Neurology News

Takeda has announced positive topline results from a phase 2b trial evaluating an oral orexin receptor 2 agonist to treat individuals with narcolepsy type 1.

A program geared toward diabetes management in the primary care setting helped to reduce patients’ risk for dementia — including Alzheimer’s disease — according to researchers.

An artificial intelligence-enabled smartphone application developed to detect symptoms of stroke accurately evaluated facial asymmetry, arm weakness and speech changes in line with stroke onset, a speaker reported.

Returning to school early may speed children’s recovery from concussion, according to study findings published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Among a small cohort of adults hospitalized for stroke and their caregivers, use of a novel video-based platform increased education about the condition after 90 days, according to a presentation from the International Stroke Conference.

Portable bedside MRI showed promise in detecting infarcts revealed on high-field MRI in those with acute ischemic stroke, with better performance on larger sized infarcts, according to a poster from the International Stroke Conference.

Physicians treating older veterans with dementia “should consider underlying cirrhosis” and use Fibrosis-4 as a screening tool to uncover reversible factors, such as hepatic encephalopathy, that may be associated with cognitive decline.

Insertable cardiac monitoring for atrial fibrillation detection was found to be cost-effective, especially among high-risk patients, according to an economic analysis of the STROKE AF trial presented at the International Stroke Conference.

A novel screening tool placed in emergency departments showed promise in detecting acute symptomatic stroke, doing so with greater sensitivity than other screening methods, according to a presentation at the International Stroke Conference.

Compared with the general population, intracerebral hemorrhage in pregnancy is a rare occurrence with lower in-hospital mortality, according to a poster presented at the International Stroke Conference.