Mortality Increased With Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotic Use in ADRD Patients
Elevated 180-day mortality reported for nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias receiving hospice care
Many Young Adults Use Cannabis or Alcohol to Get to Sleep
More than one in five use a substance to get to sleep, with cannabis use more common
Seizure Frequency Improves Over Time in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
Two-thirds of patients had reduction in seizure frequency with addition of antiseizure medication
CHEST: Mortality Down With GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in T2D, Especially in Those With...
20 percent greater mortality benefit seen in obstructive sleep apnea population
Child Neurologists Have Gaps in Awareness of Motor Impairments in ASD
Neurologists also face multiple barriers to providing interventions and do not receive adequate training relating to ASD
Increasing Social Media Use in Early Teen Years Tied to Cognitive Performance
Both low and high increases in use were negatively but weakly associated with adolescent cognitive performance two years later
Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Effective Long-Term for Parkinson Disease
At five years, significant improvement was sustained in motor and activities of daily living scores
Exposure to Mom’s Speech Linked to Mature Left Arcuate Microstructure
Preterm neonates showed more mature left arcuate microstructure with increased maternal speech exposure
FDA Clears New Blood Test to Help Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease
The Elecsys pTau181 blood test correctly identified people without Alzheimer’s in 97.9% of cases
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Heightened Risk for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
However, increased risk only seen in the two years following traumatic brain injury
