Neurology
Conference Coverage
Better communication with pharmacists can improve postop pain control
A pharmacist advises surgeons to make sure to adjust medications based on preoperative or intraoperative doses to avoid endangering patients by...
Conference Coverage
Noncardiac surgery has 7% covert stroke rate in elderly
HONOLULU – Covert strokes were linked with a doubled rate of cognitive decline in older patients after noncardiac surgery.
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Minimally invasive ICH lysis safely helps when clot adequately shrinks
HONOLULU – The primary endpoint from the phase 3 MISTIE III trial was neutral, apparently because clot lysis often fell short.
From the Journals
In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Opioid-related overdose deaths are highest in low-income white areas.
Conference Coverage
Researchers compare focused ultrasound and DBS for essential tremor
LAS VEGAS – Focused ultrasound and DBS have similar efficacy in essential tremor, but their safety profiles and...
Daily News Podcast
Deep sleep decreases, Alzheimer’s increases
There is reassuring data on pregnancy outcomes for women with atopic dermatitis.
Daily News Podcast
Think outside lower body for pelvic pain
The editor-in-chief of Blood has a few tips on how you can get your work published.
Daily News Podcast
AAP guidance: How to ask about military service
Neudexta is mainly being prescribed for dementia and Parkinson’s.
From the Journals
No change in postoperative pain with restrictive opioid protocol
The implementation of an ultrarestrictive opioid prescribing protocol after gynecologic surgery was associated with significant declines in opioid...
Conference Coverage
Resection, neurostimulation combo found successful in eloquent cortical regions
NEW ORLEANS – Flanking the resection with electrodes can suppress seizures while allowing surgeons to leave as much brain tissue as possible.
From the Journals
Overprescribing opioids leads to higher levels of consumption
The study findings have troubling implications for opioid abuse among surgical patients.