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MRI is a critical part of the MS precision medicine toolkit
DALLAS – As the central vein sign emerges as a candidate biomarker, researchers are tracking very early lesions.
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Second-generation hydrogel surpasses platinum for brain aneurysm closure
HONOLULU – In a randomized trial, brain aneurysm embolization with next-generation hydrogel coil led to fewer recurrences than bare platinum wire...
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MI, strokes spike during 30 days after cancer diagnosis
HONOLULU – During the first 30 days after a cancer diagnosis, the incidence of an MI or stroke jumped nearly 500%.
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Higher blood pressure after thrombectomy links with bad stroke outcomes
HONOLULU – Observational data showed that ischemic stroke patients with systolic blood pressure above 158 mm Hg after thrombectomy had worse...
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Survey of MS patients reveals numerous pregnancy-related concerns
DALLAS – Of those who became pregnant following diagnosis, 20% reported postpartum depression or anxiety.
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‘Trigger zone’ resection ups seizure-free odds in temporal lobe epilepsy
The findings, if confirmed in prospective interventional trials, could have important implications for surgery and drug development.
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Teriflunomide transmission can occur in female partners of men taking the drug
DALLAS – Women who had low detectable levels of teriflunomide did not engage in more frequent sexual intercourse than did women with undetectable...
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Neurologists grappling with patients who embrace ‘stem cell tourism’
DALLAS – The unethical practice of offering unproven cellular preparations to patients is rising in multiple sclerosis.
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Blood-based signature helps predict status of early AD indicator
By analyzing as few as four proteins, a machine learning-derived test can predict the status of CSF amyloid beta1-42.
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Evaluations for possible MS often turn up one of its many mimics
DALLAS – At two multiple sclerosis (MS) centers, 74% of patients referred for a possible diagnosis of MS did not have the disease.
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In utero infections raise risk for autism