Neurology News

Adults who are diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age have an increased risk for developing dementia, but researchers found no association between prediabetes and dementia risk, according to study data published in Diabetologia.

In this edition, FDA approves supplemental new drug application for Rexulti, early amyloid PET provides high diagnostic confidence, Leqembi reduced biomarkers of Alzheimer’s and more.

Poor adherence to the Mediterranean diet combined with a presence of sleep disorders jointly increased the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, a recent study found.

BOSTON — Relapse rates for patients with MS who took dimethyl fumarate were consistently low over the course of 5 years, Krupa Shah Pandey, MD, said in this Healio video.

SAN FRANCISCO — Today’s psychotherapy has evolved to incorporate psychobiology and neuroscience, David J. Hellerstein, MD, says in this Healio video at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

Topline results from a phase 1b/2a study evaluating an investigational therapy for C9orf72-associated ALS and frontotemporal dementia revealed no clinical benefit after 24 weeks of treatment compared with placebo.

In patients with acute stroke and atrial fibrillation, oral anticoagulation therapy may be administered within 48 hours after stroke when appropriate or indicated, researchers reported.

BOSTON — In honor of Stroke Awareness Month, two vascular neurologists from the University of Virginia spoke with Healio at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting about the importance of recognizing risk factors in all patients.

People with obstructive sleep apnea, particularly those with other chronic conditions, had a significantly increased risk for developing long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with those without obstructive sleep apnea, data show.

CHICAGO — Preference for using a movement-prompting rehabilitation device was higher among adults with mild Parkinson’s disease, with safety concerns growing in those with more advanced disease, according to research.