Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
Mindfulness, Education Both Improve Stress in MS, Mult Scler; ePub 2018 Jul 9; Senders, Hanes, et al
Hypertension More Common in MS Than Control Group, Mult Scler Relat Disord; ePub 2018 Jul 10; Saroufim, et al
CCL18 Plasma Levels Linked with Neurodegeneration, Mult Scler Relat Disord; ePub 2018 Jul 6; Ziliotto, et al
Organic Solvents, Smoking, and MS Susceptibility, Neurology; ePub 2018 Jul 3; Hedström, Hössjer, et al
MS Linked with Increased Risk of Divorce Among Men, Mult Scler Relat Disord; ePub 2018 Jul 3; Landfeldt, et al
FDA Actions
FDA Approves Xeomin for Excessive Drooling, Merz North America news release; 2018 Jul 3
FDA Approves Epidiolex for Rare Epilepsy Forms, FDA news release: 2018 Jun 25
Clinical Guidelines
DBS Guidelines for Treatment of Patients with PD, Neurosurgery; ePub 2018 Mar 12; Rughani, et al
Guidelines for Reducing Brain Injury Post-Resuscitation, Neurology; ePub 2017 May 10; Geocardin, et al
Neuromuscular Disorders
FDA Approves Xeomin for Excessive Drooling, Merz North America news release; 2018 Jul 3
Integrated MRI and [11C]‐PBR28 PET Imaging in ALS, Ann Neurol; ePub 2018 May 8; Alshikho, et al
Sleep Medicine
Subjective Improvements in Sleep Apnea Examined, Sleep Med; ePub 2018 Jul 4; Bhat, Gupta, et al
Patient Satisfaction with Sleep Study Experience, Sleep; ePub 2018 May 8; Kapur, Johnston, et al
Health Policy
FDA Approves Briviact for Partial-Onset Seizures, UCB website; 2016 Feb 19; news release
FDA Approves Perampanel for Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Epilepsy drug previously approved for partial-onset seizures
Alzheimer's & Cognition
Gender and Cognition in Overweight Adults with T2D, Alzheimers Dement; ePub 2018 Jul 4; Espeland, et al
MCI, Dementia Linked with Vascular Risk Factors, Alzheimers Dement; ePub 2018 May 12; Knopman, et al
Multiple Sclerosis
Mindfulness, Education Both Improve Stress in MS, Mult Scler; ePub 2018 Jul 9; Senders, Hanes, et al
Hypertension More Common in MS Than Control Group, Mult Scler Relat Disord; ePub 2018 Jul 10; Saroufim, et al
Parkinson's Disease
Orthostatic Hypotension in PD Increases Care Costs, Parkinsonism Relat Disord; ePub 2017 Nov 27; Merola, et al
FDA Approves Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation System, Boston Scientific news release; 2017 Dec 11
Pediatrics
FDA Approves Oral Option for Pediatric Epilepsy, UCB news release; 2017 Nov 6
FDA Approves Dysport for Pediatric Limb Spasticity, Ipsen news release; 2016 Aug 1
Movement Disorders
FDA Approves Xeomin for Excessive Drooling, Merz North America news release; 2018 Jul 3
Predicting Falls in Patients with Parkinson Disease, Neurol Clin Pract; 2018 Jun 1; Parashos, et al
Rare Diseases
FDA Approves Hizentra for CIDP Treatment, CSL Behring news release; 2018 Mar 16
Cerebral Cavernous Malformation in the Elderly , JAMA Neurol; ePub 2017 May 8; Flemming, et al
Traumatic Brain Injury
Psychiatric Risk Factors for Recurrent Neurotrauma, Brain Inj; ePub 2018 Jun 18; Hayward, Fessler, et al
TBI Linked with 2-fold Increase Risk of Dementia, JAMA Neurology; ePub 2018 May 7; Barnes, et al
Practice Management
Neurologic Drug Shortages May Compromise Care, Neurology; ePub 2017 Nov 15; Omorodion, et al
Racial Disparities in Neurologic Care Examined, Neurology; ePub 2017 May 17; Saadi, et al
Neurosurgery & Trauma
Readmission Rates After Thrombectomy for Stroke , J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis; ePub 2018 Jul 3; Ramchand, et al
Ischemic Stroke Risk After Trauma in Young Cohort, Neurology; ePub 2017 Nov 8; Fox, Hills, et al
Mixed Topics
Admissions for Psychotic Episodes, Epilepsy Linked , Epilepsia; ePub 2018 Jul 4; Rossi, Kim, et al
Gender and Cognition in Overweight Adults with T2D, Alzheimers Dement; ePub 2018 Jul 4; Espeland, et al
Headache & Migraine
Prevalence of Optic Nerve Head Edema in the ED, Neurology; ePub 2018 Jan 5; Sachdeva, et al
Association Between Migraine and Suicidal Behavior, Headache; ePub 2017 Nov 29; Friedman, Zhong, et al