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June 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for June 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Just the presence of one's smartphone is associated with reduced available cognitive capacity

Presence of Smartphone Cuts Available Cognitive Capacity

Two experiments show presence of devices is associated with reduction in cognitive capacity
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder have high levels of brain inflammation

High Levels of Brain Inflammation Seen in OCD

Researchers find inflammation 32 percent higher in six brain regions that play a role in OCD
Moderate drinkers are more than three times as likely as abstainers to show abnormal levels of atrophy in the right hippocampus

Adverse Brain Outcomes Seen With Even Moderate Drinking

Findings suggest U.S. drinking guidelines might be too liberal
Small unruptured intracranial aneurysms have low growth and rupture rates

Small Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Grow Slowly

Low growth and rupture rates for aneurysms which are ≤3 mm, ≤5 mm, and ≤7 mm

May 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Subtle brain changes may explain why some patients with multiple sclerosis lose their ability to interpret social cues

Brain Changes in MS May Contribute to Lack of Empathy

Diffuse normal-appearing white matter damage may create disconnection in social brain network
Individuals who have difficulty coping with the uncertainty of the future may have an unusually large striatum

Region in Brain Associated With Fear of Uncertain Future

Unusually large striatum is linked to inability to cope with uncertainty, researchers say
Cooling the body may reduce the risk of brain damage for cardiac arrest patients in a coma

AAN: Families Should Ask About Body Cooling After Cardiac Arrest

Strong evidence therapeutic hypothermia effective in improving odds of recovering brain function

April 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for April 2017. This roundup includes the latest...