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Early results suggest that stem cell gene therapy is a safe and effective treatment for boys with early-stage cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Stem Cell Gene Therapy Safe for Adrenoleukodystrophy

No treatment-related deaths, graft-versus-host-disease reported in interim analysis
For clinically healthy older adults

Subjective Cognitive Decline Linked to Global Tau Burden

Greater SCD tied to increasing entorhinal cortical tau burden, Aβ burden in clinically healthy elderly

September 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Neurological complications associated with anti-programmed death 1 antibody treatment have a diverse phenotype

Diverse Neurological Effects Linked to Anti-PD-1 Therapy

Complications seen after median of 5.5 cycles of anti-PD-1-inhibitors; include myopathy, neuropathies
For patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea

AAO-HNS: Improvement in OSA With Cranial Nerve Stimulation

Decrease in apnea-hypopnea index, and improvement in oxygen saturation, sleepiness, quality of life
Infants who receive general anesthesia for surgery before they're 1 year old may have less white matter in their brains

General Anesthesia in Infants May Affect White Matter Volume

Small study finds reduction in white matter among children operated on as infants

August 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for August 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
For children with severe traumatic brain injury

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring No Benefit in Pediatric TBI

No improvement in functional survival with ICP for children with severe traumatic brain injury
Awake brain surgery may improve treatment of brain aneurysms

Being Awake for Aneurysm Brain Surgery May Offer Better Results

In new approach to the dangerous lesions, surgeons can get patient feedback during the procedure
A multivariate pattern of stressor-evoked brain activity can predict individual differences in blood pressure reactivity

Pattern of Stressor-Evoked Brain Activity Can Predict BP Reactivity

Multivariable pattern was identified in training sample; predicts systolic and diastolic BP reactivity