New, Updated Guidelines for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care New, Updated Guidelines for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care
Updated recommendations outline key healthcare services that dedicated epilepsy centers should provide to deliver the highest quality of care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 3, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Biogen's Abandonment of AD Drug No Surprise, Experts Say Biogen's Abandonment of AD Drug No Surprise, Experts Say
More than 2 years after its controversial accelerated FDA approval, Biogen says it will halt development and commercialization of aducanumab and focus on lecanemab.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Rice University, Houston Methodist open new Center for Neural Systems Restoration
Rice University and Houston Methodist's new Center For Neural Systems Restoration aims to help advance neurological care and tackle various medical challenges facing the field by bringing together scientists, clinicians, engineers and surgeons. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sofia Gonzalez Source Type: news
Struggling to Stay Awake While Driving a Sign of OSA? Struggling to Stay Awake While Driving a Sign of OSA?
Drivers who use at least one coping strategy to stay alert while driving are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, new research showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Biogen Drops Alzheimer's Drug Aduhelm, Ending a 17-year Chapter Biogen Drops Alzheimer's Drug Aduhelm, Ending a 17-year Chapter
Biogen will end a post-approval study of Alzheimer ' s treatment Aduhelm and return the licensing rights on the drug after failing to find a partner to mitigate costs of...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Migraine Associated with Increased Risk for IBD Migraine Associated with Increased Risk for IBD
Migraine is associated with a significantly increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease, including Chron ’s disease and ulcerative colitis, a new population-based study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip in human
Patient recovering well with signs of ‘promising neuron spike detection’, says startup’s founderElon Musk, the billionaire founder of the neurotechnology company Neuralink, has said the first human received an implant from the brain-chip startup and is recovering well.The surgery is not a surprise: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the companyclearance in September to carry out the first trial of its implant on humans.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 30, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Alex Hern UK technology editor Tags: Elon Musk Technology US news World news Neuroscience Medical research Disability Society Business Source Type: news
Will new CPT codes spark utilization of quantitative MRI?
Efforts to bring quantitative MRI analysis into clinical practice received a boost with the availability of two new Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for brain MRI.
Effective January 1, 2024, the new codes, 0865T and 0866T, support the use of software to analyze brain MRI exams with comparison to prior studies. AI software would qualify under the Category III CPT codes, which are for new and emerging technology:
0865T -- qMRI analysis of the brain with comparison to prior MR study(ies), including lesion identification, characterization, and quantification, with brain volume(s) quantification and/o...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Artificial Intelligence SENL Source Type: news
Merrick Garland's Surgery; Neuralink's Human Brain Chip; Novel Drug Cuts Pain
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to undergo back surgery this weekend. (Politico)
King Charles III was released from the hospital following a prostate... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 30, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
EVT appears underused in certain stroke patients
In this study, patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke and cardiac intervention may be less than half as likely to receive EVT as those without cardiac intervention,” the group wrote.
Ultimately, the lower rates of EVT after cardiac intervention seen in the study could be explained by multiple factors: delays in diagnosis, clinician reluctance due to perceived higher procedural risk, or patients being ineligible, the researchers suggested.
They noted that additional studies are needed to explore these issues.
“Given the known benefit of EVT, there is a need to better understand the reasons for lower rates of EVT ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Cardiovascular Radiology Neuroradiology Source Type: news
First Cases of Medically Acquired Alzheimer's Reported First Cases of Medically Acquired Alzheimer's Reported
Patients who received contaminated growth hormone developed AD decades later. The study suggests AD is transmissible, but researchers stress it cannot be transmitted through routine medical care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 29, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- During aortic arch surgery, even short bouts of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) were associated with neurocognitive and neuroimaging deficits after surgery regardless of the level of hypothermia applied... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 29, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Letter: a call to action: a neurosurgeon's responsibility in firearm injury prevention and advocacy - Chang C, Anderson MN, Shao B, Lin JC, Ranney ML, Cielo D.
In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the alarming prevalence of firearm violence in the United States with 48 000 firearm-related deaths annually, equating to an average of 132 people succumbing to firearm-related injuries... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Neuromodulation Trial for TRD Shows the Value of Tailored Tx Neuromodulation Trial for TRD Shows the Value of Tailored Tx
Intermittent theta burst stimulation for refractory depression failed to outperform rTMS. Nevertheless, the results are valuable because they show the potential merit of an individualized approach.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
New Tech Could Record Deep-Brain Activity From Surface New Tech Could Record Deep-Brain Activity From Surface
Combining electrical and optical methods with AI, researchers developed a new brain implant that can read deep-brain activity without penetrating tissue.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
