PNS Monthly Meetings Channel Year 2020
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PNS Monthly Meetings Channel Year 2020
Autoimmune Epilepsy: A Primer
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Meeting Date: 12/02/2020 Presenter: Lindsay Higdon, MDDiversity, Equity and Inclusion in Neurology
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Meeting Date: 10/07/2020 Presenter: Roy Hamilton, MDPath to SARS-COV2 Vaccine
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Meeting Date: 09/02/2020 Presenter: Paul A. Offit, MDPNS Monthly Meetings Channel Year 2019
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PNS Monthly Meetings Channel Year 2019
Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Cervical Dystonia
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Stephen Gollomp, MD Department of Neurology The Lankenau Hospital Thomas Jefferson University Wynnewood, PA The most common focal dystonia, cervical dystonia is characterized by involuntary contractions in agonist and antagonist muscles of the neck. The resulting tilting and turning decreases range of motion in the neck, is usually painful, and can place a significant psychosocial burden on the patient. The precise etiology of cervical dystonia is often not known. Genetic factors likely play a role in many patients and some research suggests that trauma may contribute to triggering dystonia in susceptible individuals. Historically, treatment for cervical dystonia was limited to surgery and/or systemic medications, including anticholinergics, benzodiazepines, and antispasticity agents. First-line therapy now usually involves injections of botulinum toxin, a paralyzing agent that can be injected directly into overactive neck muscles.Botulinum toxin therapy has been recommended by the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology as safe and effective for the treatment of cervical dystonia based on numerous randomized controlled trials.Education
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PNS VIDEO ARCHIVE
As the oldest running neurological society in the country we have an extensive video archive of our invited speakers. We are working on formatting our videos of live presentations from The College of Physicians over the years. Now that we are virtual, we will be recording and uploading our zoom meetings for you to revisit at your convenience. Our archive is organized into multiple channels: one for every year of recorded PNS meetings. Our channels are listed below and the videos within them can be found by sliding right!
We look forward to making this a robust educational resource and hope you enjoy the archive.