Neurology - Case Study Reveals How Cognitive Decline Can Be Reversed
Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia, eventually leads to the inability to carry out even the most basic of bodily functions, such as swallowing or...
View ArticleNeurology - Tremor, restless legs syndrome, schizophrenia among risk factors...
An increased risk for Parkinson's disease was associated with a range of factors, comorbidities and prodromal features, some of which may appear 5 to 10 years prior to...
View ArticleNeurology - Patients with frontotemporal dementia more likely to exhibit...
People with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia were more likely to exhibit apathy and functional decline, even in the mildest stage of dementia, compared with patients...
View ArticleNeurology - Patients with prodromal Parkinson's may have motor impairment 3...
Individuals with prodromal or unrecognized Parkinson's disease may have greater impairment involving mobility and strength up to 3 years prior to diagnosis, researchers...
View ArticleNeurology - Validity of 2 Fall Prevention Strategy Scales for People With...
Background and Purpose: Falls are a common and persistent concern among people with neurological disorders , as they frequently result in mobility deficits and may lead to loss...
View ArticleNeurology - Antiepileptic drugs linked to incident Parkinson's disease
An association between common antiepileptic drugs and incident Parkinson's disease was found, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology. Recent observational studies have...
View ArticleNeurology - Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Living in an area with easy access to parks and rivers appears to slow the progression of devastating neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
View ArticleNeurology - EVT for large vessel ischemic stroke less likely in patients with...
Despite similar outcomes following endovascular thrombectomy anterior large vessel ischemic stroke, patients with osteoarthritis were 22.5% less likely to undergo EVT compared...
View ArticleGabapentin and Opioids; Alzheimer's Drug Decision Nears; Neurology Education...
Gabapentin will not cure the opioid crisis, JAMA Internal Medicine editors argued in response to recent research about overlapping gabapentin and opioid prescriptions. The...
View ArticleNeurology - FDA Approves Lecanemab, a New Alzheimer's Drug
On Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in its early stages. Lecanemab, which will be available under the name...
View ArticleNeurology - FDA Approves Lecanemab, a New Alzheimer's Drug
On Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in its early stages. Lecanemab, which will be available under the name...
View ArticleNeurology - Amyloid burden similar among those with Alzheimer's disease, Down...
Amyloid positron emission tomography scan changes were similar between individuals with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease and those with Down syndrome, researchers...
View ArticleNeurology - Dementia risk in women may be reduced by hormone replacement therapy
Women are at greater risk for dementia than men, probably because of waning estrogen levels following menopause. Estrogen is a key female hormone linked to reproductive...
View ArticleNeurology - New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week-Edition 205
Research of the Week NAC protects against COVID infection . Donating blood might be one way to lessen the risk of Parkinson's. The effects of cousin marriage bans in the US...
View ArticleNeurology - Lifetime estrogen exposure linked to stroke after menopause
Women in China may be at greater risk for stroke events following menopause, according to a study published in Neurology. “Lifetime cumulative estrogen exposure due to...
View ArticleNeurology - Alzheimer's as an autoimmune disease: ‘We will need competence in...
What if Alzheimer's disease, a neurological disorder that has confounded researchers since its identification in 1907, were not a brain disorder at all? What if it were instead...
View ArticleNeurology - Therapeutic ketosis for mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's...
A new study in Frontiers in Neurology aimed to review the available studies which support the clinical utility of ketogenic interventions in PD, MCI, and AD.
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