Neurology
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Cerebral small vessel disease progression linked to MCI in hypertensive patients
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Can higher MAP post cardiac arrest improve neurologic outcomes?
CHICAGO – A target mean arterial pressure higher than what the guidelines recommend appears safe but has mixed results for improving neurologic...
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ICYMI: EP 01 Lorenzo Norris
A look back at our very first edition.
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Hippocampal abnormalities seen in epilepsy subtypes may be congenital
NEW ORLEANS – Imaging studies suggest that changes in hippocampal volume seen in these patients probably occur before birth and are not the result...
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Insulin loses its starting spot
And fewer migraines may signal greater diabetes risk in women.
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Opioid benefit small in chronic noncancer pain
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, the reduction in chronic noncancer pain from opioids versus placebo was significant but small, and...
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USPSTF issues draft research plan on opioid use disorder prevention
Public comment is sought on the research plan.
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Active migraine in women linked to lower risk of developing T2DM
There was a linear decrease in prevalence of migraine leading up to T2DM diagnosis among those who were eventually diagnosed with it.
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Extended Holter screening finds A-fib faster after ischemic strokes
MONTREAL – Extended screening of acute ischemic stroke patients for A-fib finds arrhythmias faster than standard work-ups.
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How often is AED treatment delayed for patients with epilepsy?
NEW ORLEANS – More than 30% of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy do not initiate antiepileptic drug treatment at the time of diagnosis,...
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Understanding properties of fentanyl, other opioids key to treatment
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Fentanyl has opioid receptor affinity similar to that of morphine, research shows, and it’s not known why it is up to 100...