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News, opinions and meeting coverage in neurology.

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Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statement

American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death

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AI May Influence Who Can Get or Prescribe Pain Medication

New tech can have unforeseen consequences if it improperly flags patients or doctors

Predicting ICU Outcomes; Post-Stroke Brain Stimulation

Also in TTHealthWatch: effect of frailty on intensive blood pressure control

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McConnell Speculation; Army Doc Charged; Ice Cream Recall Over Listeria Concerns

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Post-COVID Cognitive Deficits Linked With Clotting Proteins

Two blood biomarker profiles predicted cognition 6 and 12 months after infection

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Live Worm Removed From Woman's Brain

New infection never before documented in humans

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Parkinson's and Plant-Based Diets; AI and Dementia; Why Do Some People Develop ALS?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Vaccine Skepticism Spreads to Pets; Generics for ADHD Approved; Malaria in Maryland

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Brain Damage, Including CTE, Seen in Athletes Who Died Young

Cognitive, behavioral symptoms frequent among brain donors under age 30

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Rush to DOACs Spells Trouble for Frail Warfarin Users

Lower bleeding risk of new blood thinners did not extend to this older subgroup

FDA APPROVED natalizumab-sztn (Tyruko) over a computer rendering of a damaged neuron.

First Multiple Sclerosis Biosimilar Approved

Natalizumab-sztn gets a nod from the FDA

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Dementia Risk From Midlife Onward Predicted With New Tool

Novel 14-year risk score draws largely on modifiable risk factors

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Novel Brain Implants Help Paralyzed People Speak Faster, More Accurately

Groundbreaking system helps woman with paralysis communicate through a digital avatar

FDA APPROVED valbenazine (Ingrezza) over a computer rendering of healthy brain and a brain in Huntington鈥檚 disease

Huntington's Disease Chorea Gets New Treatment

Thumbs up for the VMAT2 inhibitor valbenazine, FDA says

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Toddlers' Screen Time Linked to Delayed Development

More time on devices at 1 year was associated with specific delays at 2 and 4 years

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HIV Patient With Movement Disorder Has Different Symptoms on Left and Right Sides

An unusual manifestation of cerebral toxoplasmosis

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Long COVID Cognitive Research Needs an Overhaul, Task Force Says

Expert group issues recommendations for future studies

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Experts Warn on Mixing New Alzheimer's Drug and Antidepressants

Patients starting SSRIs and lecanemab may warrant close monitoring

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Few Early Alzheimer's Patients Qualify for Lecanemab

Inclusion and exclusion criteria whittle down pool of eligible treatment candidates

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'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom?

Researchers call for more awareness of all types of dysautonomia in long COVID

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Alzheimer's Protector Genes; West Nile and MS; What a 101-Year-Old Neurologist Eats

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Later Prenatal Magnesium No Help for Kids' Cerebral Palsy Risk

"Care must be taken to avoid therapeutic creep," say editorialists

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Dementia Risk Tied to Wildfire Particulates, Other Air Pollution

"High smoke days might be taking a toll on our brains"

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Women on the Pill Have Comforting CVD Outcomes Years Down the Line

Oral contraceptive use not tied to excess cardiovascular disease, mortality

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Long COVID Symptoms May Emerge Months After Infection

Fewer Americans have long COVID but many have significant activity limitations, CDC data show

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Dementia Risk Linked With Cumulative Heartburn Med Use, Analysis Suggests

Study adds to the ongoing discussion about proton pump inhibitors and cognition

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Woman Presents With Severe Pruritus on Both Arms

Symptoms have persisted for years, despite a variety of topical and systemic treatments

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Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned

"Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean"

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Neurodevelopment After Prenatal Exposure to Newer Epilepsy Drugs Tracked for 3 Years

Commonly prescribed anti-seizure medications did not show worse outcomes

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Noninvasive Nerve Stimulator May Ease Sleep Apnea

Intervention recipients saw apnea, oxygen desaturation, sleepiness scores improve

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Novel Drug Reduces Acute Pain After Common Surgeries

Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials

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FDA, DEA Heads Acknowledge ADHD Drug Shortage in Public Letter

Agencies ask manufacturers to boost production, but call on docs to prescribe appropriately

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Hand Motions Predict Memory Impairment; APOE4 Smell Loss; Alzheimer's Drug Guidance

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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CMS Announces New Dementia Care Model for Medicare Patients

Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care

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Rare Links Between COVID Vaccines and Adverse Events Studied

Researchers discuss what we can learn from "long vax" symptoms

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Remote Urine Drug Screening Feasible for Opioid Use Disorder, Study Shows

More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days

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Should Senator McConnell Have Gone to the ER After On-Air 'Blank Out'?

The possible severity of his 27 seconds of silence

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Narcolepsy Symptoms Normalize With Novel Agent

Neuropeptide drug stumbles on safety in phase II but stirs hope with "truly remarkable effect"

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Proteins Predict Dementia; Brain Function in Long COVID; Pregabalin Plus Opioids

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Arthritis and Long COVID: A Double Whammy

Worse pain and less functional ability with lingering virus symptoms, patients say

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