Neurology
From the Journals
Midlife hypertension is associated with subsequent risk of dementia
Elevated blood pressure in midlife is associated with risk of subsequent dementia, but whether the risk is treatable is unclear.
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Ketogenic diets are what’s cooking for drug-refractory epilepsy
BANGKOK – New developments in a long-established form of epilepsy therapy.
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Lasmiditan is associated with driving impairment
PHILADELPHIA – Impairment is detected at 1.5 hours after dosing and is resolved by 8 hours after dosing.
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Treatment of episodic cluster headache deviates from recommendations
PHILADELPHIA – Among patients with episodic cluster headache, use of acute medications is high, but use of...
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Quarterly intravenous eptinezumab prevents migraine
PHILADELPHIA – Results from a pair of dose-ranging, randomized studies showed one IV eptinezumab dose cut migraine recurrences for 3 months.
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Mediterranean diet tied to improved cognition in type 2 diabetes
The association was significant in those with effective glycemic control.
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Sleep aids and dementia: Studies find both risks and benefits
LOS ANGELES – Researchers found differences in dementia risk by race and sex; a possible mechanism of damage from certain sleep-promoting...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
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Benzodiazepines, hypnotics don’t increase Alzheimer’s pathology
LOS ANGELES – The drugs were not associated with Alzheimer’s pathology, but were associated with a trend toward greater loss of neurons in the...
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Antiepileptic drug outcomes have remained flat for 3 decades
BANGKOK – “We don’t treat the whale; we treat the spout.” – Dr. Martin J. Brodie
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Posttraumatic headache may be associated with reduced pain thresholds
PHILADELPHIA – Symptoms of photophobia and allodynia are more severe in patients with posttraumatic headache,...