Neurology
News
Prolonged monitoring found best for detecting AF after cryptogenic stroke
Key clinical point: 24-hour Holter monitoring or conventional ECG monitoring is insufficient to detect AF in patients who had a cryptogenic stroke...
News
Adjunctive ketamine boosts acute pain control
Major finding: A clinically meaningful reduction in acute pain scores was achieved in 25% of those treated with 0.1 mg/kg of IV morphine plus...
Guidelines
Renal denervation proceeds as U.S. trial’s flaws emerge
Commentary
Advance medical directive
Conference Coverage
Comorbidities in migraine should guide treatment course
Conference Coverage
Glucose lights up the adolescent brain
Key clinical point: Reward centers of the adolescent brain may be susceptible to sugar. Major finding: Glucose ingestion increased cerebral blood...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Teen brain reacts to sugar differently
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Bottom line on maternal infections and cerebral palsy
Guidelines
Poor cardiovascular health predicted cognitive impairment
Key clinical point: Intermediate or high cardiovascular health can lower the risk of cognitive impairment, compared with low CVH.
Conference Coverage
Stress linked to frequency of tension, migraine headache
Key clinical point: A comprehensive approach might be needed in the way neurologists treat headache patients.Major finding: Every 10-point...
Conference Coverage
Psychiatric comorbidities add to migraineurs’ medical interventions
Key clinical point: More studies are needed to determine why migraineurs with psychiatric disorders are more likely than those without...