Neurology
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Can anesthesia in infants affect IQ scores?
Key clinical point: Volatile inhaled anesthesia may affect neurodevelopment in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Major finding:...
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Thymectomy improves clinical outcomes for myasthenia gravis
Thymectomy improved 3-year clinical outcomes and was superior to medical therapy for mild to severe nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis.
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AAN recommends against routine closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary stroke prevention
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Focused-ultrasound device approved to treat essential tremor
The FDA approved a device that treats essential tremor using transcranial focused ultrasound to destroy MRI-identified pathologic areas of the...
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SLEEP TIGHT: CPAP may be vasculoprotective in stroke/TIA
DENVER – Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with a recent TIA or mild stroke appears to reduce...
Practice Economics
Opioid reform legislation passes House committee
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Antithrombotics appear safe in BCVI with concomitant injuries
SAN ANTONIO – Early use of antithrombotic therapy does not appear to increase the rate of worsening of hemorrhagic injures, and gets stroke rates...
Conference Coverage
Endovascular thrombectomy procedure volume for stroke may not affect outcomes
Patient outcomes after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke do not appear to be worse at low- versus high-volume...
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Benefit of lumbar fusion for spinal stenosis found to be small to nonexistent
Key clinical point: The benefit of adding lumbar fusion surgery to decompression surgery for spinal stenosis was nonexistent in one large trial...
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FDA requires boxed warnings for short-acting opioids
The new boxed warning affects 87 innovator products and 141 generic immediate-release opioids. The FDA notified manufacturers of its decision...