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RSNA: Kids' Lead Exposure Linked to Multiple Adult Problems

CHICAGO -- Lead exposure in childhood leads to permanent brain damage and life-long problems with attention and impulsivity control, researchers said here.

CT Safety Warnings Follow Radiation Overdose Accident

Reports of stroke patients who were accidentally exposed to eight times the normal radiation dose during diagnostic CT scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are prompting safety warnings and soul searching in radiology.

Dizziness Linked to Bone Health

SEONGNAM, South Korea -- Low bone mineral density may increase the risk of benign positional vertigo, researchers found.

FDA Approves Limited Use of Iplex in ALS

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has decided to allow a few patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to mecasermin rinfabate (Iplex) under "compassionate use" rules.

Compression Devices Ease Restless Legs Symptoms

WASHINGTON -- Restless legs syndrome patients may respond to an hour a day -- five seconds a minute -- of periodic pneumatic compression, researchers here said.

MRI Accurate in Screening for Pressure on the Brain

CAMBRIDGE, England -- An MRI scan of the optic nerve sheath may provide an accurate, noninvasive way to screen for raised intracranial pressure, researchers found.

Head Positional Maneuvers Endorsed for Benign Vertigo

PHOENIX, Ariz., -- Almost like wet dogs shaking their heads, patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are resolving dizziness by a series of directed movements to remove loose calcium crystals from semicircular canals in the ear.

After Oophorectomy, Cognitive Impairment Risks Rise

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- There is evidence of a neuroprotective effect of estrogen from two studies that found women were at an increased risk for dementia and parkinsonism after their ovaries were removed before natural menopause.

Gabapentin (Neurontin) Eases Chronic Pain in Fibromyalgia

CINCINNATI -- For treating the chronic pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia, the anticonvulsant gabapentin (Neurontin) proved safe and effective, researchers here reported.

Some Bariatric Surgery Patients Develop Wernicke's Encephalopathy

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- For a few patients undergoing, weight-loss surgery, a thiamine deficiency may cause memory loss and other neurologic problems, easily correctable when recognized.

Amphetamines Hit Men Harder

BALTIMORE - Amphetamines produce a bigger bang in men than women, according to researchers here.

Schiavo Neurologist Calls Frist a Fool and Shameful

MINNEAPOLIS-Seven years of work with the Terri Schiavo case have convinced neurologist Ronald Cranford, MD, that there is no doubt about the diagnosis of persistent vegetative state. He has sharp words for physicians and physician-politicians who say otherwise.