Neurology News

IntraBio Inc. announced positive clinical trial results for IB1001, a pipeline drug intended to treat GM2 gangliosidosis.

The modified pediatric Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score correlated with stroke severity, hemorrhagic transformation and 1-year outcomes among children with supratentorial ischemic stroke, according to findings published in Neurology.

Increased levels of neurofilament light in plasma samples correlated with a greater risk for ALS, according to findings from an analysis of plasma samples obtained within 5 years of an ALS diagnosis that was published in Neurology.

New data in MMWR showed that underrepresented populations had higher rates of excess mortality in 2020, and that COVID-19 was largely responsible for excess deaths among adults aged 25 years and older.

Amyloid load appeared to negatively influence the progression of self-esteem among people at risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Oral atogepant once per day effectively decreased the number of migraine and headache days over 12 weeks, according to findings from the phase 3 ADVANCE trial that were published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Emergency medicine residents frequently experienced mistreatment in the workplace, including gender and racial discrimination, physical abuse and sexual harassment, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Research has shown that many patients in the LGBTQIA+ community experience health care discrimination and avoid health care out of fear of mistreatment.

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor use in patients with diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease-related cognitive impairment correlated with lower amyloid burden and favorable long-term cognitive outcome, according to a study in Neurology.

Nearly half of Dutch neurologists surveyed reported “sometimes or never” screening for emotional or cognitive problems following transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke, according to research published in BMJ Open.