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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
For seniors and particularly blacks with hypertension

Lower SBP Target for Blacks May Benefit Cognitive Function

Researchers find that healthy reductions may benefit blacks even more than whites
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex seems to be beneficial for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with eating disorders

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Aids PTSD in Eating Disorders

Lower PTSD checklist-Civilian scores with rTMS of dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
Intraindividual variability of reaction time is independently associated with mortality

Intraindividual Variability in Reaction Time Tied to Mortality

Independent link identified, which changed very little after excluding incident dementia cases
There is a non-linear association between caloric load and reward

Taste, Calories Affect Metabolic Response to Sugared Beverages

Metabolic responses up for lower calorie beverages, and when sweetness is proportional to caloric load
Progressive resistance training may slow down the progression of multiple sclerosis

Resistance Training May Help Protect Nervous System in MS

Resistance training has a number of positive effects on the brain shown by MRI
Carriers of a deletion or duplication at 16p11.2 have neuroanatomic abnormalities

Neuroanatomic Anomalies for Deletion, Duplication at 16p11.2

Deletion or duplication carriers have abnormalities, linked to cognitive, behavioral impairment