Neurology News

• AAO-HNSF 2023 Sentinel Central Events Prevalent During DISE for OSA Most patients who experienced sentinel central events during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) then transitioned to obstruction in approximately 12 minutes.
  Medscape Medical News, October 01, 2023
• Stroke, High BP Don't Mediate Pollution's Link to Dementia Hypertension and stroke do not mediate or modify associations of fine particulate matter air pollution with dementia, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2023
• Factor XI Inhibitors: Promise of a Safe Anticoagulant? The quest for an anticoagulant that can prevent cardiovascular events without bleeding is something of a holy grail in cardiovascular medicine. Could factor XI inhibitors be the long-sought answer?
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2023
• FDA Panel Rejects Experimental Stem Cell Therapy for ALS An FDA advisory panel resoundingly rejected NurOwn, an experimental stem cell therapy for mild to moderate ALS.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2023
• Are Cellular Therapies the Future of Autoimmune Disease? Promising results from small case studies and early clinical trials hint at the potential of CAR-T cell therapy to treat -- and possibly cure -- autoimmune diseases like lupus.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2023
• AAN Ushers in a New Vision for Brain Health The AAN's brain health goals include accelerating scientific discovery and optimizing brain health through neurologist-led preventive care practices.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2023
• LDL-Lowering Tied to Lower First CVD Events in Patients 70+ People 70 years of age and older taking LDL cholesterol-lowering therapy for primary prevention have the same reduction in major vascular events as their younger counterparts, new research confirms.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2023
• FDA Review Skeptical of ALS Stem Cell Therapy The FDA has raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of an experimental stem cell therapy for ALS scheduled for a public hearing by a federal advisory panel on Wednesday.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2023
• No Benefit of EC/IC Bypass vs Meds in Large-Artery Stroke Despite surgical advances, adding extracranial-intracranial bypass to medical therapy does not reduce stroke or death in symptomatic occlusion of the internal carotid or middle cerebral artery.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2023
• From Sci-Fi to Reality: Robotic Surgery's 'Exciting' Time Driving the technology forward are advances in materials science and AI, plus patient benefits like shorter recovery times and less pain.
  WebMD Health News, September 26, 2023
• Don't Ask Patients for Donations, ACP Says Clinicians should avoid involvement in grateful patient fundraising, according to a new report from the American College of Physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2023
• EASD 2023 EASD 2023: A Deeper Dive Into Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes The upcoming European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference will feature fewer blockbuster trials than did the American Diabetes Association’s June meeting, but more in-depth analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2023
• Unique Study Sheds New Light on TBI, Cognitive Decline Link Traumatic brain injury that occurs in early adulthood is associated with cognitive decline in later life, results from a study of identical twins who served in World War II show.
  Medscape Medical News, September 25, 2023
• Underdiagnosed: ADHD in Older Adults Effective treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can never come too late.
  Medscape Medical News, September 25, 2023
• Substance Use in Pregnancy Linked to Adverse CVD Outcomes Pregnant women who use cannabis, opioids, or other substances have higher rates of cardiovascular disease events, including mortality, new registry data show.
  Medscape Medical News, September 25, 2023
• Are Ketogenic Supplements the Key to Healthy Aging? The NIH has funded the first trial of ketone supplements in the elderly to investigate their potential impact on a broad range of measures that affect strength, cognition, and activities of daily living.
  Medscape Medical News, September 25, 2023
• Winter/Spring Conception Linked to Cerebral Palsy Risk A new study found a potential link between the risk for cerebral palsy in children born in winter or spring.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2023
• New AAN, AHA Scholarship Program Honors Ralph Sacco, MD The Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships in Brain Health are supported by a generous bequest to the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association from Sacco, who died earlier this year.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2023
• Hypertension Screening Recommended for All Pregnant Women Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the United States increased from approximately 500 cases per 10,000 deliveries to 1021 cases per 10,000 deliveries from 1993 to 2016-2017.
  MDedge News, September 22, 2023
• Patients With Rheumatism Have Premature Immune System Aging Researchers have studied how the T-cell aging process translates into metabolic reprogramming of the T-cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2023
• Even an Hour's Walk a Week Lowers Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Leisure time activity equivalent to less than 1.5 hours' walking time per week may be enough to substantially reduce the risk for neuropathy and nephropathy in type 2 diabetes, say Danish researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, August 29, 2023
• Could Retinal Changes Be a Harbinger of Parkinson's? Changes in retinal tissues known to be associated with Parkinson's disease may occur up to 7 years before clinical symptoms of the disease appear.
  Medscape Medical News, August 24, 2023
• Artificial Intelligence Gives Paralyzed Woman Voice Back A brain-computer interface translates neural signals of a woman who is unable to speak, not only into text on a screen but into audible speech using a digital avatar.
  Medscape Medical News, August 23, 2023
• Expert Calls for Sparing Use of Oxygen for Dyspnea in the ED A clinician argues that oxygen therapy is given too readily even though data indicate that excess oxygen is harmful.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• As MOC Debate Heats Up, Cardiology Societies Weigh In The MOC process is once again under attack by cardiologists and other specialty physicians. A petition aiming to end the requirements has garnered more than 17,000 and counting signatures.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Robotic Patients? They're Useful but Have Limitations Increasingly sophisticated robots mimic various conditions and enable medical students to apply the tools of clinical practice. Nevertheless, their cost has been a subject of criticism.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Deep Brain Stimulation Promising in Post-Stroke Recovery A small pilot study shows DBS to be both safe and efficacious in reducing motor impairment and improving recovery of upper limb function after stroke.
  Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2023
• New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache The guidelines provide a framework for individual clinicians to assess risk, confirm diagnosis and adopt a systematic approach to management.
  Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2023
• Most With Early AD Not Eligible for New Anti-Amyloid Drugs Only a small percentage of people with early AD may be eligible to receive treatment, mostly due to chronic health conditions and brain scan abnormalities common in older adults.
  Medscape Medical News, August 17, 2023
• Genetic Diagnosis Tied to Less Mental Health Care for Autism Children with an autism-associated genetic diagnosis were less likely to receive mental health care than were those without such a diagnosis in a proof-of-concept study.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2023
• A1c Not Linked to Postop Complications in Kids With Diabetes Findings suggest no need to delay elective surgery in order to optimize glycemic control in children with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2023
• Biosimilars Comparable to Aflibercept in Macular Disease Phase 3 registration trials found the comparability of two biosimilars to reference aflibercept in terms of efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity.
  Medscape Medical News, August 03, 2023
• Medical Crowdfunding for Neurologic Disorders Soars The number of fundraising campaigns for neurologic disorders on GoFundMe increased from just one in 2011 to 1106 in 2020.
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2023
• Only 1 in 4 Feel Fully Recovered Following COVID-19 Hospitalisation Being female, obese, and having had mechanical ventilation in hospital are all associated with being less likely to feel fully recovered one year after COVID-19 hospitalisation.
  Medscape News UK, April 26, 2022