AAN updates vaccine recommendations for patients with MS

AAN/AHS update recommendations for migraine prevention in adults.

Studies suggest that more than one-third of persons with migraine need preventive therapy; however, only 3 to 13 percent use it. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American Headache Society (AHS) recently reviewed studies published since 2000 to determine which therapies reduce migraine frequency or severity, or reduce the number of days with migraine. These guidelines do not address o...

Vaccine Updates

Updates in MS

Recommendations for administering the triple viral vaccine and antiinfluenza vaccine in patients with egg allergy.

Actually, food allergy is an emerging pathology; and egg allergy is the most frequent in childhood. The recommendations for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and influenza vaccination are increasing each year. This implementation increases the exposure of patients with egg allergy to such vaccines. In Spain, since 2004 the only available vaccine for MMR is grown in cultures of fibroblast from ch...

Unprovoked First Seizures in Adults: Management Recommendations from the AAN.

A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. Diagnosis and management of unprovoked first seizures, which occur in approximately 150,000 adults in the United States each year, pose a challenge for physicians. Assessment, treatment, and prevention of recurrent seizures are key. This guideline from the American Academy of Neurology (AA...