Medical Management Alone Better for Brain AV Malformations
Risk of stroke or death up with medical management plus interventional therapy for unruptured AVM
Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country
Patient education, stringent quality control measures necessary to ensure safe purchases
Neurological Symptoms Described in Children With COVID-19
Neurological symptoms involve central, peripheral nervous system; splenial changes ID'd on imaging
Increased Body Weight, Obesity Linked to Dementia Incidence
Central obesity linked to increased dementia incidence compared with noncentral obese women
Spectrum of Imaging Findings Described in COVID-19 MIS-C
Imaging findings include basal consolidation with collapse and pleural effusions on chest CT
2005 to 2016 Saw Increase in Skeletal Muscle Relaxant Use
Office visits with prescribed SMR nearly doubled; tripling in visits for continued SMR drug therapy
June 2020 Briefing – Neurology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Post-Vaxx Febrile Seizures Not Linked to Child Development Outcomes
Risk of developmental, behavioral problems not up in young children with febrile seizures after vaccination
Progressive MS Linked to Faster Retinal Atrophy Than RRMS
In PMS, inner and outer nuclear layer thinning independently faster compared with controls, RRMS
Brain Iron Concentrations Increased in Alzheimer Disease
Increased iron concentration seen in deep gray matter, neocortical regions versus healthy controls
