Conference Coverage
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Conference Coverage
How Often Do Children With Epilepsy Have Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures?
VANCOUVER—Children with epilepsy have a “remarkable” number of generalized tonic–clonic seizures over 25 years of follow-up, according to a study...
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Conference Coverage
Neonatal Sleep Measures Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
VANCOUVER—Among newborns at risk of neurologic dysfunction, measures of neonatal sleep help predict 18-month neurodevelopmental outcomes,...
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Conference Coverage
Imaging Markers Predict Neuropsychologic Outcome After Pediatric TBI
VANCOUVER—Early reductions in N-acetylaspartate (NAA) after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) predict neuropsychologic outcomes one year...
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Conference Coverage
Children’s Drawings of Their Headaches May Indicate Migraine
VANCOUVER—When children depict themselves having a headache, the presence of visual phenomena in their drawings predicts a diagnosis of migraine,...
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Conference Coverage
Scoring Formula Consolidates Stroke and Bleeding Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
ROME—A new risk-stratification formula for patients with atrial fibrillation starting oral anticoagulant therapy helps sort out their potential...
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Conference Coverage
Allopregnanolone May Treat Superrefractory Status Epilepticus Effectively
BALTIMORE—The investigational agent allopregnanolone may effectively treat superrefractory status epilepticus, according to research presented at...
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Conference Coverage
Interrupting Oral Anticoagulation in AF Carries High Thromboembolic Cost
ROME—Temporary interruption of oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs often and is associated...
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Conference Coverage
Carotid Stenting Tied to Cardiovascular Events in Real-World Study
ROME—Carotid stenting was associated with a roughly 30% higher risk of cardiovascular events, compared with carotid endarterectomy, during 12...
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Conference Coverage
Opicinumab May Benefit Patients With Relapsing-Remitting MS
LONDON—Opicinumab, an investigational remyelinating agent, may promote clinical improvement in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are...
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Conference Coverage
Blood Pressure Changes and Persistent Hypertension Increase Dementia Risk
BALTIMORE—The impact of blood pressure on the risk of dementia in late life follows a U-shaped curve in which elevated mid-life and late-life...
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Conference Coverage
Safety and Efficacy of Five Years of Levodopa–Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Treatment
PORTLAND, OR—Most patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease who received levodopa–carbidopa intestinal gel in an open-label, continued-access-to-...
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Conference Coverage
What Do We Know About Pediatric MS?
BALTIMORE—Lack of evidence for disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in children presents a significant challenge in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS...
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Conference Coverage
SPG Stimulation May Enhance Delivery of Drugs to the Brain
BALTIMORE—Stimulation of the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) may be a safe and effective method of temporarily disrupting the blood–brain barrier to...
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Conference Coverage
DBS and Optimal Therapy May Have Long-Term Benefit in Early Parkinson’s Disease
BALTIMORE—Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus, along with optimal drug therapy (ODT), produces clinically meaningful...
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Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—American Heart Association
A difficult childhood may be associated with a risk of poor blood pressure regulation, researchers reported. In some studies, blood pressure...
Literature Review
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Literature Review
Which Treatments Effectively Prevent Pediatric Migraine?
Amitriptyline and topiramate, the most commonly used medications for preventing pediatric migraine, are no more effective than placebo, according...
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Literature Review
Prognostic Models Fail to Predict Posttraumatic Seizures
Investigators have developed prognostic models that discriminate between patients with and without posttraumatic seizures (PTS) at year 1 and year...
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Literature Review
Higher Latitude Is Associated With Earlier Age of MS Onset
Among patients of European descent, higher latitude regions are associated with an earlier age at onset of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to...
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Literature Review
Which Factors Predict Relapse Freedom After Cessation of MS Treatment?
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with interferon beta or glatiramer acetate who are age 45 or older and have no evidence of clinical...
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Literature Review
Report Provides Update on Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC—Fifty-seven new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease currently are in phase II studies, according to an analysis conducted by Researchers...
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Literature Review
How Does Physical Activity Differ in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease?
People with Alzheimer’s disease have different daily patterns of activity, compared with healthy controls, according to research published online...
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Literature Review
PINK1 Mutation Raises Risk of Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease
The rare p.G411S mutation of PINK1 greatly increases the risk of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, even if present in only one allele,...
News Roundup
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News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—December 2016
Economic background does not affect the clinical course or long-term seizure outcome of childhood epilepsy, according to a study in Nova Scotia,...
Patient Information
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Patient Information
Tips for Living With Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disease that weakens the body’s muscles and causes fatigue. It results from impaired communication...