Neurology News

BOSTON — Headache-related quality of life lagged clinical improvement in headaches for individuals with long COVID at 12 to 19 months, according to a poster from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Fewer patients who took ubrogepant during the premonitory phase went on to have headache when compared with placebo, Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS, said in this Healio video at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

An online prediction tool may help identify users’ risks for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease based on individual factors, according to a study published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.

BOSTON — A survey of patients with Parkinson’s disease revealed knowledge gaps about the use of deep brain stimulation, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

In this edition, trichloroethylene may be ‘invisible’ cause of PD, ravulizumab reduces clinical deterioration in generalized myasthenia gravis and more.

BOSTON — More patients with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease reached amyloid clearance and plaque reductions at 6 months with donanemab vs. aducanumab, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

An estimated one in five adults in the United States had chronic pain in 2021, with 6.9% experiencing intense pain that limited their daily activities, according to the CDC.

BOSTON — For centenarians hospitalized with stroke, outcomes after treatment were affected by presenting stroke severity and ambulatory status at discharge, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — An evaluation of the Utah Population Health Database showed familial clustering of stiff-person syndrome along with other autoimmune diseases, Justin Abbatemarco, MD, said at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Mental health symptoms in surrogate decision-makers were highest when patients survived in a dependent state after severe acute brain injury, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.