Neurology
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Distance learning may cause convergence insufficiency
Convergence insufficiency is an impairment of binocularity. Symptoms include headaches while reading, words that seem to move around the page,...
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Moms’ cannabis use in pregnancy tied to anxiety and hyperactivity in offspring
May have epigenetic immunomodulatory effects affecting neurodevelopment
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The neurological super powers of grandma are real
Plus, COVID hits the woods and finger snapping spoils a movie.
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Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...
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Expected spike in acute flaccid myelitis did not occur in 2020
COVID-19 interventions may have reduced transmission of the associated enteroviruses.
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Autism prevalence in children as high as 10% in some New Jersey communities
School districts with higher ASD prevalence in the study have expansive health and educational programs in place to diagnose and support children...
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Ohio records more deaths than births for first time
“It’s COVID, clearly.”
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DMTs linked to better pediatric MS outcomes
Real-world data show similar benefit to clinical trial comparing fingolimod with interferon.
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DIY nerve stimulation effective in episodic migraine
Participants in a new study applied neurostimulation for a continuous 2-hour period within 4 hours of a migraine attack.
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Pandemic survey: Forty-six percent of pediatric headache patients got worse
But some fared better when they were stuck at home instead of at school.
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Epidiolex plus THC lowers seizures in pediatric epilepsy
But neurologists caution colleagues to be careful with the intoxicating cannabis component.