Neurology
AHA Report | Heart disease and stroke statistics in the US—2023 update
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:27h | UTCNews Release: COVID toll realized: CVD deaths take big jump, especially among certain populations – American Heart Association
Commentaries:
AHA Presents Up-To-Date Statistics for Cardiovascular Disease – HealthDay
Sobering statistics from the AHA’s 2023 heart disease and stroke update – News Medical
Association between healthy lifestyle and memory decline in older adults: 10 year, population based, prospective cohort study
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:21h | UTCEditorial: Healthy lifestyles for dementia prevention – The BMJ
News Release: Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults – BMJ Newsroom
M-A | Revisiting the evidence base for modern-day practice of the treatment of toxoplasmic encephalitis
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:14h | UTC
RCT | Duration of prophylactic levetiracetam after surgery for brain tumor
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#NEULatestArticle #NEUVisualAbstract Duration of Prophylactic Levetiracetam After Surgery for Brain Tumor: A Prospective Randomized Trial https://t.co/O8wAgwK0SL by Rahman et al @UFHealth @CNS_Update @DKondziolkaCNS @IsaacYangMD #Seizures #BrainTumor pic.twitter.com/ALVEw91oiZ
— Neurosurgery Publications (@NeurosurgeryCNS) October 6, 2022
Review | The blood–brain barrier and optimization of antibiotics for the treatment of CNS infections in adults
27 Jan, 2023 | 11:55h | UTC
Preliminary study suggests decompression surgery may improve symptoms in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:23h | UTC
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:22h | UTC
RCT | Effects of a web-guided system for self-treatment of recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
23 Jan, 2023 | 13:43h | UTCEffect of Self-treatment of Recurrent Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Related Video: Web-Guided Canalith Reposition Maneuver – JAMA
Commentary: Web-Based System Works Well for Diagnosis, Treatment of Recurrent Vertigo – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Patients may benefit from treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo themselves using a web-guided system. https://t.co/9Hjwb0XGnl
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) January 20, 2023
AHA Scientific Statement | Diagnosis, workup, risk reduction of transient ischemic attack in the ED setting
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:56h | UTCNews Release: Stroke symptoms, even if they disappear within an hour, need emergency assessment – American Heart Association
RCT | Safety, efficacy, and tolerability of modified Atkins diet in persons with drug-resistant epilepsy
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:42h | UTCSafety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of Modified Atkins Diet in Persons With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Can diet combined with drugs reduce seizures? – American Academy of Neurology
Commentary: Modified Atkins Diet Plus Drug Therapy Beneficial in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy – HealthDay
Cohort Study | Analysis of Rituximab use and COVID-19 hospitalization or death in patients with multiple sclerosis
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Patients with MS on rituximab vaccinated for #COVID19 6 months before or after their last infusion had a much lower risk of COVID hospitalization – 1.4 vs 3.6 per 100 among unvaccinated people. https://t.co/am6hdSidMT
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 28, 2022
SR | Interventions for preventing and ameliorating cognitive deficits in adults treated with cranial irradiation
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:09h | UTC
Vestibular migraine treatment: a comprehensive practical review
19 Jan, 2023 | 13:57h | UTCVestibular migraine treatment: a comprehensive practical review – Brain
Cohort Study | Brain cancer after radiation exposure from CT examinations of children and young adults
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:36h | UTCBrain cancer after radiation exposure from CT examinations of children and young adults: results from the EPI-CT cohort study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
CT brain cancer risk quantified for children and young adults – medwire News
Review | Multimodality imaging of neurodegenerative disorders with a focus on multiparametric magnetic resonance and molecular imaging
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:11h | UTC
Retrospective Study | Most patients with long Covid developed after mild infection get better within a year
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:42h | UTCLong covid outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: nationwide cohort study – The BMJ
News Release: Most long COVID effects resolve within a year after mild infection, finds study- British Medical Journal
Commentary: Long COVID After Mild Infection? It Fades Within a Year – HealthDay
Study identified six clusters of patients with long COVID, with distinct profiles of phenotypic abnormalities
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:40h | UTCGeneralisable long COVID subtypes: Findings from the NIH N3C and RECOVER programmes – eBioMedicine
SR | Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Read the latest #systematicreview of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis that looks at the dose efficiacy and tolerability of selective #serotonin reuptake inhibitors for #depression ▶️ https://t.co/B4lLe8YhcH pic.twitter.com/xIhz8sciJD
— BMJMedicine (@BMJMedicine) December 23, 2022
SR | Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:19h | UTCNon‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia – Cochrane Library
Summary: Non-medicine interventions for sleep problems in dementia – Cochrane Library
RCT | Strength training of the nonhemiplegic side promotes motor function recovery in patients with stroke
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:05h | UTC
Cohort Study | Association of early progression independent of relapse activity with long-term disability after a first demyelinating event in MS
12 Jan, 2023 | 13:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests that presenting with progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) after a first demyelinating event in multiple sclerosis is an unfavorable long-term prognosis, especially if it occurs early in the disease course. https://t.co/Mao0Wf8GXI
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) December 19, 2022
RCT | Tenecteplase does not improve outcomes in patients with wake-up stroke assessed by non-contrast CT
12 Jan, 2023 | 13:08h | UTCSafety and efficacy of tenecteplase in patients with wake-up stroke assessed by non-contrast CT (TWIST): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Here's the result from the TWIST trial, link is available for reading in the Lancet Neurology for 50 days.
Spoiler alert: 0,25 mg/kg, max 25 mg tenecteplase does not improve outcome in wake-up stroke (selected with non-contrast CT of the brain).https://t.co/eCDINM0a1k— Erik Lundström (@lundstrom_erik) December 20, 2022
Acute kidney injury-associated delirium: a review of clinical and pathophysiological mechanisms
12 Jan, 2023 | 12:50h | UTC
Review | The outcome of neurorehabilitation efficacy and management of traumatic brain injury
12 Jan, 2023 | 12:46h | UTC
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus following cardiac arrest: overlooked, untreated and misjudged
12 Jan, 2023 | 12:43h | UTC