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Study hints at negative effect on children of cannabis use during pregnancy
Cannabis use during pregnancy may place children at risk for attention, social and behavioral problems into early adolescence and mental health issues and substance use later on, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Ketamine may be effective in treating children with ADNP syndrome
Low-dose ketamine was generally safe, well-tolerated and effective in treating clinical symptoms in a small group of children with activity-dependent neuroprotective protein syndrome, researchers reported.
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Tobacco use in childhood associated with lower cognitive function, reduced brain structure
Initiating tobacco use during childhood was associated with inferior cognitive function and reduced brain structure, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Internet-based ERP therapy improved response in Tourette syndrome
Therapist-supported internet-based exposure and response therapy led to higher response rates and was cost effective for young persons with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder compared with internet-delivered tic education.
‘Surprising’ number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 have neurologic complications
About 7% of children hospitalized with COVID-19 at major pediatric hospitals in the United States experienced a neurologic complication of some kind, even if they were otherwise healthy, a study in Pediatrics reported.
Healio Minute Podcast, Neurology Edition: Top Headlines - Week of July 25, 2022
In this week’s edition, a Labcorp blood test identifies signs of neurodegenerative disease; the FDA approves an oral treatment for partial seizures in teens; ketamine shows efficacy in epilepsy; and more.
Healio Minute Podcast, Neurology Edition: Top Headlines - Week of July 18, 2022
In this edition, Break Through Cancer awards $50M to fund a ‘radical collaboration’ in cancer research; the FDA grants a breakthrough device designation for an MS plasma test; App-based mental exercises may improve cognitive impairment; and more.
Decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will ‘undoubtedly’ affect those in the field of neurology
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will compromise standard neurological care for approximately 40 million women in as many as 28 states, educators wrote in JAMA Neurology.
Ketamine effective treatment for neonatal, pediatric epilepsy
Treatment with ketamine significantly improved seizure occurrence related to refractory status epilepticus in both neonates and children, according to results of a study published in Neurology.
Erythropoietin fails to lower death in neonates with neurologic condition
High-dose erythropoietin failed to lower the risk for death among newborns undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, according to study findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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