Erenumab Reduces Migraine in Hard-to-Treat Patients But questions about long-term risks remain unanswered Apr 17, 2018
Online Tool Helps Predict Survival in ALS Eight-factor model yields AUC of 0.78 for external predictive accuracy Apr 09, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
Structural Brain Changes Found in Early Menopausal Women after HRT Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex volumes preserved in some Mar 22, 2018
Coffee and Cannabis; Stephen Hawking’s ALS; New Stroke Risk Loci News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Mar 20, 2018
Young Athletes Show Invalid Cognitive Scores at Baseline Results may affect return-to-play decisions after concussion Mar 12, 2018
Cycling, Walking Also Risky in People with Epilepsy Rates higher than for car accidents, and independent of seizure meds Mar 08, 2018
Morning Break: Breast Cancer-Schizophrenia Link; FDA on Essure; Rx for Hearing Loss? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Mar 08, 2018
Stringent Diet May Suppress Gluten Neuropathy Compliance with a gluten-free diet may help the pain Mar 07, 2018
Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care Mar 06, 2018
Greater ALS Risk in Men Exposed to Diesel Exhaust Findings may have implications for people living in high-traffic areas Feb 27, 2018
MoCA Cognition Test to Get At-Home Version (Kaiser Health News) Publicity from Trump's exam prompts surge of popular interest Feb 26, 2018
Reintervention Rates High for Sacral Neuromodulation Researchers report 'alarming' rates within 5 years of placement, and urge a device registry Feb 25, 2018
How to Better ID Brain Cysts from Pork Tapeworm Neurocysticercosis requires neuroimaging, serologic testing Feb 22, 2018
Blood Test for Concussion OK'd Helps inform management, including decision on whether CT scan is indicated Feb 14, 2018
Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015 Jan 26, 2018
Stent Retrievers and Aspiration On Par for Initial Thrombectomy Strategy Stroke functional outcomes don't differ in head-to-head trial Jan 25, 2018
Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Lysis But likelihood of gaining an official stroke indication appears remote Jan 25, 2018
Guidelines Extend Thrombectomy Window to 24 Hours Comprehensive update from AHA/ASA also expands lytic criteria Jan 24, 2018
NeuroBreak: Hits, Not Concussions, Cause CTE; Smoking and PD; APOE4 News News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 23, 2018
NeuroBreak: U.S. Autism Prevalence Plateauing; Omalu Quits as Medical Examiner News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 02, 2018
Zamboni Stands By CCSVI Theory of MS His own RCT turns up negative, but he vows to fight on as MS community moves on Dec 26, 2017
Gladiator Blood and Liquid Gold: Good for What Ails You? A new book by Lydia Kang, MD, reviews the most dubious cures in history Dec 19, 2017
Epilepsy Patients Failing Regular Meds Improved with Medical Cannabis Reported better overall health as well as seizure control in pilot study Dec 05, 2017
Ketogenic Diet May Help in Tough-to-Treat Epilespy Literature review suggests benefit in refractory status epilepticus Dec 04, 2017
Study: Leave Tiny Brain Aneurysms Alone Routine surveillance and coiling not linked to better survival Nov 20, 2017
New Immunoglobulin May Tell of MS Disease Severity Preliminary study implicates IgA in MS disease activity for first time Nov 15, 2017
Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
Protein May Be Marker of MS Disease Severity, Remyelination Early work suggests beneficial effect of IL4I1 in multiple sclerosis Nov 13, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
Study: Teen Brains Change After Bariatric Surgery Reward, executive functioning improved with weight loss Nov 01, 2017
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Offer Benefit in Progressive MS Ibudilast seems to diminish brain volume loss Oct 29, 2017
Strike Three for Laquinimod in Relapsing MS Switching endpoints for third phase III trial didn't help Oct 27, 2017
Getting a Handle on Benign MS Prevalence varies by definition; agreed that disease progression varies widely Oct 27, 2017
Vaccines Tied to Relapses in Neuromyelitis Optica Retrospective review finds protective factor in immunotherapy Oct 26, 2017
Revised McDonald Diagnostic Criteria Revealed Recommends using OCBs, both symptomatic and asymptomatic lesions to diagnose MS Oct 26, 2017
Salvage Tx with Radioactive Octreotate Effective for Neuroendocrine Tumors Overall survival lengthened with salvage therapy Oct 23, 2017
92-Gene Assay: Promising for Molecular NET Classification Identifies seven NET subtypes for those with uncertain diagnoses Oct 22, 2017
