Neurology Today in 5

Neurology Today in 5

Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today highlights the most noteworthy and newsworthy neurology stories in the issue.

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April 18, 2024 4 mins

Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh,MD, FAAN, highlights new research that explores an association between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue and long COVID; negati...

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Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh,MD, FAAN, highlights new research that casts doubt on the future of BTK inhibitors for MS, an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of lecanemab, and findings that COVID vaccines are not significantly associated with adverse neurologic events.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights new stories reporting on the impact of SARS-CoV2 on dopamine neurons, a European Medicines Agency warning about v...

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Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights new stories reporting on the use of AI in EMS systems for stroke detection, the association between human growth ...

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses a new study showing retinal vascular perfusion as a migraine biomarker, clinical and pathophysiological correlates of posterior cortical atrophy, and advances in gene therapies for neuromuscular disorders.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing the cerebral amyloid angiopathy as a risk factor for nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage, AI beats humans in neurology-like boards, and the impact of popular weight loss drugs on neurologic conditions.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing the rising incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an effective therapy for prodromal migaine, and neuroinflammation in military personnel exposed to blast injury.
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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies on the impact of deep brain stimulation on cognition in severe traumatic brain injury and how adaptive functioning is impacted in children exposed to antiseizure drugs in utero, and the editorial board’s picks for the best advances of 2023.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing serotonin depletion associated with long COVID; implantable cardiac monitors detect Afib 3 years post-stroke; and what Medicare’s decision to cover PET amyloid scans means for neurologists.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies on a promising potassium channel opener for refractory epilepsy; the impact of adverse childhood events in headache disorders; and excessive engulfment by microglia/astroctyes in dementia.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new research on the risk of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages after blood transfusions; the burden of long distance travel to see neurologists; and two promising biomarkers for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new research on football and the risk for Parkinson’s disease, the potential of deep brain stimulation for recovery from stroke, and neuroprostheses for patients with anarthria.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses research that assesses the safety of endovascular treatment post-stroke for people with intracranial tumors, the AANEM guideline on IVIG use for neuromuscular disorders, and the latest data on donanemab.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses studies that associate poor oral health and risk for cognitive decline and how to manage first-ever sleep seizures that recur as well as the growth of concierge neurology.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses studies that identify gene variants associated with MS severity/progression, an AI program that read EEGs accurately, and butylphthalide as a promising neuroprotective agent for ischemic stroke.

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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses a novel therapeutic approach that induced antigen tolerance in an MS mouse model, the association between epileptiform activity and ICU outcomes, and an agent, vorasidenib, that slows low-grade gliomas.

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In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses the association between gout and neurodegenerative diseases, tenecrteplase vs.warfarin for acute stroke, expedited cognitive decline after a heart attack.

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