2004 Press Kits

Guideline for Pediatric Migraine Press Kit

Published in the December 28, 2004, Neurology®, the guideline "Pharmacological Treatment of Migraine Headache in Children and Adolescents" was developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society, and has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Headache Society.

• Press Release: Guidelines for Treating Pediatric Migraine Released by American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society
• Radio News Release(.mp3)
• Guideline article(.pdf)
• Parents and Caregivers Guideline Summary (.pdf)
• Clinicians Guideline Summary (.pdf)

Guidelines for Antiepileptic Drugs Press Kit

Published in the April 27, 2004, Neurology®, and released during the AAN Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the two-part guideline "Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs" was developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

• News releases and media briefing program
• Guideline article 1: Treatment of New Onset Epilepsy(.pdf)
• Guideline article 2: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy(.pdf)
• Patients and Caregivers Guideline Summary: Treatment of New Onset Epilepsy (.pdf)
• Clinicians Guideline Summary: Treatment of New Onset Epilepsy (.pdf)
• Patients and Caregivers Guideline Summary: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy (.pdf)
• Clinicians Guideline Summary: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy (.pdf)

View related guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology.

Public Leadership in Neurology Award Press Kit

• AAN 2004 Public Leadership Award Goes to Leon Fleisher, Musician Who Overcame Dystonia
• Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
• Public Leadership in Neurology Award History through 2004
• AAN Foundation

Potamkin Prize for Pick's, Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Press Kit

• American Academy of Neurology Awards 2004 Potamkin Prize to Two Scientists Instrumental in Developing Alzheimers Disease Therapies
• Potamkin Recipient History through 2004 (.pdf)
• Potamkin Family (.pdf)

Guideline for Cerebral Palsy Press Kit

Published in the March 23, 2004 Neurology®, the guideline "Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy" was developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society, and has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• News release: Guidelines for Cerebral Palsy Recommend Early Neuroimaging Tests and Screening for Related Disorders
• Radio News Release
• Guideline article (.pdf)
• Patients and Caregivers Guideline Summary: Evaluating and Diagnosing the Child with CP (.pdf)
• Clinicians Guideline Summary: Diagnostic Assessment of the Child with CP (.pdf)

Summaries for Related Guidelines Issued by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society:

• Patients and Caregivers Guideline Summary: Testing for the Cause of Global Developmental Delay (.pdf)
• Clinicians Guideline Summary: Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay (.pdf)
• Patients and Caregivers Guideline Summary: Screening and Diagnosing Children with Autism (.pdf)
• Clinicians Guideline Summary: Screening and Diagnosis of Autism (.pdf)