Neurology
Case Reports
Postoperative Neurologic Deficits in a Veteran With Recent COVID-19
Anesthesia providers should be aware of COVID-19 sensitive stroke code practices and maintain heightened vigilance for the need to implement...
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Certain DMTs in MS may attenuate COVID-19 vaccines
Adjust timing if feasible, neurologist says, but focus on getting shots in arms.
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NfL levels linked to worse disability in real-world MS
New findings shed light on how best to apply serum filament light chain levels to individual patients.
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to early cognitive impairment in MS
This association might represent a marker of future disability, supporting the need for prompt supplementation.
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Opioid use common for pain in multiple sclerosis
“Better pain management treatment options, including nonpharmacological options, are needed for people with MS and pain.”
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Neurologic disorders ubiquitous and rising in the U.S.
Most of the rise in disease burden could be attributed to population aging, while age-standardized figures showed stroke and dementias to be level...
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Loss of smell lingers post COVID-19
The fact that the sense of smell had not returned to normal for half the participants so long after being infected is “novel and quite striking...
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Short sleep predicts incident dementia and all-cause mortality
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Prostate drugs tied to lower risk for Parkinson’s disease
If confirmed by additional trials, glycolysis-enhancing drugs could be a new option to slow progression of Parkinson’s disease,
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Researchers examine factors associated with opioid use among migraineurs
Despite ample evidence of opioids’ harmful effects when administered for migraine, about one-third of migraineurs report taking them.