Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
Hospital Readmission After Seizure Discharge, Neurology; ePub 2018 Dec 21; Blank, et al
VP Shunts and Post-Operative Complications Assessed, J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis; ePub 2018 Dec 20; Linzey, et al
Disparities in Inter-Hospital Helicopter Transport, J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis; ePub 2018 Dec 11; Sarrazin, et al
Mild-to-Moderate OSA Linked with Hypertension, Sleep; ePub 2018 Dec 22; Vgontzas, et al
Aspirin Reduces Stroke Risk in Women with Prior HDP, Neurology; ePub 2018 Dec 26; Miller, Boehme, et al
FDA Actions
FDA Approves Firdapse for Rare Autoimmune Disorder, FDA news release; 2018 Nov 28
FDA Approves Ajovy for Migraine in Adults, Teva Pharmaceutical news release; 2018 Sep 14
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
Global Burden of Motor Neuron Diseases Examined, Lancet Neurol; ePub 2018 Nov 5; Logroscino, et al
FDA Approves Tiglutik for Treatment of ALS, ITF Pharma news release; 2018 Sep 6
Sleep Medicine
Mild-to-Moderate OSA Linked with Hypertension, Sleep; ePub 2018 Dec 22; Vgontzas, et al
Sleep Disturbance and Its Effect on Soldiers, Sleep; ePub 2018 Dec 17; Osgood, et al
Health Policy
Later School Start Times, Sleep Health Evaluated , Sleep; ePub 2018 Nov 3; Nahmod, Lee, et al
FDA Approves Briviact for Partial-Onset Seizures, UCB website; 2016 Feb 19; news release
Alzheimer's & Cognition
Female Veterans, Military-Related Risk, and Dementia, Neurology; ePub 2018 Dec 12; Yaffe, et al
Retinal Signs and Risk of Incident Dementia, Alzheimers Dement; ePub 2018 Nov 12; Deal, et al
Multiple Sclerosis
Prevalence of Asthma in Persons with MS, Mult Scler Relat Disord; ePub 2018 Dec 11; Hill, et al
Normal-Appearing White Matter in MS Examined, Neuroradiology; ePub 2018 Dec 12; Yu, 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
Study Compares 2 Cognitive Assessment Tools, Mov Disord; ePub 2018 Dec 10; Hendershott, et al
White Matter Differences Between ET and PD, Neurology; ePub 2018 Nov 30; Juttukonda, et al
Rare Diseases
FDA Approves Firdapse for Rare Autoimmune Disorder, FDA news release; 2018 Nov 28
Treatment Outcomes Post-Surgery for Moyamoya Disease, J Neurol; ePub 2018 Sep 8; Kahn, Kaur, Stein, et al
Traumatic Brain Injury
hsCRP May Be Viable Blood Biomarker for mTBI, J Head Trauma Rehabil; ePub 2018 Nov 28; Shetty, et al
Concussion and/or Mild TBI Linked with Suicide Risk, JAMA Neurology; ePub 2018 Nov 12; Fralick, 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
Aspirin Reduces Stroke Risk in Women with Prior HDP, Neurology; ePub 2018 Dec 26; Miller, Boehme, et al
Retinal Signs and Risk of Incident Dementia, Alzheimers Dement; ePub 2018 Nov 12; Deal, et al
Headache & Migraine
FDA Approves Ajovy for Migraine in Adults, Teva Pharmaceutical news release; 2018 Sep 14
Headache Patients Seek High Level of Outpatient Care , Headache; ePub 2018 Jul 19; Brilla, Woo, et al