Neurology

PHILADELPHIA — Ensuring underrepresented populations come to the forefront of academic and clinical concerns in the field of neurology is key to advancing the specialty, according to a speaker at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

Mariza Daras, MD, has been appointed chief of the division of neuro-oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center.

Utilization of a teleneurology program by U.S. military veterans resulted in more efficient care compared with the community standard, and resulted in a high level of satisfaction, per research from the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

NYU Langone Hospitals was named the top hospital in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery by the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals survey.

Even before the pandemic, neurologists have been facing issues with burnout and heaping amounts of stress. Meanwhile, the demand for neurologists continues to climb faster than the number of new clinicians in the field.

Neuro-ophthalmologists have a lighthearted attitude about the perception of their specialty because, for many years, neuro-ophthalmology was strictly a diagnosing specialty.

There are approximately 500 full-time fellowship-trained neuro- ophthalmologists in the U.S. to care for a population of 337 million, or about one per 675,000 population.

We are in a crisis when it comes to mental health in Alabama. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, one in five adults in the state lives with mental illness.

Utilization of blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s pathology may boost diagnostic accuracy and treatment in a primary care setting, according to research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Data from two large studies in Canada and the United States suggest that concussions do not impact the intelligence or IQ scores of children in the months after their injury, according to findings published in Pediatrics.