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Higher stroke rates seen among patients with COVID-19 compared with influenza
Clinicians should be vigilant for symptoms and signs of acute ischemic stroke in patients with COVID-19.
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Managing pain expectations is key to enhanced recovery
Multimodal approach to postsurgery pain management can reduce or eliminate opioids for certain patient groups.
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Could jump in opioid overdoses be linked to COVID?
Dr. Nora D. Volkow, head of NIDA, told colleagues that the pandemic could boost abuse.
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Headache may predict clinical evolution of COVID-19
Headache onset could occur during the presymptomatic or symptomatic phase of COVID-19 and could resemble tension-type or migraine headache.
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COVID-19 neurologic effects: Does the virus directly attack the brain?
There are neurologic sequelae of COVID-19. “We need to be alert to these, and to try to understand the potential long-term consequences.”
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Is cannabis gaining acceptance as a treatment for neuropathic pain?
Some evidence supports cannabis as a treatment for neuropathic pain, but not everyone is convinced.
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Research News: Neurologic Disorders
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Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Risk of Dementia in the Veteran Population
There was a statistically significant association between use of proton pump inhibitors and dementia diagnosis in a 11-year retrospective study of...
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Understanding Psychosis in a Veteran With a History of Combat and Multiple Sclerosis
A patient with significant combat history and previous diagnoses of multiple sclerosis and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic...
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Early and Accurate Identification of Parkinson Disease Among US Veterans
Early and accurate identification and management of veterans at risk for Parkinson
disease is an important priority area for the US...