Inquiring about memory in older persons during routine clinical examination may identify persons who might be at higher risk for stroke.
The associate vice president of neuroscience, US Medical Affairs at Eli Lilly talked about the "Think Talk Treat Migraine" program and the 3 vital actions for providers take to improve migraine care for their patients. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Researchers are using computer adaptive testing to explore and identify aspects of cognitive performance in a series of computerized neuropsychological tests that best correlate with neurocognitive disease states.
A large study may bring us closer to identifying interventions that can help the homeless population with neurologic disease.
A sudden severe headache with emesis brings a 35-year-old man to the ED. Research on his smart phone has satisfied him that this is a post-coital event and therefore, harmless. He refuses a lumbar puncture.
There is no approved screening tool for misophonia, but a case review can lead to a diagnosis. Several treatment options may aid in symptom management.
Researchers are using computer adaptive testing to explore and identify aspects of cognitive performance in a series of computerized neuropsychological tests that best correlate with neurocognitive disease states.
Researchers are using computer adaptive testing to explore and identify aspects of cognitive performance in a series of computerized neuropsychological tests that best correlate with neurocognitive disease states.
For years, study participants had been suffering with migraine symptoms and had failed at least three to five therapies before enrolling in the trial.
What do these images suggest is the cause of bilateral lower limb symptoms of 4 months’ duration?
Drugs often involve multiple daily doses with complex dosing regimens, but interventions that have been applied generically to patients with chronic diseases can be applied to these cases as well.
How best ensure an accurate ADHD diagnosis in the absence of an established gold-standard or neuroimaging test or biomarker?
Just how private is that information your patient records in a mobile headache diary?
Here, view results of CT of the head and axial FLAIR and axial diffusion-weighted MRI studies. What is in your differential? What is your diagnosis?
Men and women smoke for different reasons and activate different parts of the brain while smoking. These findings from “dopamine movies” could have implications for Parkinson disease.
A dementia expert addresses current controversies on proton pump inhibitors.
This yellow CSF was drawn from an HIV-positive man who presented with status epilepticus. What is the most likely cause?
Here's a handy synopsis of a “hands-on” review of the current state of monitoring disease and treatment decision making in patients with multiple sclerosis.
How best ensure an accurate ADHD diagnosis in the absence of an established gold-standard or neuroimaging test or biomarker?
Try to stay current with the flood of published dementia studies these days and you may miss a few with human subjects. Here, a quick review of 2 non-animal analyses that might make you think differently in clinic tomorrow.
The practice of forcing left-handers to use their right hand is a long as human history and found in most societies. In fact, the words “left” and “left-handed” are synonyms for “defective” or “sinister” in almost all the world’s languages. More in this interview.
Delirium, psychosis, impulse control disorders: these are among the psychiatric problems associated with dopaminergic medications that control PD motor symptoms. Take the quiz.
How does DBS differ from other methods of neuromodulation? This question and more in this Q&A with Dr Robert Gross, a neurosurgical primary investigator in an important trial.
With a differential diagnosis that varies from patient to patient, identifying and treating vestibular migraine continues to challenge even the most experienced clinicians.
Which vitamins and supplements have shown promise in treating dementia and preventing cognitive decline?
A host of neuropsychiatric disorders are intrinsic to Parkinson disease or occur as a complication of the dopaminergic therapies. Here's what to look for.
The notion of “resistant atherosclerosis,” points to possible breakthroughs in research and treatment.