Neurology
Conference Coverage
Checklist captures new predementia diagnosis of mild behavioral impairment
Conference Coverage
Driving skills already affected with mild cognitive impairment
Key clinical point: Patients with mild cognitive impairment may already be unsafe drivers. Major finding: Patients with multidomain MCI made...
News
Prophylaxis key to preventing medication overuse migraine
News
Experts offer blueprint for transitioning youth with neurologic conditions
Hard science on how to effectively transition pediatric patients with neurologic conditions to adult care is almost nonexistent. A new consensus...
News
AAN recommends against routine closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary stroke prevention
Conference Coverage
Alzheimer’s anti-tau drug fails phase III, but posts some benefit in monotherapy subanalysis
Key clinical point: The anti-tau drug LMTX didn’t improve cognition or function as add-on therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, but did offer hints of...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Alzheimer’s anti-tau drug fails, but shows hint of effect when taken alone
Key clinical point: Negative primary outcomes from a phase III trial of the anti-tau drug LMTX for Alzheimer’s disease were tempered by intriguing...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Proposed Alzheimer’s funding boost could mean wider research scope
Alzheimer’s Association chief public policy officer Robert Egge discusses the implications of the $1.4 billion proposed 2017 budget for Alzheimer’...
Podcasts
Medicare annual wellness visit remains underused
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Medicare pays billions for potentially avoidable hospital admissions in dementia patients
Key clinical point: Billions are being spent on potentially avoidable hospitalizations for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias....