Neurology
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Iron as effective as pramipexole in restless legs syndrome
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Study supports safety of epilepsy medication withdrawal prior to video-EEGs
Major finding: About 5% of patients had complications during video-electroencephalographic monitoring, and about 90% of the patients were...
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Blood pressure control tied to decline in stroke mortality over past 50 years
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With tamsulosin, don’t forget the dip
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FDA updates clobazam label to reflect risk of severe skin reactions
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DTI detects long-term axonal injury in veterans with TBI
Major finding: Veterans had significantly higher average diffusion tensor imaging–derived fractional anisotropy values than did healthy controls...
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Subjective memory complaints predict clinical impairment
Major finding: The risk of a clinical impairment was significantly increased by an older age at baseline (HR, 1.12 for every 1-year increment);...
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No differences are seen in concussion risk, severity, by helmet brand
Major finding: Sport-related concussion incidence rates were 9.5, 8.1, and 6.7 for the Riddell, Schutt, and Xenith helmets, respectively.
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Chest pain traits didn’t identify MI in women
Major finding: Only 3 of the 34 characteristics of chest pain differed significantly enough between men and women to possibly enhance diagnosis of...
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Cholinesterase inhibitors most effective in mild Alzheimer’s
Major finding: After 3 years on cholinesterase inhibitors, patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease had a mean decline of 6.1 points on the...
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Good news: ‘fibrofog’ doesn’t portend Alzheimer’s
Major finding: Fibromyalgia patients who had recent onset of the constellation of cognitive dysfunction complaints known as fibrofog did not score...