Memory Loss
• Men with Strokes Call for Help Quicker Than Women, Mayo Clinic Study Says
• Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most
• Mayo Clinic Named to Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" List
• Red Tape a Major Barrier to the Use of Telemedicine, Study Shows

2011

• Researchers Find Multiple Sclerosis Often Begins in Brain's Outer Layers
• Mayo Clinic Research Improves Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica
• Study Offers Cardiac Arrest Treatment Guidance
• Mayo Clinic Finds Estrogen May Prevent Younger Menopausal Women from Strokes
• Mayo Clinic Study Identifies Earliest Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
• Good News for Rural Stroke Patients: Telestroke Care is Cost-effective
• Aerobic Exercise May Reduce the Risk of Dementia, Mayo Clinic Researchers Say
• Telemedicine Technology Links Rural Arizona to Concussion Care at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic Baseline Concussion Testing Broadened to Include Middle School Students
• Mayo Clinic Physician to Head HHS Council on Alzheimer's Disease
• Mayo Clinic/Arizona State University Concussion Summit Focuses on High School Athletes
• American Brain Tumor Association, Mayo Clinic Create Patient Education Program
• $220 Million Grant Supports Mayo-Czech Research
• Mayo Clinic Summit Produces 'A Call to Action' on Concussions in Hockey
• Mayo Concussion Program is the First to Benefit from the J. Theodore Curtis Karalis Fund
• Mayo Clinic Research Continues to Unravel the Mysteries of Yips
• Mayo Clinic Telestroke Network Expands to 10 Remote Locations
• Maricopa Integrated Health System and Mayo Team Up for Stroke
• Mayo Clinic Finds New Genetic Cause of Neurodegeneration
• Earlier Memory Loss Tied to Cardiovascular Risks & Alzheimer's Gene
• Mayo Clinic Finds Botox Eases Painful Spinal Headaches
• Mayo Clinic Finds Tool to Predict Disability Timeline for Progressive MS Patients
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Tie Parkinson's Drugs to Impulse Control Problems
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Cardiac Pacing Helps Epilepsy Patients with Ictal Asystole
• $1 Million Gift to Spur Dementia Disorder Research
• Mayo Clinic Researcher Honored with Prestigious Award for Dementia Research
• Mayo Clinic Receives Re-accreditation as Certified Stroke Center
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Confirm Value of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Measure Serotonin Levels Using a Novel Device Called WINCS

2010

• Mayo Clinic Finds Seizure Generation in Brain is Isolated from Surrounding Brain Regions
• Mayo Clinic Finds Long-Term Prognosis is Excellent for Most Children with Seizures
• Khat Chewing Increases Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is More Common in Men
• Effects of Debilitating Stroke Can Impose Financial Burden
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Apathy and Depression Predict Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia
• Mayo Clinic Hospital Designated a Blue Distinction Center for Transplants, Complex and Rare Cancers, Spine Surgery and Knee and Hip Replacement
• Yips, or Golfers' Cramps, Are Likened to Writers' or Musicians' Cramps
• Mayo Clinic Finds Stereotactic Radiosurgery Successful for Most Patients with Large Acoustic Neuromas
• News Coverage Biased Against Drivers with Epilepsy
• Mayo Clinic Research Provides New Insight into Tissue Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
• Mayo Clinic Finds Exercise and Computer Use May Reduce the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Using New Approach, Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Level of Gene Alters Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
• Minnesota Partnership Announces Six New Projects
• ALS Care at Mayo Clinic Named Center of Excellence — The First in Florida