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Leaky Blood Vessels and Long COVID; BCG Vaccine and Alzheimer's; New CTE Subtype

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Brain fog in long COVID may be due to a , new research suggested. (Nature Neuroscience)

A was at least as good as FDA-approved cerebrospinal fluid assays at diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. (Nature Medicine)

Traffic-related fine particulate matter was at autopsy, especially in people who did not carry an APOE4 allele. (Neurology)

Diagnoses of related to trichloroethylene appeared to be elevated among attorneys who worked near a contaminated dry-cleaning site. (Movement Disorders)

Can the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine disease? (The Guardian)

Dementia risk was significantly higher than dementia risk associated with head injury or seizures alone. (JAMA Neurology)

Researchers identified a potential new (CTE) called cortical-sparing CTE. (Acta Neuropathologica)

People with multiple sclerosis had nearly as the general population, according to a meta-analysis. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry)

Artificial intelligence helped from electronic health records. (Nature Aging)

As clinicians and patients await the FDA's decision about the investigational anti-amyloid agent donanemab, Endpoints News looked at the Eli Lilly has made in Alzheimer's drugs.

Researchers mapped in Parkinson's disease, dystonia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tourette's syndrome using deep brain stimulation. (Nature Neuroscience)

Should a retired neurologist offer an ? (New York Times)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for 51˶, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.