Tag: Neurology
Seizure Frequency Improves Over Time in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
Two-thirds of patients had reduction in seizure frequency with addition of antiseizure medication
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
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
Memantine Improves Social Impairments in Youth With Autism
Elevated pregenual anterior cingulate cortex levels were associated with a favorable treatment response
Automated Bottom-of-Sulcus Dysplasia Detector Combines MRI, FDG-PET
When the BOSD detector was trained on MRI+PET features, 87 percent of BOSDs were overlapped by one of the top five clusters in training set
NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy
The $50 million in grants will examine how genetics and environment interact
Green Space Exposure in Pregnancy, Early Childhood May Cut Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Findings seen for mother-child pairs enrolled in Medicaid and followed for up to 14 years
Air Pollution, Including Ultrafine Particles, Linked to Meningiomas
Ten-year mean exposure to UFPs, fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, elemental carbon linked to increased risk for meningioma
Mental Health, Neurodevelopmental Diagnoses in Publicly Insured Children on the Rise
Findings seen for most diagnostic categories, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity, anxiety, autism spectrum, and depressive disorders
