Conference Coverage
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Conference Coverage
Does BAN2401 Benefit Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease?
CHICAGO—BAN2401, a monoclonal antibody that targets soluble amyloid-beta oligomers, slows cognitive decline by as much as 47% and clears brain...
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Conference Coverage
Pimavanserin May Be Superior to Quetiapine for Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis
MIAMI—As a treatment for Parkinson’s disease psychosis, pimavanserin is associated with significantly improved outcomes, compared with quetiapine...
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Conference Coverage
Intensive Blood Pressure Management May Reduce the Risk of MCI
CHICAGO—Lowering systolic blood pressure to a target of 120 mm Hg or less in people with cardiovascular risk factors reduces the risk of mild...
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Conference Coverage
Pregnancy and Years of Reproductive Capability Are Associated With Dementia Risk
CHICAGO—More pregnancies and a longer span of reproductive years appear to protect women against dementia, according to a study presented at AAIC...
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Conference Coverage
Huntington’s Disease Symptoms Vary by Age of Onset
MIAMI—The greater the age of Huntington’s disease onset, the lower the likelihood that the patient’s major symptom type at disease presentation...
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Conference Coverage
How Does TMS Benefit Patients With Parkinson’s Disease?
MIAMI—For patients with Parkinson’s disease, a regime of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and aerobic exercise results in motor...
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Conference Coverage
MicroRNAs Predict Cognitive Performance Following Sleep Deprivation
BALTIMORE—Levels of peripheral microRNAs (miRNAs) change in response to total sleep deprivation (TSD) and psychologic stress, according to a study...
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Conference Coverage
Nabilone May Reduce Agitation in People With Alzheimer’s Disease
CHICAGO—Nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, may effectively treat agitation in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a randomized, double-...
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Conference Coverage
How Does Sleep Affect Migraine Risk?
BALTIMORE—Multiple dimensions of sleep may temporally precede acute risk of migraine attack among patients with episodic migraine, according to a...
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Conference Coverage
Buprenorphine Is Poorly Tolerated in Patients With Dementia
CHICAGO—Transdermal buprenorphine is associated with a significant increase in harmful side effects in people with dementia, according to data...
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Conference Coverage
Are Nonbenzodiazepines Appropriate for Treating Sleep Disturbance in Dementia?
CHICAGO—Nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic “Z-drugs” (eg, zolpidem, zopiclone, and zaleplon) increase the risk of fractures in a dose-dependent manner in...
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Conference Coverage
Recent Thrombectomy Trials Do Not Reduce Pressure to Treat Acute Stroke Urgently
HILTON HEAD, SC—Although two recent studies demonstrated that endovascular thrombectomy is effective up to 24 hours after acute stroke onset in...
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Conference Coverage
Lesion Network Mapping May Untangle Neuroanatomic Areas Mediating Delusions
HILTON HEAD, SC—Delusions of a common type, whether associated with neurologic or psychiatric disease, appear likely to involve common pathways in...
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Conference Coverage
Researchers Investigate Nontraditional Methods of Providing CBT-I
BALTIMORE—Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment, but a scarcity of trained clinicians has limited patients’...
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Conference Coverage
Solriamfetol Reduces Excessive Sleepiness in Patients With Narcolepsy and OSA
BALTIMORE—Solriamfetol effectively reduces excessive sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy, regardless of whether they also have cataplexy,...
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Conference Coverage
How Can Neurologists Diagnose Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension?
SAN FRANCISCO—Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) sometimes may go undiagnosed, partly because the disorder is uncommon. But patients will...
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Conference Coverage
Does Screen Time Reduce Sleep Time?
BALTIMORE—Sleeping with a bed partner’s smartphone notifications within earshot relates to daytime sleepiness. Insomnia symptoms and sleep...
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Conference Coverage
How Does Fear of Falling Affect People in Middle Age?
MIAMI—Healthy, middle-aged adults may have a fear of falling, but unlike in older adults, this fear does not appear to affect gait and balance,...
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Conference Coverage
Can Lighting Improve Sleep, Mood, and Behavior in Patients With Dementia?
BALTIMORE—Among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, a lighting intervention may improve sleep, mood, and agitation, according...
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Conference Coverage
How Teleneurologists Can Enhance Acute and Chronic Patient Care
HILTON HEAD, SC—When neurologists see patients remotely, the focus should be on the patient, not on the technology behind the virtual visit,...
Literature Review
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Literature Review
Abstinence and Heavy Drinking May Increase Dementia Risk
People who abstain from alcohol or consume more than 14 units per week during middle age are at increased risk of developing dementia, according...
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Literature Review
Does TBI Increase the Risk of Suicide?
Residents of Denmark who seek medical attention for traumatic brain injury (TBI) have an increased risk of suicide, compared with the general...
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Literature Review
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Added to Recommended Uniform Screening Panel
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now among the disorders officially included in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), which state public...
News Roundup
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News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—September 2018
Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy improves pain and quality of life in patients with poststroke spasticity, according to a study published August...