Neurology News - Doctors Lounge http://www.doctorslounge.com/ Medical News and Information Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:18:31 PST en-us More women than men having mid-life stroke http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/stroke_women_mid-life.shtml Neurology News More women than men appear to be having a stroke in middle age according to a <em>Neurology </em>article - <strong><em>Neurology</em></strong>. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:41:22 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/stroke_women_mid-life.shtml Insomnia drug (zolpidem) can improve brain function http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/zolpidem_brain.shtml Neurology News A new study reported that zolpidem temporarily improved brain function in a patient with akinetic mutism. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:55:22 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/zolpidem_brain.shtml Stroke patients admitted on weekends have higher mortality http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/stroke_weekend.shtml Neurology News Stroke patients who are admitted to hospital on weekends were more likely to die - J. of the American Heart Assoc. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:17:37 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/stroke_weekend.shtml Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 predicts stroke recurrence http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/stroke_lp-pla2_crp.shtml Neurology News Several biomarkers were found to be strong predictors of recurrent stroke risk, Archives of Internal Medicine. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:46:38 PST http://www.doctorslounge.com/neurology/news/stroke_lp-pla2_crp.shtml