Author Archives: Vernon Rowe

Nelotanserin for Potential Treatment of Visual Hallucinations in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia (PDD)

Brief description of the RVT-102-2001 Study Nelotanserin for Potential Treatment of Visual Hallucinations in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia (PDD) An estimated 80% of people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and 70% of people with

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Nelotanserin for Potential Treatment of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in DLB and PDD

Brief Description of the RVT‐102‐2002 Study Nelotanserin for Potential Treatment of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in DLB and PDD An estimated 80% of people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and 60% of people with Parkinson’s disease experience REM sleep

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Headache Trials at the RNI

Headaches, particularly migraine headaches, are a major source of misery and disability in our country.  They cost employers and insurers literally hundreds of millions of dollars every year in the US alone. We at the RNI have always tried to

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Role of Hypermobility in Headache and Migraine

A study by the researchers at RNI was presented at the annual American Headache Society in Boston in June. The authors of the paper are James Barnett, Vernon Rowe, John Hunter, Elizabeth Rowe, Doug Schell, Arlene O’Shea, Dorsey Paul, Mark

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Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial Enrolling Now-Call (913) 827-4261

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Fibromyalgia Symptoms are Real!

Fibromyalgia. Is it real? Maybe. The symptoms are real, but many “fibromyalgia” clinics do patients a disservice by handing out anti-inflammatory drugs and antidepressants without first attempting to determine the real cause of the symptoms. In fact, many of the

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Take Your Life Back from Migraine Headaches

The Headache Center at RNI helps more than 90% of patients eliminate or manage their headaches, including migraine headaches. Many of them thought they had “tried everything” — which usually means a frustrating cycle of drugs and side-effects. If you’ve

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RNI is Enrolling for Alzheimer’s studies shown on PBS

Rowe Neurology Institute is currently enrolling patients for both of the promising new experimental drugs for Alzheimer’s disease that are discussed on PBS. On Wednesday April 13 PBS showed an excellent documentary “Can Alheimer’s be Stopped?” about research on Alheimer’s

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Sleep Apnea Can Cause Headache and Pinched Nerve Neck Pain

Got migraines? Your sleep apnea may be to blame! Sleep apnea can cause headache and neck pain.  The mechanism of the headache is complex, but probably involves decreased oxygen in the blood that occurs during apneas, and the resultant dilation

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Migraine Relief: 7 Tips to Get Your Migraines Under Control

A lot about migraines is not understood. There’s no single way to get rid of a migraine and what causes them varies from person to person. Many doctors’ (especially hospital-employed doctors) typical “quick fix” for migraines is running to their

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