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Tag: JAMA Neurology

Concussions May Cause Memory Loss in Athletes

| May 21, 2015 Comment

Concussions May Cause Memory Loss in Athletes – A new study of retired National Football League (NFL) players shows that concussions which cause players to lose consciousness can lead to memory loss later in life. Senior study author Munro Cullum, chief of neuropsychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and his team […]

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Promising Experimental Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

| January 12, 2015 Comment

Promising Experimental Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis – An experimental treatmentment option has shown promising results, according to a report published recently in  the journal, JAMA Neurology. About two dozen patients participated in a 5-year clinical trial called HALT-MS, short for High-Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis conducted by experts […]

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