Neurology
Systematic Review: Routine or selective carotid artery shunting for carotid endarterectomy (and different methods of monitoring in selective shunting).
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
M-A: Clinical presentation and outcomes of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in adults worldwide.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTC
RCT: Evaluation of an online intervention for improving stroke survivors’ health-related quality of life.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:59h | UTCNews Release: Infertility and pregnancy loss may increase women’s risk of stroke – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter
Infertility and pregnancy loss are associated with an increased risk of non-fatal and fatal stroke in later life, finds study.
Early monitoring of women who have experienced miscarriage or stillbirth could lower the risk, the researchers suggest https://t.co/fYrNfpz6fC
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 24, 2022
Cohort Study: The risk of stroke is substantially higher in the first year of initiation of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCOral Contraceptives, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Stroke Risk – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Flash of Greater Stroke Risk at Initiation of Oral Contraceptives — Risk with hormone replacement therapy lingers in the long run, though – MedPage Today (free frustration required)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain: What is stimulated? – A consensus and critical position paper.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:36h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
[Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)] Siebner et al.: "Myelinated axon terminals of pyramidal cells and inhibitory interneurons in the crown of the gyri constitute low-threshold targets for TMS."https://t.co/1UfzuAHlPj@DRCMR_MRIhttps://t.co/LzHAzeGMZ5 https://t.co/n5hPOlFNlL pic.twitter.com/szdY77WieS
— IFCN and its Clinical Neurophysiology journals (@ClinicalNeuroph) May 21, 2022
M-A: Safety and efficacy of SSRIs in improving poststroke recovery.
27 Jun, 2022 | 10:58h | UTC
Consensus Recommendations: Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities.
22 Jun, 2022 | 11:25h | UTC
Cohort Study: Cardiometabolic multimorbidity, genetic risk, and dementia.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCNews Release: Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk regardless of genetics – University of Oxford
Related:
Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Cohort Study: Association of cardiovascular risk trajectory with cognitive decline and incident dementia.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCCommentary: Heart Risk Factors Can Be Recipe for Dementia – HealthDay
Related:
Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Commentary on Twitter
Study findings show that the longitudinal, cumulative trajectory of #cardiovascular risk is predictive of #dementia risk and associated with the emergence of memory decline. Read the article: https://t.co/CT1NQ63sXO #NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/KMGAPLQFe7
— Neurology Journal (@GreenJournal) May 17, 2022
Cohort Study: Cardiometabolic multimorbidity linked to accelerated cognitive decline and dementia progression.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCNews Release: Diabetes and cardiovascular disease increase dementia risk – Karolinska Institutet
Related:
Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Summary of the new 2022 AHA/ASA Guideline on intracerebral hemorrhage.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCIntracerebral Hemorrhage 2022 Guideline Update – emDocs
Original Guideline: 2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Stroke
Top Things to Know: 2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage – American Heart Association
News Release: New guideline refines care for brain bleeds: compression socks, some meds not effective – American Heart Association
Associations of bilateral vestibulopathy with cognition in older adults matched with healthy controls for hearing status.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, older adults with #bilateralvestibulopathy had worse #cognition than their matched control. These results support an association between vestibular loss and cognitive impairment, in particular #Alzheimerdisease. https://t.co/atHR8QlWD9
— JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (@JAMAOto) June 17, 2022
Acute shortage of iodinated contrast media: implications and guidance for neurovascular imaging and intervention.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:20h | UTCRelated Guidance:
Short-, Mid-, and Long-Term Strategies to Manage the Shortage of Iohexol – Radiology
Related Study:
Comparison of Strategies to Conserve Iodinated Intravascular Contrast Media for Computed Tomography During a Shortage – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND News Release: Amid Global Shortage, Study Shows How to Cut Contrast Dye Use 83% – University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Systematic Review: Clinical judgement by primary care physicians for the diagnosis of all‐cause dementia or cognitive impairment in symptomatic people.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:18h | UTCSummary: Why is improving dementia diagnosis important? – Cochrane Library
RCT: Safety and efficacy of Eptinezumab for migraine prevention in patients with two-to-four previous preventive treatment failures.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:01h | UTCSafety and efficacy of eptinezumab for migraine prevention in patients with two-to-four previous preventive treatment failures (DELIVER): a multi-arm, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3b trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Artificial intelligence may detect autism speech patterns across different languages, study finds.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:05h | UTCNews Release: AI detects autism speech patterns across different languages – Northwestern University
Original Study: Cross-linguistic patterns of speech prosodic differences in autism: A machine learning study – PLOS One
Registry-based cohort study: Endovascular treatment vs. best medical management in acute basilar artery occlusion strokes.
17 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCEndovascular Treatment Versus Best Medical Management in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Strokes: Results From the ATTENTION Multicenter Registry – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
#ResearchLetter In 2134 patients with basilar artery occlusion #stroke, endovascular treatment was associated with improved functional capacity. The effect was more pronounced in patients with more debilitating symptoms #AHAJournals https://t.co/wy4uFocYlR pic.twitter.com/TIBRVAXRhE
— Circulation (@CircAHA) June 10, 2022
AHA Scientific Statement: Toward a better understanding of sex- and gender-related differences in endovascular stroke treatment.
15 Jun, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCNews Release: More data needed on stroke treatment and outcomes by sex, gender – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
Toward a Better Understanding of Sex- and Gender-Related Differences in Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associationhttps://t.co/oXrdiLZfNK pic.twitter.com/Z4kMZG4Ymm
— Collavidence (@collavidence) June 13, 2022
Encephalopathy in cirrhosis: prevention and management.
15 Jun, 2022 | 10:39h | UTC
Cohort Study: Long-term risk of overdose or mental health crisis after opioid dose tapering.
14 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTCLong-term Risk of Overdose or Mental Health Crisis After Opioid Dose Tapering – JAMA Network Open
Editorial: New Data on Opioid Dose Reduction—Implications for Patient Safety – JAMA Network Open
Opioid-sparing effect of cannabinoids for analgesia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical and clinical studies.
14 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
MA of RCTs: In patients with cancer pain no effect of cannabinoid administration on opioid dose was found (MD= −3.8 mg; −10.97 to 3.37) or % change in pain scores (MD=1.84; −2.05 to 5.72) https://t.co/tTckc0z8Oz pic.twitter.com/Gh7LvYRz0n
— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) May 20, 2022
Long-term follow-up of RCT: Decompressive craniectomy vs. standard medical care in patients with traumatic intracranial hypertension.
10 Jun, 2022 | 12:45h | UTCEvaluation of Outcomes Among Patients With Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension Treated With Decompressive Craniectomy vs Standard Medical Care at 24 Months: A Secondary Analysis of the RESCUEicp Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Original Study: Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension – New England Journal of Medicine
Related:
The Current Status of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury – Current Trauma Reports
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, at 24 months, patients with posttraumatic refractory intracranial hypertension managed with a decompressive craniectomy had a sustained mortality reduction and higher rates of vegetative state, severe disability, and moderate disability. https://t.co/I8GqG885jh
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) June 9, 2022
Review: Pathophysiology and mechanism of long COVID.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:55h | UTCPathophysiology and mechanism of long COVID: a comprehensive review – Annals of Medicine
[Preprint] Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCStudy Commentary: Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
? The arguably largest #LongCovid study to date with millions of participants shows the increased risk of various symptoms after infection and the risk of having to take medications. https://t.co/DSvRcKVKIs pic.twitter.com/uUQxK1VQLv
— Jonas R. Kunst (@KunstJonas) May 23, 2022