Neurology
Photo Rounds
Increasing ear pain and headache
Visits to the family physician, a specialist, and the ED prompted us to look beyond the initial diagnosis of acute otitis media.
News
Blood test for Alzheimer’s disease comes to the clinic
“This test answers a critical need for less costly and accessible diagnostic testing in memory and dementia care.”
From the Journals
A skin test for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis?
The preliminary study used a chemical assay to detect clumping of alpha-synuclein in autopsy skin samples taken from patients who had Parkinson’s...
Feature
COVID-19 diagnosed on CTA scan in stroke patients
Conference Coverage
Worldwide measles vaccination is flagging
Vaccine hesitancy and other factors are driving a resurgence in the disease, with short-term and long-term consequences.
News
HIT-6 may help track meaningful change in chronic migraine
Specific HIT-6 thresholds could be used as a benchmark to help clinicians and researchers detect clinically meaningful change in individual...
News
Migraine nerve stimulation device now available over the counter
The device stimulates the trigeminal nerve using a reusable self-adhesive electrode placed on the forehead.
Case Reports
28-year-old woman • weakness • anxiety • altered mental status • Dx?
► Weakness
► Anxiety
► Altered mental status
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 risks are no higher in patients with multiple sclerosis
MS does not appear to be associated with higher risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes compared with the general population.
From the Journals
Stroke may be the first symptom of COVID-19 in younger patients
Nearly half of patients under the age of 50 were asymptomatic at the time of stroke onset.
Conference Coverage
Music’s charms may soothe heart failure’s effects
Evidence builds that music, either heard or sung, exerts measurable benefits for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases.