Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Lysis But likelihood of gaining an official stroke indication appears remote Jan 25, 2018
Guidelines Extend Thrombectomy Window to 24 Hours Comprehensive update from AHA/ASA also expands lytic criteria Jan 24, 2018
NeuroBreak: Hits, Not Concussions, Cause CTE; Smoking and PD; APOE4 News News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 23, 2018
NeuroBreak: U.S. Autism Prevalence Plateauing; Omalu Quits as Medical Examiner News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 02, 2018
Zamboni Stands By CCSVI Theory of MS His own RCT turns up negative, but he vows to fight on as MS community moves on Dec 26, 2017
Gladiator Blood and Liquid Gold: Good for What Ails You? A new book by Lydia Kang, MD, reviews the most dubious cures in history Dec 19, 2017
Epilepsy Patients Failing Regular Meds Improved with Medical Cannabis Reported better overall health as well as seizure control in pilot study Dec 05, 2017
Ketogenic Diet May Help in Tough-to-Treat Epilespy Literature review suggests benefit in refractory status epilepticus Dec 04, 2017
Study: Leave Tiny Brain Aneurysms Alone Routine surveillance and coiling not linked to better survival Nov 20, 2017
New Immunoglobulin May Tell of MS Disease Severity Preliminary study implicates IgA in MS disease activity for first time Nov 15, 2017
Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
Protein May Be Marker of MS Disease Severity, Remyelination Early work suggests beneficial effect of IL4I1 in multiple sclerosis Nov 13, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
Study: Teen Brains Change After Bariatric Surgery Reward, executive functioning improved with weight loss Nov 01, 2017
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Offer Benefit in Progressive MS Ibudilast seems to diminish brain volume loss Oct 29, 2017
Strike Three for Laquinimod in Relapsing MS Switching endpoints for third phase III trial didn't help Oct 27, 2017
Getting a Handle on Benign MS Prevalence varies by definition; agreed that disease progression varies widely Oct 27, 2017
Vaccines Tied to Relapses in Neuromyelitis Optica Retrospective review finds protective factor in immunotherapy Oct 26, 2017
Revised McDonald Diagnostic Criteria Revealed Recommends using OCBs, both symptomatic and asymptomatic lesions to diagnose MS Oct 26, 2017
Salvage Tx with Radioactive Octreotate Effective for Neuroendocrine Tumors Overall survival lengthened with salvage therapy Oct 23, 2017
92-Gene Assay: Promising for Molecular NET Classification Identifies seven NET subtypes for those with uncertain diagnoses Oct 22, 2017
Radionuclide Tx Boosts QoL in Patients with Midgut NETs 177Lu-dotatate provides significant benefit for global health status and more Oct 22, 2017
Good Outcomes with Cabozantinib in Carcinoid, PNET Tumors Treatment associated with objective tumor responses, encouraging PFS Oct 22, 2017
FDA Approves New Valbenazine Formulation (Neurocrine Biosciences) One 80-mg capsule once daily for tardive dyskinesia Oct 05, 2017
Study: Giving Oxygen No Help After Stroke Trial showed no effect on death, disability in non-hypoxic acute stroke Sep 26, 2017
From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S. Sep 20, 2017 video
Documentary Probes Death from Lack of Sleep (CNN) Rare genetic disease with 50/50 odds of transmission and no cure Sep 19, 2017
FDA Panel Backs New Warning for Gadolinium Contrast Agents Manufacturers could be required to conduct new studies Sep 11, 2017
Cannabidiol May Boost Blood Levels of Common Seizure Drugs Open-label study shows interactions with 5 epilepsy meds Aug 07, 2017
CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review) Media reports have run past the science Jul 28, 2017
Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool Jul 17, 2017
Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier Jul 16, 2017
CDC: White Collar Jobs Tied to Neurodegenerative Disease Deaths ALS, Parkinson's mortality more common in highly educated workers Jul 13, 2017
Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'? Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
Uptick in Creutzfeld-Jakob Cases Raises Questions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Is chronic wasting disease in deer making the jump to humans? Jul 10, 2017
Lymphoma Case Reported in MS Patient on Aubagio First case in medical literature, more found in global surveillance reports Jul 07, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
Caffeine No Help for Motor Function in Parkinson's Randomized controlled trial clashes with epidemiologic data Jun 09, 2017
Anti-Tau Drugs for PSP Move into Phase II But phase I study of one agent pulled from presentation Jun 08, 2017
