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Clinical Guidelines

Guidelines for Cognitive Screening, Management of MS, Mult Scler; ePub 2018 Oct 10; Kalb, Beier, et al

DBS Guidelines for Treatment of Patients with PD, Neurosurgery; ePub 2018 Mar 12; Rughani, et al

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FDA Actions

FDA Approves Inbrija for PD OFF Episodes, Acorda Therapeutics news release; 2018 Dec 21

FDA Approves Firdapse for Rare Autoimmune Disorder, FDA news release; 2018 Nov 28

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Sleep Medicine

Study links sleep meds and dementia risk in older adults,

Sleep apnea found to impact pain severity in younger adults,

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Rare Diseases

Childhood Hodgkin survivors have neurocognitive impairment,

Gene-replacement therapy shows promise in X-linked myotubular myopathy,

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Stroke

Low VWF levels or blood group O not linked to intracerebral hemorrhage risk,

Hypertension often goes undertreated in patients with a history of stroke,

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Trauma

Sensory Feedback May Smooth Walking With a Prosthetic Leg,

Posttraumatic Headache may be Associated With Reduced Pain Thresholds,

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Cerebral blood flow may predict children’s recovery from persistent postconcussion symptoms,

Blood biomarkers could help predict when athletes recover from concussions,

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Huntington's Disease

Mutant Huntingtin and Neurofilament Light Valid Biomarkers in Huntington’s Disease,

Genetic Therapy Reduces Key Protein in Huntington’s Disease,

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Dementia

Hemoglobin, age, RNA may predict mild dementia in kidney disease patients,

Reduced physical activity hinders dementia prevention efforts,

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COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 vaccine found effective but doctors watching for reactions, adverse events,

Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19,

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Latest Must Reads

COVID-19 vaccine found effective but doctors watching for reactions, adverse events,

Study links sleep meds and dementia risk in older adults,

Childhood Hodgkin survivors have neurocognitive impairment,

Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19,

Long-term safety and efficacy of teriflunomide for relapsing MS,