Neurology News

SEATTLE — Although successful tau therapeutics have not yet been identified, new insights into the protein’s biology may soon lead to treatments, according to a presenter at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — The use of 30 mg per day of zolpidem may significantly improve quality of life among patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness, a presenter said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — Full recovery and functional independence is possible in patients who experience a disorder of consciousness after severe COVID-19 infection, according to a presenter at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — Sage Therapeutics will be starting a randomized, controlled trial in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Aaron Koenig, MD, the company’s vice president of early clinical development, said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — Sarah J. Spence, MD, PhD, shared tips on differentiating pediatric neurological conditions with overlapping symptoms, at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — Mobile stroke units were linked with improved outcomes compared with conventional emergency medical services for people with acute ischemic stroke, a presenter said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — Self-administered home use of gamma sensory stimulation reduced brain atrophy safely in people with Alzheimer’s disease, a presenter said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the world’s life expectancy by about 2 years, according to recent estimates published in Population and Development Review.

SEATTLE — People with persistent cognitive symptoms after mild COVID-19 infection had elevated cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory markers, according to a presentation at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — In a first-in-human study, participants with paralysis who received an endovascular brain-computer implant were able to effectively operate a computer, researchers reported at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.