Neurology
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New data help guide the stopping of disease-modifying drugs in MS
Key clinical point: Patient and disease characteristics may help guide decisions about starting and stopping therapy in progressive MS. Major...
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Women with epilepsy conceive at normal rate
VANCOUVER – Women with epilepsy have fertility rates comparable with healthy women in the general population, according to results from the first...
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AAN updates botulinum toxin guidelines for most established uses
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Anti-CGRP agent delivered durable episodic migraine prevention
The anti-CGRP antibody AMG 334 has durable efficacy and safety in reducing episodic migraine.
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Patients suffer morbidity due to MS misdiagnosis
Key clinical point: Misapplication or misinterpretation of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis can lead to misdiagnosis and potential...
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Four ways hospitalists can improve care for drug-addicted patients
Hospitalists have a lot to learn about providing care for the growing number of their patients addicted to opioids, and should reframe opioid...
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VIDEO: Beyond amyloid, the complexity of Alzheimer’s deepens
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Small fiber neuropathy common, vexing in sarcoidosis
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Three things hospitalists ‘do for no reason’... and should stop
Dr. Leonard Feldman, a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, has presented a list of usually unnecessary hospitalist practices for 5...
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Fetal malformation risk not increased after exposure to lamotrigine
Key clinical point:Babies born to mothers exposed to lamotrigine monotherapy do not show evidence for an increased incidence of orofacial clefts...