AAN Practice Guidelines & Tools

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) develops clinical practice guidelines to assist its members in clinical decision making related to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of neurologic disorders. Each guideline makes specific practice recommendations based upon a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of all available scientific data.

To learn more about AAN clinical practice guidelines, read the following articles published in Neurology®.

Special Editorial: AAN Guidelines: A benefit to the neurologist Neurology 2010 75:1126-1127
Invited Article: Lost in a jungle of evidence: We need a compass Neurology 2008 71: 1634–1638.
Invited Article: Practice parameters and technology assessments: What they are, what they are not, and why you should care Neurology 2008 71: 1639–1643.

Practice Guidelines -- American Academy of Neurology

Evidence Report: Genetic and Metabolic Testing on Children with Global Developmental Delay

Most Recently Published Guidelines
Evidence Report: Genetic and Metabolic Testing on Children with Global Developmental Delay Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Oct 2011
Update: Treatment of Essential Tremor Click here for summary tools for this guideline.

open here please: http://www.neurology.org/content/77/17/1629.full.pdf+html

Update: Treatment of Essential Tremor
open here please: http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2011/10/18/WNL.0b013e318236f0fd.full.pdf+html

Most Recently Published Guidelines
Evidence Report: Genetic and Metabolic Testing on Children with Global Developmental Delay Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Oct 2011
Update: Treatment of Essential Tremor Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Oct 2011
Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Apr 2011
Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension in the Elderly Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Apr 2011
Most Frequently Accessed Guidelines
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Vitamin K, Folic Acid, Blood Levels, and Breastfeeding Click here for more Epilepsy guidelines. Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Jul 2009
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Obstetrical Complications and Change in Seizure Frequency Click here for more Epilepsy guidelines. Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Jul 2009
The Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia Click here for more guidelines in our Other category. Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Oct 2008
The Use of Natalizumab (Tysabri) for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Click here for more Multiple Sclerosis guidelines. Click here for summary tools for this guideline.	Sep 2008
Therapies for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Click here for more guidelines in our Other category. Click here for summary tools for this guideline.