Neurology News

• Intermittent Energy Restriction Tied to Gut, Brain Changes Losing weight via intermittent energy restriction can curb brain activity related to eating behavior and increase microbial diversity in the gut in individuals with obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
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• Noninvasive Brain Stim a Breakthrough for Hypnotherapy? Brief TMS can boost an individual's hypnotizability, in new findings that may increase the efficacy of therapeutic hypnosis and expand the pool of patients benefiting from it.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
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• African Psychedelic Remarkably Improved TBI-Related Symptoms Treatment with ibogaine (psychoactive agent) led to "remarkable" improvement in severe functional disability and psychiatric symptoms related to TBI, early findings suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Which Therapies Reduce Daytime Symptoms of Insomnia? Zolpidem and behavior therapy each reduce daytime symptoms of insomnia such as fatigue, functional impairments, and depressive symptoms, data suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2024
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• What Causes One of Stroke's Most Common Complications? Poststroke depression is one of the most common complications of stroke. Two new studies shed light on its mechanisms, paving the way for future treatment targets.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Higher-Dose Atypical Antipsychotics Risky in Young Adults Higher doses of a second-generation antipsychotic are associated with an increased risk of dying in young adults aged 18-24 years, results of a large retrospective cohort study showed.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
• Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data Fresh estimates from the CDC show a growing death tally from long COVID —– with numbers expected to increase as diagnostic expertise improves.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2024
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• Window for Post-Stroke Antiplatelet Therapy Can Be Extended Dual antiplatelet therapy initiated up to 72 hours post-stroke cuts the risk for recurrent stroke but comes with increased bleeding risk, new data from the INSPIRES trial showed.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• H pylori Infection Linked With Increased Alzheimer's Risk Data suggested that clinically apparent Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an 11% increase in risk, but an expert urges caution in interpreting the findings.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
• New Stroke Prevention: Clopidogrel-Aspirin Within 72 Hours Groundbreaking data published in the NEJM questioned the commonly accepted 24-hour time window for administering dual antiplatelet therapy following a mild ischemic stroke.
  Medscape Medical News, January 01, 2024
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• Warfarin Tied to Benefit After SAVR Treatment with warfarin early after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with lower mortality and thromboembolism risk but increased major bleeding events.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• Hospital Adverse Events Rise Post Private Equity Acquisition However, in-hospital mortality rates were not significantly different at private equity hospitals compared with control hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• High-Sensitivity Troponin Offers AMI Diagnostic Edge The study showed that a new HEART pathway involving high-sensitivity troponin outperformed conventional troponin in ED chest pain evaluations, detecting acute myocardial infarction more effectively.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• Regular Physical Activity Linked to Larger Brain Volume A brain imaging study shows regular moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with larger brain volume, supporting potential neuroprotective effects of exercise.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• Sharp Rise in US Suicide Rates, CDC Data Show US suicide rates rose sharply over the past 20 years, especially among American Indian/Alaska Native populations and White men, new data from the CDC show.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• tDCS Promising for Improved Cognition in Alzheimer's Transcranial direct current stimulation significantly improved cognitive function in a sham-controlled trial of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• H pylori Infection Linked to Increased Alzheimer's Risk Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with a moderately increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• Extracranial Surgery Soon After TBI Tied to Poorer Outcomes Extracranial surgery performed soon after traumatic brain injury is linked to poorer functional recovery and neurocognition, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• Building a Toolkit for the Treatment of Acute Migraine Selecting a treatment plan to deal with acute migraine attacks is like putting together a toolkit of possible therapies which can be individualized for each patient, one expert said.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• AHA Names Top CVD Advances for 2023 Advances in stroke, a novel antihypertensive, and new evidence that diabetes drugs may offer CVD benefits for those without diabetes are among the top developments in 2023, on the AHA's annual list.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• AES 2023 Poverty Tied to Poor Cognition in Patients With Epilepsy Mounting research links poverty and other elements of neighborhood deprivation to worse cognition in people with epilepsy.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Experimental Tx Restores Cognitive Function in Chronic TBI In a first-in-humans trial, deep brain stimulation restored executive function in five individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury 3-18 years after injury.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• Exercise Improves Physical, Cognitive Health in Down Synd 'The findings are significant and offer a crucial challenge to the [Down syndrome] and wider societies.'
  MDedge News, December 01, 2023
• ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline The new guideline proposes a new way to classify AF, emphasizes the importance of early rhythm control and lifestyle modification, and gives catheter ablation a Class 1 indication.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
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• AHA, AAP Update Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines The update addresses use of intact umbilical cord management in preterm, late preterm, and term newborns. It also lists optimal devices and interfaces to administer positive-pressure ventilation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promising In POTS Results of a small new study support use of this non-invasive neuromodulation to treat patients with postural tachycardia syndrome.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
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• Food Insecurity a Dementia Risk Factor? Older adults reporting food insecurity have a greater risk of developing dementia over 4 years compared with food-secure peers, results of a large US study show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
• Drugs to Prevent vs Those to Treat Migraine Might Not Share Targets 'I think this explains some of the frustration at trigger modulation. I think we are often trying to modulate a process that has already got started,' said Dr Peter Goadsby of King's College London.
  MDedge News, November 29, 2023
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• Mobile Mental Health Apps Useful for Depression Mobile mental health app interventions are associated with significant reductions in depressive symptoms in adults with moderate to severe depression, pooled data show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
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• Alert FDA Warns of Potentially Lethal Reaction to Seizure Meds Levetiracetam and clobazam can cause a rare but serious drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms that can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated quickly, the FDA warns.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
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• Patients With Parkinson's at Elevated Risk for Suicide Patients with Parkinson's disease appear to be at elevated risk for both suicidal thoughts and actions. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion to ensure early detection and intervention.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
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• Adolescents With Migraine Need Smooth Handoff to Adult Care For adolescents with migraine or other recurring types of headaches, planning and structuring a transition from pediatric to adult health services is recommended for a potential of better outcomes.
  MDedge News, November 27, 2023
• AANEM 2023 Novel Myasthenia Gravis Therapies Bring Opportunities New treatments for myasthenia gravis are bringing new promise to patients, but their use must be balanced against short-term and long-term risks.
  MDedge News, November 27, 2023
• Less Severe Strokes With LAA Closure vs DOAC in AF? Atrial fibrillation treated with left atrial appendage closure was associated with ischemic strokes that were less severe than those among similar patients treated with direct oral anticoagulation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
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• AHA 2023 Sudden Cardiac Deaths Down Among NCAA Athletes The incidence of sudden cardiac deaths has decreased over the past two decades among NCAA collegiate athletes but remains relatively high for male basketball players and certain other groups.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
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• Men More Likely to Misuse Prescription Stimulants Than Women Men are more likely than women to misuse prescription stimulants, new data from a national survey on drug use show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Eases Gastroparesis in Women A nasal spray formulation of metoclopramide was well tolerated and reduced symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis in women with moderate to severe baseline symptoms in a phase 3 study
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023