Neurology News

On Dec. 8, Grammy award-winning artist Celine Dion announced that she would be rescheduling her 2023 tour dates after being diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a progressive neurological disorder.

Genetic-based screening tests among children with epilepsy may provide knowledge into the clinical characteristics of molecular diagnoses of rarer forms of the disorder, researchers found.

Neither mindfulness training nor exercise appeared to have a significant effect on cognitive function, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.

The consumption of walnuts was shown to reduce academic stress and bolster mental health among university students, especially women, researchers reported in Nutrients.

Fresenius Kabi announced the immediate availability of lacosamide injection, an approved treatment option for partial-onset seizures in those aged 17 years and older, in the United States.

The use of machine learning models identified three distinct subtypes of Parkinson’s disease, which “could have immediate implications” in detecting clinical outcomes, researchers reported in NPJ Parkinson’s Disease.

Psychological distress symptoms were significantly associated with increased risk for all-cause dementia, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The annual incidence of Parkinson’s disease among adults aged 65 years and older is 50% higher than previous estimates of 60,000 diagnoses annually, researchers reported in NPJ Parkinson’s Disease.

A sensational (or lack thereof) series on the signs and symptoms of the spellbinding sensory ganglionopathies.

Avidity Biosciences Inc. announced positive data from a phase 1/2 trial, which successfully delivered RNA into muscle for the first time in a study that aimed to treat patients with myotonic dystrophy, the company said in a press release.