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Cutaneous reaction to AEDs? Think autoimmune epilepsy
BANGKOK – Four of five neuronal autoantibody-positive chronic epilepsy patients had skin reactions to their antiepileptic drugs.
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Hypertension, white matter hyperintensities, and dementia: What’s the link?
LOS ANGELES – Findings from a French cohort suggest that a vascular pathway, independent of amyloid, bears on cognitive decline.
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Nearly 20% of migraineurs use opioids for migraine
PHILADELPHIA – People with 4 or more migraine headache days per month are more likely to use opioids, compared with people with fewer migraine...
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A plurality of migraineurs seeks care from primary care physicians
PHILADELPHIA – Care for migraineurs varies according to the provider consulted, and migraine care overall is...
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Alzheimer’s disease raises risk for recurrent seizures
LOS ANGELES – In one cohort study, nearly 70% of Alzheimer’s disease patients who had one seizure had another within months, and seizures were...
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Changes in sleep-wake timing accompany cerebral glucose hypometabolism and cognitive function
LOS ANGELES – It’s unclear whether the sleep dysregulation is a sign of impending neurodegeneration, or a risk factor for it.
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Huntington’s symptom domains correlate with structural differences
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Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by billions a year as feds struggle to stop it
Some plans overbill the government by exaggerating how sick their members are or by charging Medicare for treatment of serious medical conditions...
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White light exposure is associated with acute risk of headache in migraine
PHILADELPHIA – Whether reducing light exposure could decrease headache frequency is unclear, said the investigators...
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Obesity tied to relapse in young patients with multiple sclerosis
Weight loss or BMI-based dosing might improve treatment response.
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Which migraineurs seek care from a neurologist?
PHILADELPHIA – A large number of patients with migraine who first seek care for migraine in a primary care setting receive an initial migraine...