Neurology
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How does alcohol intake affect dementia risk in older adults?
The association may be more consistently adverse in adults with mild cognitive impairment.
Conference Coverage
Judicious EEG use identifies pseudosyncope during tilt-table testing
Limiting EEG during tilt-table testing to suspected pseudosyncope cases greatly increases the chance of detecting the condition.
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Adult insomnia associated with childhood behavioral problems
The association was particularly strong with externalizing behavioral problems.
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Sensory feedback may smooth walking with a prosthetic leg
Neural stimulation was associated with faster walking speeds, increased confidence, greater metabolic efficiency, and reduced phantom limb pain....
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CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
Med Tech Report
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
Conference Coverage
Ticagrelor: Modest benefit, bigger bleed risk in diabetes plus stable CAD
Patients with prior PCI fared a bit better and may be a target population for long-term DAPT therapy.
Guidelines
AAN guideline encourages vaccinations for MS patients
Unless there are specific contraindications, clinicians should advise patients to follow local vaccine standards, the guideline says.
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Genotype may affect lifestyle’s influence on dementia risk
Among APOE4 carriers, health and lifestyle factors such as not smoking, being free from depression, and getting regular physical activity may not...
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Ubrogepant shows acute migraine efficacy in triptan nonresponders
PHILADELPHIA – Data from two ubrogepant pivotal trials showed similar migraine pain relief in triptan-ineffective and triptan-effective patients...
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Possible role of enterovirus infection in acute flaccid myelitis cases detected
High levels of enterovirus peptides were found in the cerebral spinal fluid of individuals with AFM.