Patterns Changing for Heart Disorder Hospitalizations in Canada
Rates up for acquired valvular heart disease, vascular cognitive impairment, and congenital heart disease
Drop Seen in Rate of Sports and Recreation-Related TBI in Children
2012 to 2018 saw decrease in SSR TBI ED visits for children, mainly due to drop in contact sports-linked TBI
Spectrum of Neurological Disorders Linked to SARS-CoV-2
Neurological manifestations include inflammatory CNS syndromes, encephalopathies, ischemic stroke
Serum Neurofilament Light May Help Assess Concussion, TBI
NfL shows promise as serum biomarker for traumatic brain injury, sports-related concussion
Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors
Though broadly used in U.S. hospitals, EHRs fail to detect up to one-third of medication errors
Huntington Disease Brain Changes ID’d 24 Years Before Symptoms
Authors say this might represent the optimal time to treat Huntington disease with emerging drugs
Acute Ischemic Stroke Risk Higher With COVID-19 Than Influenza
Higher risk remains even when adjusting for demographic and clinical features
Complementary, Alternative Medicine Use Increasing for MS
Ninefold increase observed in likelihood of patients speaking to their neurologist about CAM use
Most Primary Care Providers Screening Toddlers for Autism
Some disparities seen in screening, but screen-positive children diagnosed at younger age
Incidence of Abusive Head Trauma in Infants May Be Up During Lockdown
Abusive head trauma cases increased 1,493 percent compared with previous three years
