Neurology News

Middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea had worse executive function, visuospatial memory, social cognitive and other features of cognitive function, according to data published in Frontiers in Sleep.

BOSTON — Eculizumab significantly reduced disease severity and improved quality of life at 26 weeks in adolescents with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON – Treatment with once-daily atogepant significantly reduced monthly migraine days in adults with episodic migraine compared with placebo, according to preliminary data presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Implantation of GABAergic interneuron cells in two patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy resulted in significant seizure reduction, according to preliminary data presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Researchers have postulated that the environmental contaminant trichloroethylene may be contributing to the rise in Parkinson’s disease, according to a literature review in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.

Myrtelle Inc. has reported promising 6-month trial data for a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector-based investigational gene therapy for Canavan disease.

People with hearing loss who did not use hearing aids had an increased risk for dementia compared with those without hearing loss, data show. However, researchers found no increased risk in people with hearing loss who used aids.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., responsible for more than 160,000 deaths yearly, and is strongly tied to heart disease, the leading cause of death, which is responsible for nearly 25% of deaths, according to the CDC.

In running a medical practice, like any business, the easiest thing to do is stay the same size, neither shrinking nor growing significantly.

Artificial intelligence has offered exciting new innovations for clinicians, but the next step may be AI communicating like clinicians, too.