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.
World Coma Day and the State of Coma Care: Wendy Ziai, MD, MPH
April 8th 2021The professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University, and a member of the Curing Coma Campaign’s Scientific Steering Committee shared her insight into the current management of coma and the need for better prognostication.