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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 22-26

The 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons 85th Annual Scientific Meeting The annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons...
Technology using a patient's own brainwaves might offer hope against tough-to-treat posttraumatic stress disorder

Non-Invasive Neurotechnology May Help Ease PTSD Symptoms

Study is preliminary, but suggests an acoustic 'feedback' technology might help some patients
Individuals with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke in middle age are more likely to have elevated levels of amyloid

Midlife Vascular Risk Factors Associated With Elevated Amyloid

One cardiovascular risk factor alone may up the likelihood of amyloid deposits by 88 percent
Some young patients with severe cases of Tourette's syndrome may benefit from deep brain stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation Beneficial in Severe Tourette’s

DBS offered to certain teenage and young adult patients on an investigational basis
Higher serum fasting insulin and insulin resistance predict poorer verbal fluency and a steeper decline in future verbal fluency

Insulin Resistance Predicts Later Cognitive Decline

Higher serum fasting insulin predicts future decline in verbal fluency
Cognitively-average elderly adults have greater annual whole-brain cortical volume loss than adults age 80 years and older with episodic memory ability at least as good as that of average middle-age adults (SuperAgers)

‘SuperAgers’ Have Less Whole-Brain Cortical Volume Loss

Cognitively-average elderly have significantly greater annual percent change compared with SuperAgers
For older adults

Brain Changes May Mark Risk of Financial Exploitation in Seniors

Differences in brain regions associated with social, emotional function seen in financially exploited seniors
For patients with high-cervical spinal cord injury

Arm, Hand Function Restored in Tetraplegic Patient

Researchers utilized functional electric stimulation + intracortical brain-computer interface system

February 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for February 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Antithrombotic drug use is associated with increased risk of subdural hematoma

Subdural Hematomas Rising Alongside Antithrombotic Use

Highest odds of subdural hematoma for combined use of vitamin K antagonist and antiplatelet drug