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National spike in methamphetamine overdose deaths
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- Pauline Anderson
“While much attention is focused on the opioid crisis, a methamphetamine crisis has been quietly, but actively gaining steam,” said Dr. Nora D....
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Bedside EEG test aids prognosis in patients with brain injury
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- Pauline Anderson
The passive measure of comprehension can reduce uncertainty at a critical phase of decision-making in the ICU.
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Heavy drinking by teens may affect white-matter integrity
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- Pauline Anderson
The results provide clinicians with yet another reason to ask adolescents about their alcohol use, said investigator Dr. Adolf Pfefferbaum.
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Encouraging results for new epilepsy drug
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- Pauline Anderson
Seizure frequency was significantly reduced and the seizure-freedom rate was significantly improved among patients who received cenobamate.
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Wearable device clears a first ‘milestone’ in seizure detection
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- Pauline Anderson
Automatic seizure detection “is feasible across a broad spectrum of epileptic seizure types.”
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New laser therapy shows promise in children with treatment-resistant epilepsy
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- Pauline Anderson
Of nearly 150 children, more than half of those who received MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy were seizure free at 1 year.
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SUDEP may explain 3% of all sudden deaths in children
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- Pauline Anderson
SUDEP is rare, “but not as rare as we thought it was.”
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‘Worrisome’ rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children with epilepsy
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- Pauline Anderson
These findings highlight the need to screen all children with epilepsy for psychiatric disorders.
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Oral steroids benefit patients with cluster headache
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- Pauline Anderson
Clinical trial provides “clear evidence” that oral steroids are effective for “suicide headache.”
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Immunodeficiency strongly linked to mental illness, suicidal behavior
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- Pauline Anderson
Clinicians managing patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency “should ... perhaps screen for them,” said Dr. Josef Isung.
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Common newborn hearing test promising for early detection of autism
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- Pauline Anderson
The findings of a new study further reinforce that autism, in many cases, has a sensorial and auditory aspect to it, according to the lead author...
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Blood test for Alzheimer’s disease comes to the clinic
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- Pauline Anderson
“This test answers a critical need for less costly and accessible diagnostic testing in memory and dementia care.”
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Novel ‘Wingman’ program cuts suicide risk in Air Force members
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- Pauline Anderson
“This study suggests that group training can . .. reduce the likelihood of experiencing . . . suicidal ideation, at least in the short term,” said...
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Survey explores mental health, services use in police officers
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- Pauline Anderson
Concerns over confidentiality and stigma may prevent officers with mental illness from seeking treatment, the study showed.
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Reworked OxyContin fails to cut overall opioid abuse, FDA panel says
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- Pauline Anderson
Some members noted that reformulated OxyContin coincided with increased transition to heroin but recognized the difficulty of proving causality....