CME & MOC
New Continuum Examines Cerebrovascular Disease Cerebrovascular disease in the focus of the latest issue of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology ®. Participants can earn up to 14 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ (12 of which apply to MOC Self-Assessment credit). “This issue of Continuum represents an in-depth overview of the current state of cerebrovascular disease written by experts in the field,” said guest editor Kevin M. Barrett, MD, MSc, associate professor and vice chair of the department of neurology at Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville. “The content will be of practical value to neurologists in the diagnosis, management, and selection of evidence-based treatment for patients with cerebrovascular disorders.” Articles in this issue include: nn Stroke Epidemiology and Risk Factor Management, by Amy Guzik, MD, and Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS nn Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Acute Stroke, by Andrew M. Southerland, MD, MSc nn Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke, by Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD, FAAN nn Diagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack, by Shelagh B. Coutts, MD, MSc, FRCPC nn Prevention and Management of Poststroke Complications, by Josephine F. Huang, MD nn Cardioembolic Stroke, by Cumara B. O’Carroll, MD, MPH, and Kevin M. Barrett, MD, MSc nn Large Artery Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease, by John W. Cole, MD, MS
Kevin M. Barrett, MD, MSc
nn Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children and Young Adults,
by Warren D. Lo, MD, and Riten Kumar, MD, MSc
nn Management of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and
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Cerebrovascular Malformations, by Kelly D. Flemming, MD, and Giuseppe Lanzino, MD Inherited and Uncommon Causes of Stroke, by Jennifer Juhl Majersik, MD, MS Stroke Rehabilitation, by Samir R. Belagaje, MD Discussing Life-sustaining Therapy with Surrogate Decision Makers, by David Y. Hwang, MD Remote Evaluation of the Patient with Acute Stroke, by Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FAHA, FRCPC Coding in Stroke and Other Cerebrovascular Diseases, by Pearce J. Korb, MD, and William Jones, MD
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AANnews • February 2017
The American Academy of Neurology has collaborated with the Mexican Academy of Neurology to produce translations of select AAN clinical guidelines from English into Spanish.
Access these translations at
AAN.com/view/MultipleLanguages.