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ASA: Endocarditis, Related Strokes Up During Opioid Epidemic
Authors say known IV drug users who have infective endocarditis should be screened carefully for symptoms of cardiovascular disease
ASA: Delays in Hospital Care After Arrival Worsen Stroke Outcomes
Continuous quality improvement should minimize delays in door-to-puncture and door-to-reperfusion time
ASA: Adding Icosapent Ethyl to Statin Further Cuts Stroke Risk
Event rates for time to first fatal or nonfatal stroke significantly reduced for IPE versus placebo
ASA: Retinopathy Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Dose-dependent relationship seen between severity of retinopathy and all-cause mortality
AAN: Fetal Exposure to Antiseizure Meds Has No Neuropsychological Impact
No difference found in primary outcome of Verbal Index score at age 3 years with fetal exposure to ASM or for those born to healthy women
AAN: Prior Psych Diagnosis Tied to Younger Age of Alzheimer Onset
Findings based on data from retrospective chart review of patients at tertiary specialty memory care center
AAAAI: Peanut Allergy Down 16 Percent in Infants
After 2016 changes to feeding guidelines advising earlier introduction of peanut, prevalence of peanut allergy in infants has decreased
AAN: Anomalously Warm Weather Tied to More MS Hospital Visits
Authors say absolute effect on people with multiple sclerosis and the health care system is meaningful
AAN: Antidepressants Not Tied to Increased Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are not associated with higher risk for intracerebral hemorrhage
AAN: Many Patients With Migraine Do Not Get Enough Exercise
Patients with no exercise report increased depression, anxiety, and sleep problems and have more migraines