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Use of the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among offspring

Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Increased ADHD Risk

Maternal use of other antiepileptic drugs not tied to increased ADHD risk
An artificial intelligence system can diagnose and classify intracranial hemorrhage

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect, Classify Acute Brain Bleeds

Further, the system can justify its decisions using an atlas of training CT images
The self-report version of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor is valid for assessing post-intensive care syndrome

Clinical Tool Rapidly Assesses Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

27-item questionnaire found to be valid clinical tool for assessing PICS

December 2018 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Older adults admitted to a skilled nursing facility with cognitive impairment show less improvement in functional status than older adults admitted with no cognitive impairment

Impaired Cognitive Status Impacts Rehab Potential in SNFs

Older adults with cognitive impairment admitted to skilled nursing facilities make fewer gains
Adults with cerebral palsy have an increased risk for depression and anxiety

Higher Risk for Depression, Anxiety Seen With Cerebral Palsy

Association seen in patients with cerebral palsy without accompanying intellectual disability
Near point of convergence values change in response to subconcussive head impacts but begin to normalize over time in high school football players

Oculomotor Response to Head Impacts Studied in Youth Football

Near point of convergence measured in players during a single high school football season
The lowest-priced generic drugs are more likely to experience shortages

Low-Priced Generic Drugs Most Likely to Have Shortages

Shortages associated with modest increases in price, ranging from 6 to 14 percent
Use of primary targeted muscle reinnervation can prevent or reduce pain in below-the-knee amputees

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Can Reduce Phantom Limb Pain

Authors report reduction in pain and no symptomatic neuromas in 22 below-the-knee amputees
Providers should maximize women's health during the interpregnancy period

ACOG: Interpregnancy Period Should Maximize Women’s Health

Components of postpartum care should be included as the initial components of interpregnancy care