MDEdge Neurology covers emerging news in neurology and neuroscience and informs its readers on the clinical developments that will impact the care of patients.
More than 50% of patients with mild TBI and a negative head CT scan have not recovered completely 6 months after sustaining their injury, new data from the TRACK-TBI study shows. https://t.co/ktQggtyg0b
#Polyneuropathy remains a common comorbidity among patients with COPD. Better screening strategies are needed to identify the condition and improve patients’ QoL, according to authors of a recent review. https://t.co/t0eUG6zcYs
Did I hear that correctly? If something doesn’t make sense, be sure to seek clarification as a “medical mondegreen” may have serious consequences. https://t.co/knoH83b4Y8
It’s not the sitting part of sedentary behavior that potentially has the effect on #dementia but what people are doing while sitting, according to results of large prospective cohort study. https://t.co/fO0dGxn5Wt
Older adults with #atrialcardiopathy may have up to 35% higher risk for #dementia even before symptoms develop, new research suggests. https://t.co/KvJy9HD9lr
The FDA has approved Abbott Laboratories’ new Proclaim Plus spinal cord stimulation system featuring FlexBurst360 therapy for the treatment of patients with chronic pain. https://t.co/3ME1VHjWds
New research provides novel insight into how #mindfulness alters pain-related activity in the brain, in findings that point to more targeted #painmanagement. https://t.co/aCdN6fZ8CN
In the 2022 Physicians Behaving Badly Report, 1,500 physicians shared how often they see fellow doctors misbehaving in person or on social media, and shared some of the worse behavior they’ve seen. https://t.co/8WiWO2dcFg
Since 1947, Howard Tucker, MD, has witnessed major changes in health care, from President Truman proposing a national health care plan to Congress to the present day existence of the EMR. After 75 years, Tucker's love of practicing neurology endures. https://t.co/pDLfwxHNyN
Enhancing life satisfaction is a possible way to enhance #workingmemory, #spatialcognition, and processing speed or protect against their decline. https://t.co/R4qTVaAAn3
VZV infection may activate dormant HSV-1, leading to #neuroinflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer’s disease–related proteins in the brain, new research suggests. https://t.co/tHqcYhA4Wz