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Levetiracetam Tops Lamotrigine for Some Women With Epilepsy Levetiracetam Tops Lamotrigine for Some Women With Epilepsy
Levetiracetam is superior to lamotrigine for initial monotherapy in female patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 3, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

CBT Linked to Reduced Pain in Fibromyalgia CBT Linked to Reduced Pain in Fibromyalgia
Cognitive behavioral therapy improves pain interference, reduces catastrophizing, and alters pain-related brain circuitry in female patients with fibromyalgia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 2, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Recent Studies in Parkinson's, Headache, Stroke, and Obesity Recent Studies in Parkinson's, Headache, Stroke, and Obesity
Hans-Christoph Diener, MD, PhD, discusses recent studies in neurology and internal medicine.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 27, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

No Benefit of EC/IC Bypass vs Meds in Large-Artery Stroke 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 (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Winter/Spring Conception Linked to Cerebral Palsy Risk 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 (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for TBI: Wishful Thinking? Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for TBI: Wishful Thinking?
A recent review recommending HBOT for traumatic brain injury prompted this neurologist to revisit a treatment he trained in decades ago.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Expert Column Source Type: news

Advances in Testing and Tx Improve Fabry Disease Pts Lives Advances in Testing and Tx Improve Fabry Disease Pts Lives
Earlier diagnostic screening, routine and emerging therapies, and increased awareness are helping people with the lysosomal storage disorder Fabry disease lead a longer, healthier life.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Anxiety, Depression May Ease After Ablation Cuts AF Burden Anxiety, Depression May Ease After Ablation Cuts AF Burden
One can ' t say there is no placebo effect from AF ablation, but if there is, it ' s probably not the main driver of psychological benefit, say researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Is the US Neurologist Shortage Insurmountable? Is the US Neurologist Shortage Insurmountable?
The US neurologist shortage is reducing patients ' access to care and increasing physician burnout, siphoning off members of a critical workforce that isn ' t growing fast enough.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Muvalaplin and Olpasiran Show Promise in Lowering Lp(a) Muvalaplin and Olpasiran Show Promise in Lowering Lp(a)
Oral muvalaplin lowered lipoprotein(a) in a phase 1 study, and injectable olpasiran did so in an extension of a phase 2 study, both with no adverse safety signals, researchers report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Low Uptake in Nondrug Treatment for Low Back Pain With OUD Low Uptake in Nondrug Treatment for Low Back Pain With OUD
For chronic low back pain comorbid with opioid abuse, physical therapy and chiropractic care are widely recommended, yet vastly underutilized, especially in racial and ethnic minority groups.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Community Program Tied to'Dramatic' Increase in BP Control Community Program Tied to'Dramatic' Increase in BP Control
Self-measured blood pressure programs led by community health centers in the National Hypertensive Control Initiative led to significant improvement in control rates in at-risk populations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

In Utero SSRI Exposure Tied to Lower Brain Volume in Kids In Utero SSRI Exposure Tied to Lower Brain Volume in Kids
In utero SSRI exposure has been linked to lower brain volume in children. However, more information is needed to understand the significance of this finding.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

New Evidence Early Tx Improves Preclinical MS Outcomes New Evidence Early Tx Improves Preclinical MS Outcomes
The disease-modifying drug teriflunomide reduces the risk of developing clinical multiple sclerosis by 72% in radiologically isolated syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

LD/CD Infusion Improves & quot;ON & quot; Time, Outcomes in Parkinson's LD/CD Infusion Improves & quot;ON & quot; Time, Outcomes in Parkinson's
Offering levodopa/carbidopa as a 24-hour continuous subcutaneous infusion could help to improve treatment on times and motor experiences of daily living compared with oral preparations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news