Neurology News

ORLANDO — Genetic testing, which is likely to identify underlying genetic causes for the condition, should be a component of diagnostic evaluations for adult patients with epilepsy, according to new research.

ORLANDO — For U.S. pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, disparities in surgical care exist with respect to age, socioeconomic and insurance variables, leading to differences in long-term outcomes, according to research.

ORLANDO — In cognitively healthy adults, the presence of seizures predicted earlier change from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment but was not associated with change from MCI to dementia. according to research.

Among seven classes and 25 individual medications, triptans, ergots and anti-emetics were the most effective acute treatments for individuals with migraine, according to research published in Neurology.

With potential FDA approvals on the horizon, the controversy surrounding psychedelics in clinical practice may soon reach a tipping point, according to experts.

As baby boomers age into their 70s and 80s, it is estimated that more than $84 trillion will pass down through inheritances to millennial and Gen X heirs before 2045.

Health Canada has authorized an amendment to the ongoing REVEAL phase 1/2 trial evaluating an AAV9 investigational gene transfer therapy that expands eligibility to patients with Rett syndrome aged 12 years and older.

A phase 2 clinical trial has been initiated to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an inverse agonist for hallucinations and delusions associated with Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, according to the manufacturer.

The FDA has cleared the use of a magnetic resonance spectroscopy platform to provide non-invasive measurement of brain chemistry and support diagnostic processes for a range of brain-related illnesses.

Adults with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease before age 45 years are 36% more likely to develop dementia over 13 years of follow-up compared with those without a CHD diagnosis, data from the UK Biobank show.