Stroke Training DVD
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has released version 2.0 of “Know Stroke,” the interactive DVD that explains how to use and score the NIH Stroke Scale. The two-disc set includes demonstration cases and certification sets. For additional information, or to contact NINDS, visit the Web site online at
Online AAN Self-Exam
A new online self-assessment examination in clinical neurology, designed to help maintain certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is being offered by the American Academy of Neurology. The exam consists of 100 questions and is based on the ABPN's cognitive examination for recertification in clinical neurology.
Twenty topics will be tested, with the most questions focusing on headache and other pain syndromes; epilepsy; cerebrovascular disease; and aging, dementia, and other degenerative disorders. Users may choose to take the exam as a timed test, or without being timed, and have the option to receive immediate feedback following each question's completion. Users may also compare their scores to other test takers'.
The cost for the multiple-choice exam is $99 for AAN members and $149 for nonmembers. For more information and to take the test, visit
Coping With Dementia Booklet
“What Happens Next?” is a 12-page booklet designed to answer patients' questions about early-stage dementia. It includes a list of support groups and services as well as information about available research trials. It is published by the National Institute on Aging's Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago. For more information visit the Web sit at
www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/WhatHappensNext.htm
Creatine for Parkinson's in Phase III
A large, phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled study aims to determine whether the nutritional supplement creatine can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. The study, launched by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will enroll 1720 people at 51 medical centers across the United States and Canada. For additional information, visit the Web site at