Movement Disorders
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Childhood nightmares a prelude to cognitive problems, Parkinson’s?
Compared with children who never had distressing dreams between ages 7 and 11 years, those who had persistent distressing dreams were 76% more...
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Childhood trauma tied to increased Parkinson’s disease severity
The relationship between childhood trauma and PD appears to be dose dependent, new research shows.
Commentary
What’s new in brain health?
A new study shows that nonmedical treatment is effective in people with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
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Can a ‘smart’ skin patch detect early neurodegenerative diseases?
The microneedle arrays detect neuroinflammatory biomarkers such as interleukin-6 in as little as 6 minutes.
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Ecopipam reduces Tourette’s tics without common side effects in phase 2 trial
Access to nonmedical therapies should be increased as children who start taking the medications early may take them for the rest of their lives....
Literature Review
Antiepileptic drugs tied to increased Parkinson’s disease risk
A large case-control study found a considerably higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease among patients who had taken AEDs in comparison with...
Literature Review
Prodromal Parkinson’s disease tied to significant functional impairment
Investigators suggest that prodromal Parkinson’s disease should be recognized as a distinct disease stage.
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Annual U.S. Parkinson’s disease incidence 50% higher than earlier estimates
About 60,000-90,000 individuals older than 45 years are estimated to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year.
Literature Review
High drug costs exclude most neurology patients from cutting-edge treatment
“Our study of people with neurologic conditions found that fewer than 20% were being treated with new medications.”
Literature Review
Advancing health equity in neurology is essential to patient care
The final plenary session at the ANA annual conference offered insights into the underlying causes of health care disparities within neurology and...
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AAP issues clinical update to cerebral palsy guidelines
Pediatricians urged to formalize standard developmental screens, refer motor delays early.