Neurocritical Care News

PHILADELPHIA — Patients who availed themselves of specialized care for neurofibromatosis received more guideline-concordant care than other patients, with differences found along racial and economic lines, per a poster presentation.

A small study of patients with treatment-resistant depression identified a brain-based biomarker of recovery following deep brain stimulation of the subcallosal cingulate.

PHILADELPHIA — Language training, communication among patients, caregivers and clinicians, and limited treatment wait times are needed for those with limited language proficiency to receive required neurological care, according to a poster.

PHILADELPHIA — Ensuring underrepresented populations come to the forefront of academic and clinical concerns in the field of neurology is key to advancing the specialty, according to a speaker at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Adolescents who sustained a concussion registered altered reaction time and decision-making when asked to execute basic maneuvers during a distracted driving simulation compared to those without, according to a presenter.

PHILADELPHIA — Tracking to chart various eye movements including saccadic and fixation may be effective in differentiating neurological differences between children with ASD and neurotypical children, according to a poster presentation.

PHILADELPHIA — For those with aphasia, treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation resulted in speech improvement as early as 1 week, with significant results at 5 weeks compared with sham, according to research.

PHILADELPHIA — Individuals who sustained a head injury had a 34% higher risk for suffering ischemic stroke than those who did not have a head injury, according to an expert at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Individuals who sustained at least one head injury saw an increased risk for developing cognitive issues over a 30-year period compared to those who did not, according to a poster presentation.

Visual field irregularities, afferent pupillary defects or abnormal optical discs were associated with positive neuroimaging findings among patients presenting to the ED with neuro-ophthalmological complaints, according to a study.