Neurology News

Long COVID can be difficult for primary care physicians to manage, but they are in a unique position to provide the best care for the condition, according to experts.

The investigational antidepressant ALTO-300 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in patients with major depressive disorder, particularly among those characterized by a biomarker, according to a manufacturer press release.

ORLANDO — Shipping medication and equipment to health care professionals for those with epilepsy in crisis zones such as Ukraine to allow for continuity of care requires a multidisciplinary effort, according to a speaker.

During an introductory press briefing, new NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, called for a greater focus in clinical research to improve access to care.

Cocoa extract supplementation given over 2 years was linked to benefits for cognition among older adults with unhealthy dietary patterns compared with placebo, according to study data published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Historically in the United States, Medicare has not had the legal authority to negotiate the prices of drugs. Essentially, drug prices were unregulated.

A new clinical decision rule could help physicians determine which older ED patients who experienced a fall will require imaging, according to a study published in CMAJ.

ORLANDO — For a small cohort of individuals with focal epilepsy, “neighborhood disadvantage” was associated with poorer cognition including learning, memory and executive function, according to a poster.

ORLANDO — For those with epileptic seizures, male sex and increased age at onset, as well as a history of partial seizures carried the greatest risk of mortality in a cohort of individuals after 30 years, according to a poster.

ORLANDO — Self-managing programs to address comorbidities in patients with epilepsy require more education and independence from the creators, according to a poster.