Neurology
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Vascular risk factors increased likelihood of restless legs syndrome in women
Major finding: Diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, BMI, smoking, and lack of exercise were linked to restless legs syndrome in 12% of women aged 45...
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Rotigotine patch improves restless legs symptoms
Major finding: Patients with restless legs syndrome who used a rotigotine patch experienced a decrease of about 15 points on the International...
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Meta-analysis confirms pramipexole calms restless legs
Major finding: Pramipexole improved symptoms and sleep quality to a greater extent than did placebo (both P less than .00001).Data source: Meta-...
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Sleep problems common, untreated in systemic lupus erythematosus
Major finding: SLE patients had significantly higher PSQI scores (mean score, 8.5 out of a possible 21) compared with healthy controls (mean score...
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Carbonation affects brain processing of sweet stimuli
Major finding: The presence of CO2 produces an overall decrease in neural processing of sweetness-related signals.Data source: A small brain...
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High-dose, high-potency statins reduced dementia risk
Major finding: For total equivalent statin dosage, the hazard ratios for dementia were 0.773 (low dosage), 0.632 (medium), 0.332 (high), compared...
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PML reported in multiple sclerosis patient on fingolimod
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Policy statement outlines components of successful stroke care
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Neurologist calls for shift in stroke paradigm
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Early thrombolysis benefits moderate and mild stroke patients
Major finding: When treated with early thrombolysis, patients with mild stroke symptoms were 51% more likely to have a 3-month modified Rankin...
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Percent insula infarction may help predict stroke treatment response
Major finding: The percent anterior insula infarct at admission was the only predictor of infarct growth in both univariate and multivariate...