More Data Suggest Concussion Raises Leg Injury Risk
(MedPage Today) -- LAS VEGAS -- A new study reported here adds to mounting evidence that individuals suffering head injuries -- not just athletes -- are more prone to injuring their knees and ankles over the succeeding months.
Rates of ankle... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 12, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Distressing Childhood Dreams; Bilingualism and Epilepsy; Clock-Drawing Test Meets AI
(MedPage Today) -- Regular distressing dreams during childhood were significantly associated with higher risks of developing cognitive impairment or Parkinson's disease by age 50. (eClinicalMedicine)
Alzheimer's blood biomarkers of phosphorylated... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 8, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Incident Cognitive Impairment Tied to Stress
(MedPage Today) -- Perceived stress was linked with both prevalent and incident cognitive impairment in older adults, data from a national longitudinal cohort study showed.
Elevated levels of perceived stress -- dichotomized as low versus high... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 7, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Tied to Diet
(MedPage Today) -- A Mediterranean diet was associated with better cognition in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), preliminary data suggested.
Among 563 MS patients in a clinical cohort, higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet predicted a 20... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 3, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Linked With Late-Life Cognition
(MedPage Today) -- A history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) -- gestational or chronic hypertension, or preeclampsia/eclampsia -- was associated with a greater risk of cognitive decline later in life, longitudinal data showed... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 2, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements
(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin D supplements were linked with lower dementia incidence and longer dementia-free survival, prospective data showed.
In a sample of 12,000 older adults, exposure to vitamin D supplementation was associated with a 40... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Chronic Pain and Dementia; FDA Neuro Chief Resigns; Brain Surgery in the Bronze Age
(MedPage Today) -- People who had chronic pain at multiple body sites had an increased risk of dementia and relatively faster cognitive decline than people with chronic pain at one site or no chronic pain. (PNAS)
High levels of serum neurofilament... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Advanced Parkinson's Symptoms Improved With Focused Ultrasound
(MedPage Today) -- Unilateral focused ultrasound ablation targeted to the globus pallidus internus led to a higher percentage of Parkinson's disease patients with improved motor function or reduced dyskinesia compared with sham over 3 months but... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 23, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Better Cognition Even With Small Amounts of Physical Activity
(MedPage Today) -- Being and remaining physically active throughout adulthood was linked with higher cognition at age 69, a longitudinal cohort study showed.
Effect sizes were similar across all adult ages, suggesting that being physically active... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 22, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Alzheimer's-Infection Link; Women and Dementia; New Diagnostic Criteria for MOGAD
(MedPage Today) -- Do infections play a role in Alzheimer's disease? (The Guardian)
The APOE R145C missense variant was linked with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease in people of African ancestry with the APOE3/4 genotype. (JAMA)
In the wake... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Man Presents With Episodic, One-Sided Facial Paralysis
(MedPage Today) -- Uncommon presentation of MS detailed in case report (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
FDA Advisors Endorse Moving Naloxone Over the Counter
(MedPage Today) -- Advisors to the FDA unanimously recommended the agency approve the first over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone (Narcan) product, though many committee members expressed continued concern about user instructions for the opioid overdose... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 16, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Epstein-Barr/MS Link; How CBD Curtails Seizures; NIH Finds Rare Neurologic Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Mounting evidence supports a pivotal role of Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis (MS), creating opportunities for MS prevention and therapy. (Lancet Neurology)
Non-ictal allodynia predicted anti-calcitonin gene-related... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 14, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
CATIS-2: Delayed Antihypertension Tx for Acute Ischemic Stroke Still an Option
(MedPage Today) -- DALLAS -- Antihypertensive treatment could wait for 7 days following an acute ischemic stroke (AIS), so long as the patient has no comorbidities that warrant the emergency reduction of their blood pressure (BP).
In the CATIS... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 11, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Cannabis May Interfere With Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- Adverse outcomes in pregnancy appeared more frequent if the child-to-be was exposed to cannabis in the early stages of pregnancy, retrospective data from a multicenter study suggested.
Of more than 9,000 pregnancies, the primary... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 10, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
