Neurology
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A patient-centered approach to tapering opioids
Simply treating opioid addiction isn’t enough. Instead, reposition your patient’s singular circumstances and needs at the center of efforts to end...
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Skip CTs for breakthrough seizures in chronic epilepsy
BALTIMORE – Eliminating CTs saves money, prevents unnecessary radiation exposure.
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Intensive BP control reduced dementia but increased brain atrophy and hurt cognition
SAN DIEGO – The small but significant ill effects worried some researchers at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease...
Case-Based Review
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview
From the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH (Ms. Manohar and...
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Antibiotic use may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Use of antianaerobic or tetracycline antimicrobials may be associated with the later development of Parkinson’s disease.
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Trial finds three drugs equally effective for established status epilepticus
Randomized study of fosphenytoin, valproate, and levetiracetam informs management of benzodiazepine-refractory disease.
Conference Coverage
Late-onset MS is often more severe than earlier-onset MS
ST. LOUIS – Late-onset MS often has faster accrual of disability and might require different treatment options.
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Baseline subtypes predict dementia and death in patients with Parkinson’s disease
ST. LOUIS – Clinicians should assess cognitive and psychiatric symptoms at baseline.
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Children may develop prolonged headache after concussion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Headache after pediatric concussion may present as migraine, chronic daily headache, tension-type...
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Don’t miss neuromuscular complications of cancer immunotherapy
AUSTIN, TEX. – “Timing of onset is a critical component to assist in identifying immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated versus non-immune...