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Longer hospitalization, greater care needed for depressed ischemic stroke patients
BALTIMORE – Patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with preexisting major depressive disorder (MDD) are less likely to die while in...
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CMS assures small-practice doctors they have a place in MACRA
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Efficacy of Cladribine Tablets Continues After Conversion to MS
LONDON—Significant treatment effect versus placebo of cladribine tablets given to patients with clinically isolated syndrome during the initial...
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Reassuring findings on neurodevelopmental outcomes in HIV-exposed children
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – In-utero exposure to maternal HIV and antiretroviral drugs in uninfected children had no measurable adverse...
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Ear-worn device helps Parkinson’s patients to improve their voice
PORTLAND, ORE. – A new device worn on one ear may help individuals with Parkinson’s to overcome speech deficits associated with the disease. When...
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Many overweight Parkinson’s patients have insulin resistance
PORTLAND, ORE. – More than half of overweight, nondiabetic people with Parkinson’s disease were insulin resistant even though most had normal...
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Biomarkers predict Parkinson’s among high-risk individuals
PORTLAND, ORE. – The presence of at least three out of four chemical biomarkers can predict the development of Parkinson’s disease at 3 years of...
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Asleep deep brain stimulation placement offers advantages in Parkinson’s
PORTLAND, ORE.– Performing deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease using intraoperative CT imaging while the patient is under...
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Why the Eye Should Be a Focus When Treating Migraine
SAN DIEGO—Among patients with migraine, eye-related symptoms such as dry eyes and photophobia are common and treatable, said Kathleen B. Digre, MD...
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Are Antipsychotics Necessary in Patients With Dementia?
TORONTO—Approximately 80% of elderly people with dementia in nursing homes do not have a reemergence of behavioral symptoms after cessation of...
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Transcranial direct current stimulation enhances cognitive training in Parkinson’s
PORTLAND, ORE. – Combining transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training resulted in an improvement in a greater number of...