Neurology
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Updated acute stroke guideline boosts thrombectomy
Key clinical point: Pivotal new evidence prompted several changes in the 2013 AHA/ASA clinical practice guideline for early endovascular treatment...
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ASCP: Moving from treatment to prevention in mental illness – an achievable goal?
Conference Coverage
Optimizing treatment selection in MS often tricky
Important factors to consider when choosing an appropriate disease-modifying therapy for patients with multiple sclerosis include disease activity...
Conference Coverage
Adherence to MS treatments lower in oral vs. injectable drugs
In a population of MS patients, lack of adherence was significantly higher in those receiving oral, compared with injectable disease-modifying...
Guidelines
Study establishes protocol for perioperative dabigatran discontinuation
Key clinical point: The risk of stroke and major bleeding can be reduced to low levels using a formalized strategy for stopping and then...
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FDA advisors urge physician certification for flibanserin
Without the option of recommending physician certification as a condition for flibanserin approval, the Food and Drug Administration advisory...
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Only moderate-quality evidence supports medical cannabinoids
Key clinical point: Only moderate-quality evidence supports the use of medical cannabinoids, and only for two conditions. Major finding: Moderate-...
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Chronic migraine found to have negative impact on parenting
Chronic migraine can have a noticeable impact on child-rearing and affect the overall quality of care provided to children by an afflicted parent...
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Veterans with TBI have higher rates of unemployment
Veterans who experienced a traumatic brain injury while serving have consistently higher rates of unemployment than fellow soldiers who did not...
Conference Coverage
IHC: Lifestyle regularity helps quell migraine
Regular lifestyle behavior in terms of mealtimes, bedtimes, and daily aerobic exercise is a self-management tool with a therapeutic effect in...