FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON January 27, 2009

New Embargo Policy for AAN 2009 Annual Meeting Scientific Abstracts

ST. PAUL, Minn. -

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú (AAN) has revised its embargo policy for scientific abstracts to be presented at the 61st AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25-May 2, 2009. The embargo for all non-late-breaking abstracts, which include more than 2,000 research abstracts, to be presented at the upcoming 2009 AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle, is 4 pm, ET, Wednesday, February 25, 2009, which is the date and time all non-late breaking abstracts will be posted online via www.aan.com. This embargo date and time applies to all non-late breaking abstracts to be presented at the AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25-May 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted by the AAN Media and Public Relations Department. The AAN strictly enforces its embargo policy, which prohibits the distribution or publication of the contents of abstracts ahead of the embargo date and time. Embargoed press releases on newsworthy non-late breaking scientific abstracts will be distributed to credentialed journalists in early February. The embargo for late-breaking abstracts to be presented at the AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle remains in effect until the date and time of the scientific presentation of the late-breaking abstract at the AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25-May 2, 2009, or unless otherwise noted by the AAN Media and Public Relations Department. Late-breaking abstracts are not posted online in advance of the AAN Annual Meeting. Late-breaking abstracts are accepted from neurologists, neuroscientists, and other researchers whose work is of major scientific importance, warranting expedited presentation and publication. Key aspects of the research must have been conducted after November 3, 2008. Embargoed press releases on newsworthy late-breaking abstracts will be distributed to credentialed journalists in late April with press conferences taking place in Seattle during the week of the Annual Meeting, April 25-May 2, 2009. To register to attend the AAN Annual Meeting Press Room and press conferences in Seattle as a credentialed journalist, visit http://www.aan.com/go/press/registration. For more information on the AAN Annual Meeting, visit www.aan.com/go/am.

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, an association of more than 21,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to improving patient care through education and research. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis. For more information about the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, visit www.aan.com.