Neurology

Increased Mortality With Vena Cava Filters Stirs Controversy The use of vena cava filters in patients with venous thromboembolism and a contraindication to anticoagulation is associated with an increase in 30-day mortality, results of a new observational show.
News, July 2018
Almost Half the World's Adult Population Now Hypertensive The prevalence of hypertension in developing countries appears similar to that in the West according to the new ACC/AHA guideline definition.
News, July 2018
Impact of Late-Life Blood Pressure on the Brain Revealed Higher late-life systolic blood pressure has been tied to more brain infarcts and more hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, specifically neurofibrillary tangles, results of a novel autopsy study show.
News, July 2018
Weight-Loss Drug May Cut Seizures in Rare Type of Epilepsy Topline results of a second phase 3 study show that low-dose fenfluramine, which has previously been used as a weight-loss drug, may cut seizure frequency in patients with Dravet syndrome who are not well controlled with antiseizure agents.
News, July 2018
New Agents Show Promise for Severe and Fatal Genetic Disease Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis is caused by mutation in the TTR gene. Two promising new agents may slow the progression and improve the symptoms of this progressive and fatal disease.
News, July 2018
Inhaled Heroin Tied to 'Peculiar, Often Catastrophic' Brain Damage Heating heroin and inhaling its fumes is growing in popularity and may lead to peculiar and often catastrophic brain complications.
News, July 2018
Common Solvents Strongly Tied to MS Risk There is a strong association between exposure to organic solvents and multiple sclerosis risk, especially among those who smoke and carry a genetic risk.
News, July 2018
Reassuring Worldwide Safety Data on Rivaroxaban in AF A new large dataset on use of the new oral anticoagulant around the world has shown reassuringly low rates of bleeding and thromboembolic events.
News, July 2018
Genetics and Lifestyle Additive for Cardiovascular Risk While a healthy lifestyle reduces risk across all genetic risk categories, patients at highest genetic risk have the largest absolute risk reduction and so stand to benefit most from lifestyle intervention.
News, July 2018
Estrogen May Also Trigger Migraine in Men A Dutch study suggests estrogen may play a role in migraine in men, with higher levels making men more susceptible to migraines.
News, June 2018
'Promising' Preliminary Results for Antibody in Parkinson's An early clinical trial of a monoclonal antibody targeting what could be an underlying cause of Parkinson's disease has shown some encouraging results, researchers say.
News, June 2018
FDA Panels Nix Approval of Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone for Pain Two FDA advisory committees voted 14-3 against approval recommendation for Remoxy ER, voicing concerns over the product's claims of abuse deterrence via various routes.
News, June 2018
Retinal Thinning Tied to Cognitive Decline In the largest study of its kind to date, investigators found an association between retinal nerve fiber thinning and poorer cognitive performance in healthy individuals.
News, June 2018
Novel MRI Reveals Early Impact of Hypertension on Dementia Risk Advanced imaging technology may help clinicians identify patients at risk for developing dementia via early detection of hypertension-driven changes in the brain.
News, June 2018
Carotid Stenting vs Surgery: Latest Data on Restenosis Rates Carotid stenting was associated with a higher long-term risk for moderate or higher restenosis than was endarterectomy in the ICSS study, but this did not seem to translate into a higher risk for stroke with stenting.
News, June 2018
Brain Lesion Pattern May Guide Diagnosis of Rare Disorder Specific patterns of white matter hyperintensities in the brain may guide diagnosis of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, a disorder predominantly characterized by severe thunderclap headaches.
News, June 2018
Reduced-Intensity Warfarin Safe With On-X Heart Valve Low-dose warfarin plus aspirin was associated with less bleeding without increasing thromboembolic events compared with standard-dose warfarin after aortic valve replacement with the On-X mechanical valve.
News, June 2018
50% of Patients With PD on DAs Develop Impulse Disorders Almost half of patients with Parkinson's disease who take dopamine agonists develop impulse control disorders at 5 years, a large longitudinal study shows.
News, June 2018
Alcohol's Influence on Alzheimer's Risk Explained? As the debate over beneficial or detrimental effects of alcohol on Alzheimer's disease continues, researchers examine the cellular and genetic mechanisms that may explain its impact on amyloid plaque in the brain.
News, June 2018
Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk for Parkinson's The study may help improve understanding of mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease and increase interest in the idea that diabetes drugs may slow the condition.
News, June 2018

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