Neurology News

The perceived risks associated with regular cannabis use declined among older adults in the United States during a recent 5-year period, a trend analysis showed.

The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, has published a new scientific statement outlining the role of primary care providers in post-stroke care.

A cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein real-time, quaking-induced conversion assay demonstrated efficacy as a “robust biomarker” for identifying mild cognitive impairment due to probable Lewy body disease, according to researchers.

Aduhelm should not be used to treat cerebral amyloid angiopathy outside a clinical trial due to “substantial uncertainties and concerns” about the agent’s safety and efficacy, according to correspondence published in The Lancet Neurology.

A group of health care organizations has awarded $287,500 in grants to 31 entities that pledged to blend diversity, equity and inclusion into their internal medicine education and training programs, according to a press release.

Individuals with a “cognitively active lifestyle” delayed dementia onset up to 5 years compared with individuals who engaged in low levels of cognitive activity, according to findings from a longitudinal cohort study published in Neurology.

Three adults experienced severe flares related to systemic capillary leak syndrome immediately after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, researchers wrote in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Vulnerable populations along the U.S. southern border require targeted intervention to improve stroke-related mortality, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Better screening protocols and new, potentially more effective treatments have created “an opportune time” for the implementation of newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA Neurology.

An intervention researchers hoped would improve infection management did not significantly reduce antimicrobial use among nursing home residents with dementia, data showed.