Neurology
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Nursing while taking antiepileptic drugs appears safe
Major finding: IQ and Verbal Index scores were higher among children exposed to AEDs via breast milk vs. those not breastfed (adjusted mean IQ...
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Anxiety heightens risk of stroke
Major finding: Every one standard deviation increase in anxiety was associated with a 17% increase in stroke risk following adjustment for...
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Anesthetic drugs for status epilepticus linked with death, infection risk
Major finding: Patients treated with IVADs vs. those not treated with IVADs had an increased risk of death (relative risk = 3.16) and higher...
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Lenalidomide therapy renews varicella risk in multiple myeloma
Major finding: Ten of 132 patients (7.6%) who received lenalidomide for multiple myeloma developed varicella zoster infection.Data source: A...
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No link between herpes zoster in elderly and varicella vaccination
Major finding: Herpes zoster incidence among Medicare recipients over age 65 increased 39% from 10 per 1,000 person-years in 1992 to 13.9 per 1,...
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Consider small-fiber neuropathies in systemic lupus erythematosus
Major finding: A total of 14 patients, or 17% of 82 with peripheral neuropathies, had biopsy-proven small-fiber neuropathies and often presented...
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NIH announces major funding support for concussion, TBI research
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NIH launches national stroke trials network
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Mild cognitive impairment symptom mimics common before Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Major finding: The percentage of AD patients, compared with controls, who had a diagnosis of MCI at 36 months before AD diagnosis to 6 months...
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Study identifies several genes associated with epileptic encephalopathies
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery improved mood, behavior in some patients
Major finding: Scores on the Children’s Depression Inventory and the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale demonstrated clinically significant...