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Aerobic exercise may mitigate age-related cognitive decline
Among adults with below-average fitness, aerobic exercise significantly improves executive function, a randomized trial finds.
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Clinical benefits persist 5 years after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Patients with generalized nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis who undergo thymectomy may have better long-term clinical outcomes and require less...
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Age of migraine onset may affect stroke risk
One unexpected finding was that the onset of migraine with aura before age 50 is not associated with ischemic stroke.
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How seizure prediction may benefit patients with epilepsy
Stress levels, EEG readings, and circadian patterns someday may be used to generate a daily seizure forecast, a researcher suggests.
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FDA approves generic version of vigabatrin
Prior to approval, vigabatrin had been included on an FDA list of off-patent, off-exclusivity branded drugs without approved generics.
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Tic disorders are associated with obesity and diabetes
Patients with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder have a higher risk for metabolic and cardiovascular health problems, a population-based...
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Does rituximab delay disability progression in patients with secondary progressive MS?
Patients with secondary progressive MS who are treated with rituximab off label may accrue less disability during follow-up, compared with matched...
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How Often Are Staring Spells Seizures?
CHICAGO—About half of staring spells referred to a new-onset seizure (NOS) clinic turn out to be epileptic seizures,...
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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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How often is AED treatment delayed for patients with epilepsy?
NEW ORLEANS – More than 30% of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy do not initiate antiepileptic drug treatment at the time of diagnosis,...
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Study elicits patients’ most disturbing epilepsy symptoms
NEW ORLEANS – The most prominent symptoms and functional impacts of epilepsy may differ in the early, middle, and late stages of the disease.
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Nicotine patch may be an effective precision therapy for select epilepsies
NEW ORLEANS – In select epilepsy patients with gene variants in subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, nicotine may be an...
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Frontal lobe epilepsy elevates seizure risk during pregnancy
NEW ORLEANS – About 53% of women with frontal lobe epilepsy have increased seizure frequency during pregnancy.
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Patients with epilepsy may develop tolerance to CBD-enriched oil
NEW ORLEANS – About a quarter of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy develop tolerance to cannabis oil extract.