Subcutaneous Apomorphine Gets Parkinson's Patient Moving Quickly Most patients respond to injected drug within 20 minutes Jun 16, 2015
Iron Reduces Parasomnias in Children With Restless Legs Most with restless legs syndrome and night terrors do well with ferritin supplements Jun 12, 2015
Persistent Sleep Trouble Common in Kids With Brain Injuries TBI leaves children struggling for months with daytime sleepiness and problems sleeping at night Jun 12, 2015
Sleep Apnea Correlates With Injury on the Job Accidents while working occurred twice as frequently when sleep apnea was involved Jun 10, 2015
Copyright Issues Hinder MMSE Use Neurologists forced to look for alternate cognitive screening tests Jun 09, 2015
'Sleeping In' Doesn't Make Up for Lost Sleep in Teens Sleep deprivation may affect work in schools and driving Jun 08, 2015
Getting a Handle on Lymphopenia With Tecfidera Label-recommended interval for lymphocyte checks may be too long. Jun 02, 2015
Novel MS Drug Offers Good Functional Outcomes Daclizumab HYP beats interferon for patient-centered outcomes Jun 02, 2015
No Surprises with Tysabri-Tecfidera Switch Discontinuation rates for both agents were in line with those seen in clinical trials Jun 01, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
Ballroom Dance a Boon to MS Patients A small study finds ballroom dance -- waltz, salsa, foxtrot, and others -- may improve function in MS patients. May 29, 2015
Gross Anatomy: 'Nailing It' With the Weed Whacker Lucky landscaper escapes permanent injury after nail penetrates an eye. May 14, 2015 video
Does a Cocktail a Day Keep MS Symptoms at Bay? Patients consuming more of the hard stuff had lower EDSS scores. May 11, 2015
Testosterone Shots: Riskier Than Gels or Patches? Spike in T levels from bolus injections may explain higher adverse outcome rates. May 11, 2015
Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market. May 10, 2015
Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? May 10, 2015
Seizure Drug May Help in MS Eye Disease Phenytoin shows promise for slowing neurodegeneration in optic neuritis. Apr 24, 2015
'Brain Code' Speeds Meds to Neuro Patients Algorithm plus medication distribution system reverses herniation, lowers intracranial pressure. Apr 23, 2015
An 80-Proof Antidote for MS Disability? Patients consuming more of the hard stuff had lower EDSS scores. Apr 23, 2015
'Sudden Adult Death' May Have Mitochondrial Origin Some cases of unexplained sudden death can be traced to a common mitochondrial defect. Apr 22, 2015
Increasing Tysabri Dosing Interval May Cut PML Risk No sacrifice of efficacy seen in retrospective analysis. Apr 22, 2015
Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Apr 22, 2015
Novel Drug for Cramping Shows Promise in Early Trial Could benefit patients with MS spasticity and cervical dystonia. Apr 22, 2015
Idebenone Slows Respiratory Decline in DMD Antioxidant is thought to stimulate mitochondrial activity to preserve breathing ability. Apr 21, 2015
Neurologists Back FDA on Call for ALS Drug Data Experts want Genervon to release all of its trial results for an investigational ALS drug that's already gained patient support. Apr 21, 2015
TBI Patients Keep Cool With Induced Normothermia Protocol linked to better temperature control and lower in-hospital mortality. Apr 21, 2015
Guideline: Managing Unprovoked First Seizures in Adults Anti-epileptic drugs may reduce risk of recurrence, joint AAN-AES guideline says. Apr 20, 2015
Part 2: Oncologists Weigh In on PBS Cancer Documentary Six specialists share their impressions of Ken Burns' cancer opus. Apr 13, 2015
Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
Brain Cancer: Did '60 Minutes' Report Raise False Hope? Glioblastoma virotherapy touted on CBS program is promising but preliminary. Mar 30, 2015 video
What Makes an Opioid Stronger or Weaker Than Morphine? CDC classification of stronger, weaker, and morphine-equivalent opioids is confusing. Mar 30, 2015
Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors' ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture." Mar 26, 2015
ACC: Folate Supplements Cut Strokes in Hypertension Hypertensive patients with low blood folate levels gain big benefit. Mar 19, 2015 video
Delays, Anesthesia Impact Endovascular Thrombectomy Stent retriever trial analyses reinforce "time is brain" and argue against general anesthesia. Feb 16, 2015
Mixed Results for Low-Dose Statin in Second Stroke Pravastatin didn't reduce incidence of recurrent stroke, but did offer other benefits. Feb 16, 2015
Stroke Survivors May Face Greater Cancer Risk Ischemic stroke increased likelihood of cancer within 2 years of the event. Feb 14, 2015
Hard Drinking in Middle Age Linked to Stroke F. Perry Wilson, MD, critiques an interesting new study in 150 seconds. Jan 30, 2015 video
