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Investigators Identify Links Between Clinical Seizure Characteristics and Continuous EEG
April 16th 2021Critically ill patients who were obtunded, stuporous, or comatose had pediatric lateralized epileptiform discharges, and acute brain insults were among many clinical characteristics to benefit from longer EEG.
Cortical Hyperexcitability More Prominent in Cognitive Impaired ALS
April 15th 2021According to the study authors, future longitudinal studies assessing the evolution of cognitive and cortical excitability changes may provide a greater understanding of the importance of cortical circuits in ALS pathogenesis.
NeuroVoices: Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, on Improving Disparities and Expanding Research in Stroke Care
April 14th 2021The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed solutions to improve disparities in stroke care and the need for future research on social determinants of health.
Nevro’s Spinal Cord Stimulation System Efficacious in Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
April 12th 2021At 6 months, 62% of the 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation treatment group had observed improvement upon investigator-assessed neurological examination, compared to 3% of conventional medical management subjects.
Increased Levels of Status Epilepticus Result in Worse Overall Outcomes, Higher Costs
April 12th 2021Patients with highly refractory status epilepticus had greater median hospital length stays as well as greater median hospital costs compared to patients with moderate or low refractory status epilepticus.
Acadia Receives Complete Response Letter for Pimavanserin in Dementia-Related Psychosis
April 5th 2021The FDA cited a lack of statistical significance in some of the subgroups of dementia, and insufficient numbers of patients with certain less common dementia subtypes as lack of substantial evidence of effectiveness to support approval.