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Stroke in women: When gender matters
Rev Neurol (Paris). 2021 Jun 22:S0035-3787(21)00563-4. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.01.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStroke in women may be considered as a distinct entity due to numerous differences compared with men, including specific epidemiological, etiological, and outcome features along with unique pathophysiological mechanisms. Stroke is the second cause of death in women worldwide with sex-specific causes of stroke in youger women such as pregnancy, post-partum period, oral contraception and migraine. Substitutive hormone treatment in older women is no more recommended in regard of the increased thromboembolic ...
Source: Revue Neurologique - June 26, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Q Thomas V Crespy G Duloquin M Ndiaye M Sauvant Y B éjot M Giroud Source Type: research

Gene –disease association study of tumor necrosis factor‐α G‐308A gene polymorphism with risk of major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
ConclusionNeither the allele frequencies nor genotypes of TNF ‐α G‐308A gene could be served as an independent risk factor of depression.
Source: Brain and Behavior - April 18, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Xin Wang, Hongxiu Zhang, Xianling Cao, Wei Shi, Xiaoyu Zhou, Qian Chen, Ke Ma Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research

Treatment of Depression With Duloxetine in Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes
We report a case in which an adult patient with MELAS and comorbid major depressive disorder demonstrated excellent response to the selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor medication duloxetine.
Source: Clinical Neuropharmacology - May 1, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research