Neurology CME Courses

Vascular Emergencies Justin A. Sattin and Wade S. Smith

Evaluate a patient using key diagnostic criteria; Discuss the findings of the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stoke (NINDS) trial of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy and the implications for patients and families making decisions about stroke treatment; List 5 clinical factors that enhance the likelihood of stroke after a transient ischemic attack (TIA); Identify the risk factors and modifiable risk factors in determining a course of treatment for a patient with acute stroke; and Become aware of new uses of catheter techniques and computed tomography angiography in stroke.

 

Neuro-anesthesia John C. Drummond and Elizabeth H. Sinz

Review anesthetic management of intracranial aneurysms and carotid endarterectomy; Discuss neuro-navigation. Neuroendoscopy; and management of hypothermia in neurosurgery; Demonstrate how to plan a safe anesthetic for cases involving neuro-monitoring or alternative-site locations; Communicate effectively with neurophysiologists and neurosurgeons about anesthetic effects; and Execute a smooth emergence for anesthesia in neurosurgery cases.

 

Migraine Headaches Stephen Peroutka and Curtis P. Schreiber

Identify dietary triggers for headache in frequent migraineurs; Advise patients about dietary guidelines for avoiding migraine attacks; Describe the characteristics of complicated migraine and how it differs from standard migraine and how it differs from standard migraine; Diagnosis complicated migraine variants, including retinal migraine, ophthalmoplegic migraine, hemiplegic migraine, and basilar-type migraine; and Treat complication migraine and identify patients needing referral to a neurologist.

 

Neurology for Internists: TIA/Epilepsy S. Claiborne Johnston and Joseph F. Drazkowski

Discuss the short-term prognosis associated with TIAs; Describe the pathophysiology of TIAs and its relationship to the risk for stroke; Evaluate the benefit of hospitalization and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration in patients with TIAs; Refer a patient with medically intractable epilepsy for surgery; and Discuss the effectiveness of medical and surgical therapy for epilepsy.

 

Headache: Management Guidelines Christy M. Jackson and Esther Sternberg

Identify primary non-migrainous disorders that can complicate headache diagnosis; Review clinical characteristics of migraine headache; Explore the relationship between migraine and a woman’s hormonal cycle; Assess various pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options for managing migraine; and Manage rebound headache and migraine during pregnancy.

 

Neurologic Quandaries Frederick R. Taylor abd Walter A. Hall

Identify and reduce triggers of migraine; Select effective medications for treatment of migraine; Counsel patients on behavioral strategies to prevent migraine; Distinguish types and severity of brain tumors; and Choose effective drug therapy and appropriate route for treatment of brain tumors.

 

Doctor, My Head Hurts! David Roby and Neil H. Raskin

Identify migraine based on patient history and clinical findings; Differentiate characteristics of migraine with aura from migraine without aura; Prescribe an effective therapy regimen for migraine; Recognize common signs of benign headache; and Choose effective therapy for cluster headache.

 

Updates on Antipsychotics and Alzheimer’s Disease Jonathan M. Meyer and Rachelle Smith

Discuss the relationship between obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes, and explain why all are more prevalent in people with mental illness than in the general population; Determine the risk for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes associated with various atypical antipsychotics medications; Monitor mentally ill patients for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes, and develop an appropriate course of treatment should these disorders occur; Describe cognitive changes that occur with normal aging and with Alzheimer’s disease; and Discuss current controversies in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

 

Autism Update Laura A. Carpenter and Martin T. Stein

Overcome barriers to screening for autistic spectrum disorders; Describe early red flags for development delay associated with autism; Compare the features of various screening instruments; Recognize the role of advanced paternal age as a risk factor for autism; and Describe current recommendations for developmental surveillance from the American Academy of Pediatrics.