Neurology News

Children who played video games were shown to exhibit better cognitive function compared with those who didn’t, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

CHICAGO — Nicole Rosendale, MD, assistant professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, discusses highlights from her talk at ANA 2022 on equity in neurologic care for the LGBTQ+ community.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may be more likely to have cognitive decline and reductions in white brain matter integrity than those without PCOS, according to a presenter.

CHICAGO – Here at ANA 2022, Dina Jacobs, MD, clinical director of the Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Center at Penn Medicine, discussed family planning and pregnancy-related care for women living with MS.

CHICAGO — For older adults who experience first-time stroke, approaching recovery with optimism improves functional recovery, according to a poster at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

I have a soft spot in my heart for our cover story, which explores the interprofessional intersection of neurology and rheumatology. As I reflect over my career, it was the exploration of central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis that was the first topic/area/disease to capture my imagination — even before HIV — and it’s been teasing me ever since.

For all the multitudes of diseases and diversity of organ systems rheumatologists are adept at managing and analyzing, the brain, spinal cord and related neurological conditions are often not among them.

CHICAGO – Jeffrey Chamberlain, PhD, professor of neurology at the University of Washington, discussed types of gene therapy as a possible treatment for muscular dystrophy at ANA 2022.

CHICAGO — Behavioral impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease may be linked to several factors, including connections between the limbic system and motor function, per a presenter at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

CHICAGO – Mark Hallett, MD, chief of the motor control section at NINDS, discussed the pathology and etiology of functional neurological movement disorders at ANA 2022.