Neurology Journal Articles

• Sex Differences in Medical Cannabis-Related Adverse Effects Are women more likely than men to experience adverse effects associated with the use of medical cannabis? A new study investigates.
  Pain, May 19, 2022
• Learning Curves for Adopting Permanent His Bundle Pacing This study examined procedural characteristics, clinical outcomes, learning curves, and clinical predictors of successful His bundle pacing.
  Europace, May 18, 2022
• Inflammation, Aging, and Cardiovascular Disease This review discusses recent advances regarding "inflamm-aging"; that is, age-dependent activation of inflammation and the pathways by which it influences the onset of cardiovascular disease.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 18, 2022
• Assessing Cognition, Pain Among Patients Unable to Communicate Review the feasibility and reliability of observational assessments of cognitive function, mood, and pain for patients in post-acute care settings who are unable to communicate.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 17, 2022
• Psychological Interventions for Adults With Migraine A new review examines the potential beneficial effects of psychological interventions in adults with migraine.
  Headache, May 16, 2022
• Waning Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 The findings in this report underscore the importance of receiving a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and suggest that an additional dose may be necessary to sustain protection.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2022
• Effect of a Novel Nasal Oxytocin Spray on Autism Does this novel intranasal oxytocin spray prove to be an effective therapy for the core social symptoms of autism?
  Brain, May 13, 2022
• SSRIs and Risk of Noncardioembolic Ischemic Stroke Is there an association between the use of SSRIs and an increased risk of noncardioembolic ischemic stroke? A new study investigates.
  Stroke, May 13, 2022
• Antipsychotics and Mortality Risk in Patients With Dementia This study found a significant increase in 180-day mortality risk in patients with dementia treated with antipsychotic drugs, irrespective of preexisting comorbidities.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 10, 2022
• HCV-Related Depression, Anxiety, and Cognitive Improvements Chronic HCV patients may realize neuropsychiatric and cognitive improvements after achieving sustained virological response with direct-acting antiviral agents.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, May 09, 2022
• Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache This study identified various manual therapy methods and techniques that are being evaluated for the treatment of cervicogenic headache. Which have shown the greatest efficacy?
  Headache, May 06, 2022
• AF Screening: The Tools Are Ready, But Should We Do It? The 2022 update of the United States Preventive Services Task Force concluded that there's insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for atrial fibrillation. Was this the right decision?
  Circulation, May 06, 2022
• Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in T2D and Hypertension How prevalent is primary aldosteronism among patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension? Should routine screening be considered for these patients?
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 05, 2022
• Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Depression This study assessed the efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation on first-episode drug-naive patients with major depressive disorder.
  Brain, May 05, 2022
• Pharmacological Treatments of Neuropathic Pain How effective are recommended drug treatments for neuropathic pain? A new study compares four different options.
  Pain, May 05, 2022
• Acute Kidney Injury is Linked to Neurocognitive Impairments A new study finds that an episode of acute kidney injury could have negative impacts on neurocognitive functioning.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 04, 2022
• Sacroiliac Joint MRI Differences in axSpA With Back Pain A new study compares the sacroiliac joint MRI changes between axial spondyloarthritis patients and those with mechanical back pain. How do they differ?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 04, 2022
• Dural Arteriovenous Fistula What did imaging studies reveal about the origin of this patient's vertigo, headache, and four-day history of vision changes?
  Applied Radiology, May 03, 2022
• BP Management for Ischemic Stroke in the First 24 Hours Should blood pressure be lowered after ischemic stroke, or might it make matters worse? This review summarizes the latest evidence.
  Stroke, May 02, 2022
• Therapies for Episodic and Chronic Cluster Headache Review the current options for acute and preventive treatments for cluster headache. How might network meta-analyses be used to compare these treatments?
  Headache, April 29, 2022