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Optimal epilepsy care extends well beyond managing seizures
Among patients with epilepsy, common comorbidities include anxiety and mood disorders, hypertension, back problems, developmental disorders,...
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Opioids for headache?
Two neurologists came to very difficult conclusions over whether opioids should be considered for headache treatment.
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Visual snow: Alarming and not uncommon
As many as 3% of the population may experience this visual abnormality, but it’s usually benign.
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Certain opioids hold promise for treating itch
Difelikefalin is the first FDA-approved treatment for uremic pruritus associated with dialysis.
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New blood test may detect preclinical Alzheimer’s years in advance
“We believe this has the potential to radically improve early stratification and identification of patients for trials 6 years in advance of a...
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Headache is a common post–COVID-19 complaint
The condition may be new onset or an exacerbation an existing condition, and should raise suspicion of COVID-19 infection.
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How to deal with offensive or impaired doctors
She recalls a doctor who called a female doctor “an entitled bitch” and the administrator “incompetent” in front of other staff.
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Ticagrelor reversal agent achieves quick hemostasis: REVERSE-IT
The monoclonal antibody bentracimab, which can rapidly reverse ticagrelor, was found effective and safe in an FDA-requested interim analysis of a...
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ASCEND: Aspirin shows hint of dementia protection in T2D
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PRAGUE-17: LAA closure holds up against DOACs out to 4 years
Most outcomes remained unchanged, but follow-up imaging curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic leaves an unfortunate gap with regard to late device-...
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Vegetable fats tied to lower stroke risk, animal fats to higher risk
Higher intake of vegetable fats, such as olive oil and nuts, was associated with a lower risk for stroke, and animal fats, especially processed...