5 Interesting Neurology Studies 5 Interesting Neurology Studies
New insights into long COVID, a rare disorder, and anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation are among the topics discussed by Christoph Diener in his roundup of recent studies in neurology.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Moderate to Severe TBI Linked to Brain Cancer Risk Moderate to Severe TBI Linked to Brain Cancer Risk
Moderate/severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with an increased risk for brain cancer, new research showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
National Rapid Genome Testing Program Benefits NICU Care National Rapid Genome Testing Program Benefits NICU Care
An Israeli study showed the feasibility and diagnostic benefits of rapid trio genome sequencing in critically ill neonates.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 27, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
A Step Toward Wellness: The Benefits of Early Rehab in MS A Step Toward Wellness: The Benefits of Early Rehab in MS
Patricia Bobryk and Colleen Harris discuss the importance of starting comprehensive rehabilitation early in multiple sclerosis care.Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 27, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Brain stimulation shows promise in treating drug addiction
A Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and his colleagues believe deep brain stimulation is poised to solve one of the greatest public health challenges: drug addiction. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 23, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
First-Line Highly Effective Therapy Better for Pediatric MS First-Line Highly Effective Therapy Better for Pediatric MS
New research supports the use of highly effective therapies as first-line treatment in children with relapsing-remitting pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Apixaban for Cryptogenic Stroke With Atrial Cardiopathy Apixaban for Cryptogenic Stroke With Atrial Cardiopathy
In patients with cryptogenic stroke and evidence of atrial cardiopathy without atrial fibrillation, apixaban did not reduce recurrent stroke vs aspirin in the ARCADIA trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Does the Internet Protect the Elderly From Cognitive Decline? Does the Internet Protect the Elderly From Cognitive Decline?
A large longitudinal study suggests that older adults who regularly use the Internet for less than 2 hours per day have a decreased risk for dementia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia: Nomenclature Matters Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia: Nomenclature Matters
Terms such as dementia, Alzheimer ' s disease, and frontotemporal dementia are inconsistently used. Neurologists Andrew Wilner and Ron Petersen discuss a new framework for dementia nomenclature.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Cushing Remission After Surgery May Raise Autoimmune Risk Cushing Remission After Surgery May Raise Autoimmune Risk
The findings suggested the need for closer postsurgical monitoring of patients with a family history of autoimmune disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 21, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Stroke Incidence Higher Among Indigenous People Stroke Incidence Higher Among Indigenous People
Incidence of stroke was significantly higher among Indigenous people in affluent countries than their non-Indigenous counterparts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
No Link Between Habitual Caffeine Use and Migraine No Link Between Habitual Caffeine Use and Migraine
This study found no such association.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
What are Some Causes of Acute Onset of Loss of Speech Abilities?
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Acute mental status changes are worrisome in the least and scary at their worst. Seizures, cerebrovascular problems and central nervous system tumor swirl in professionals’ heads as they take in the history, physical examination and start to evaluate and manage the problem. Usually respiratory distress is recognized by family members and treatment is also sought.
Another cause of loss of speech is selective (or elective) mutism (SM). The child does not speak at all or minimally. When speaking it is usually within a close group of individuals or in certain circumstances such as only speaking to a parent o...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 19, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
‘As with a poem, each patient is unique’: the cancer surgeon using poetry to help train doctors
Jo ão Luís Barreto Guimarães, a breast cancer specialist and prizewinning poet, is pioneering the teaching of poetry alongside medicine to help trainee doctors empathise with their patientsIn an unremarkable lecture hall on a rainy Monday afternoon, C ândida Pereira is expounding passionately on the intricacies of a poem by the Portuguese politician-poetVasco Gra ça Moura. Her classmates listen closely as the second-year university student enthuses about lyric form, poetic voice and Moura ’s use of “perceptual imagery” and “sensual tone”. Nothing unusual for a standard poetry module, perhaps. Yet once the be...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Balch Tags: Medical research Health Science Portugal Source Type: news
US FDA to Review Sarepta's Duchenne Gene Therapy for Traditional Approval US FDA to Review Sarepta's Duchenne Gene Therapy for Traditional Approval
Sarepta Therapeutics said on Friday that the US FDA would review an application seeking traditional approval for its gene therapy to treat a muscle-wasting disorder by June...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
