AAN: American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Annual Meeting
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Incidental finding on brain MRI seen in 5% of older patients
Knowing the expected prevalence of such incidental findings in the older general population is “extremely useful” for both researchers and...
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Serum NfL in early MS can help predict clinical course
Higher serum NfL within 5 years of MS diagnosis carries a higher risk of long term-clinical disability and higher risk of developing progressive...
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Patients with epilepsy may underreport seizures, survey finds
Clinicians may underestimate the number of seizures that go unreported, and this disconnect may contribute to complacency about epilepsy treatment...
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Statins and ICH: new meta-analysis
The risk for cerebral ischemia was significantly lower in those who received statins compared with who did not.
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GI symptoms in Parkinson’s disease correlate with less microbial diversity
Eight of the 15 gastrointestinal symptoms assessed were significantly increased in patients with Parkinson’s disease, relative to controls.
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Initial high-efficacy MS therapy tied to less disability later
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Diastolic dysfunction is a common risk factor for cognitive decline
Proposed mechanisms for cognitive decline in patients with systolic dysfunction include low cardiac output, embolic infarctions, and hypoxic...
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Cautionary findings on acquired immunodeficiency from anti-CD20 MS therapy
Clinicians are advised to monitor patients with MS much closer for signs of hypogammaglobulinemia and lymphopenia starting with year 2 on therapy...
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Five-year siponimod data support early MS treatment
During an open-label extension, patients who initially received placebo before switching to siponimod were more likely to have confirmed...
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Economic burden of migraine increases with the number of treatment failures
Total medical visit costs and total prescription costs are highest among patients with three or more treatment failures.
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Prior head injury is associated with severe Parkinson’s disease phenotype
Head injury before diagnosis was associated with greater motor and nonmotor symptom burden in an analysis of two patient cohorts.
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Predictors of ICH after thrombectomy identified
The sum of three variables may predict which patients undergoing thrombectomy up to 24 hours after a stroke are at higher risk of developing...
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CGRP inhibitors receive reassuring real-world safety report
“These results will be practice changing,” said Dr. Stephen D. Silberstein.
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Report details first case of PML with ocrelizumab alone
The first case of PML directly associated with ocrelizumab occurred in a 78-year-old male with primary progressive MS.
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Artisanal CBD may provide less seizure control than pharmaceutical CBD
Seizure control and side effect profiles differed between the two preparations.