Neurology News

Individuals with mental disorders who attempted suicide were reported to have impaired or abnormal social decision-making, evidenced by neuro-electrophysiological activity, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.

Stemedica Cell Technologies announced the launch of a phase 2b/3 clinical trial to assess the safety, efficacy and tolerability of a single IV injection of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells in patients with chronic ischemic stroke.

Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, professor and chair of the department of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, died on Jan. 17 from glioblastoma, according to a statement from the university.

An early return to school and other life activities following a concussion were associated with a lower symptom burden and faster recovery among children and adolescents, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA issued a complete response letter on the accelerated approval of donanemab for treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, citing the limited number of patients with longer drug exposure data.

Hormone therapy may promote better memory and cognitive function and larger brain volumes among women carrying APOE4, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.

The most common neurological manifestations of COVID-19 for individuals living in Saudi Arabia were headache, changes in smell and taste, muscle pain, loss of consciousness and seizures, which were similar to global reports.

Cycle Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has approved its Tascenso ODT, a bioequivalent to Gilenya, or generic fingolimod, for patients with relapsing forms of MS.

Among midlife and older women in China, some of their own and their spouse’s adverse childhood experiences — mediated to some extent by depression — were associated with poorer cognitive function, according to study data.

Sleep disturbances were found to be prevalent throughout the course of psychosis, and different psychosis stages showed shared and distinct abnormalities, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.