Neurology
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Hippocampal abnormalities seen in epilepsy subtypes may be congenital
NEW ORLEANS – Imaging studies suggest that changes in hippocampal volume seen in these patients probably occur before birth and are not the result...
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How does CBD compare and interact with other AEDs?
The drug’s most important clinical interaction is with clobazam.
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Insulin loses its starting spot
And fewer migraines may signal greater diabetes risk in women.
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Chronic opioid use during pregnancy linked with reduced head circumference in NAS newborns
Of neonates with NAS, 87% were born to mothers prescribed opioid agonist medication–assisted treatment.
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USPSTF issues draft research plan on opioid use disorder prevention
Public comment is sought on the research plan.
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Common AEDs confer modestly increased risk of major congenital malformations
NEW ORLEANS – The 5% overall rate is higher than the background rate, but is still considerably less than the 9% rate seen among valproate-exposed...
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Teenagers with epilepsy may benefit from depression screening
NEW ORLEANS – As much as 8% of patients with pediatric epilepsy may have moderately severe depressive symptoms, and...
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Acute flaccid myelitis has unique MRI features
Acute flaccid myelitis more commonly presents with asymmetric paralysis and spinal cord lesions largely restricted to gray matter.
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CDC: No medical therapy can yet be recommended for acute flaccid myelitis
Updated guidelines find no solid evidence behind any treatment, all which must still be considered anecdotal.
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Anti-MOG antibodies associated with non-MS, monophasic demyelinating disease in young children
BERLIN – Age and anti-MOG antibody status may help to predict a non-MS diagnosis.
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Demyelinating diseases, especially MS, disrupt normal brain development in children