Conference Coverage
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Conference Coverage
COVID vaccination does not appear to worsen symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Vaccination programs should continue for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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Conference Coverage
Resistance training tied to improvements in Parkinson’s disease symptoms
Patients who underwent resistance training had significantly greater improvement in motor impairment, muscle strength, and mobility/balance than...
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Conference Coverage
In epilepsy, heart issues linked to longer disease duration
Researchers hope to tease out mechanism of cardiovascular risk to improve monitoring and prevention.
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Conference Coverage
Psychiatric comorbidities in the pediatric neurology clinic
Neurologists are in a unique position to help recognize and treat psychological comorbidities in their patients.
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Conference Coverage
High-efficacy therapies for MS: When and how to use them
Experts make the case for use of high-efficacy therapies in MS.
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Conference Coverage
Should McDonald criteria include optical nerve lesions?
Researchers come out in favor, with a caveat against misdiagnoses.
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‘Reassuring data’ for two MS meds in pregnancy
Preterm birth, spontaneous abortions, and major congenital anomalies were rare with anti-CD20 drugs ocrelizumab or natalizumab.
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Can MS be stopped early in its tracks?
Dimethyl fumarate reduced the risk of a first acute or progressive event related to CNS demyelination by more than 80%, compared with placebo.
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Conference Coverage
Intensive BP lowering harmful in acute ischemic stroke: ENCHANTED2/MT
“This result is not what we expected, but it is a definitive result and gives us a lower safety margin for blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke...
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From the Journals
Dementia signs detected years before diagnosis
Findings of a new study offer hope for interventions to reduce the risk of the dementia developing.
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From the Journals
Concerning trend of growing subarachnoid hemorrhage rates in Black people
“Addressing this racial disparity will require multidisciplinary factors targeted not just at subarachnoid hemorrhage risk factors but also at...
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Kidney function may help docs pick antiplatelet mix after stroke
Ticagrelor–aspirin compared with clopidogrel-aspirin reduced risk for recurrent stroke with no substantial increase in severe or moderate bleeding...
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Stroke risk rises with years of drinking in young adults
There is “consistent evidence” showing a detrimental effect of excessive alcohol use.
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From the Journals
Novel drug eases Parkinson’s-related constipation in early trial
The drug, ENT-01, targets abnormal clumps of alpha-synuclein that are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.
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‘Lucid dying’: EEG backs near-death experience during CPR
“Recalled experiences and brain wave changes may be the first signs of the so-called near-death experience.”
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Dementia prevalence study reveals inequities
Researchers say inequities likely stem from structural racism and income inequality.