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Functional Nasal Surgery Can Improve Headache Symptoms

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Eighty-five percent of patients report partial or complete resolution of headaches postoperatively
Migraine with aura is associated with an elevated risk for incident atrial fibrillation

Migraine With Aura Linked to Increase in Incident A-Fib

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Risk for AF up for migraine with aura vs. no headache, migraine without visual aura, after adjustment
Only 15.4 percent of physicians work in practices that use telemedicine for a wide spectrum of patient interactions

Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine

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Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use
A new warning has been added to the multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) after rare reports of patients suffering strokes and tears in the lining of the arteries in the head and neck

FDA Warns of Rare Stroke Risk With Multiple Sclerosis Drug

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Alemtuzumab label will be updated to include the risk for stroke and arterial dissection
There is no correlation between urate and blood pressure in mice or among patients with early Parkinson's disease

Urate Elevation in Potential Tx for Parkinson’s Not Tied to HTN

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Phase II clinical trial results, mouse model study show no link between serum urate, changes in BP
Many patients intentionally withhold information from clinicians

Many Patients Withhold Information From Clinicians

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Reasons for nondisclosure include not wanting to be judged or lectured, being embarrassed

Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 25-30

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The 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed a draft strategy to reduce the health information technology burden

HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden

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Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019

November 2018 Briefing – Neurology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for November 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
The risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy may decrease over time

Risk of Sudden Death in Epilepsy Can Decline Over Time

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Those with a low risk for SUDEP generally remain in this categorization during three years of tracking