Neurology

A geriatric psychiatrist's clinical pearls on agitation in AD, incluiding behavioral cues, triggers, and evidence-based treatment strategies for primary care.

Many caregivers, both paid and unpaid, miss or misinterpret agitation symptoms in Alzheimer disease, fueling stress, stigma, and delayed medical support.

Indiana University study found that integrating patient-reported outcome questionnaires with machine learning boosts dementia diagnoses by 31% in primary care settings.

TMS 2025: Katrina Wugalter, MA, discusses research showing that age—not menopause stage—drives brain volume decline, and how lifestyle factors can help preserve brain health in midlife women.

Submission of the sNDA suggests a potential FDA decision on the dextromethorphan-bupropion combination sometime during the first quarter of 2026.

Nonstimulant medications play a crucial role in ADHD treatment, offering effective alternatives for patients intolerant to stimulants or at risk of misuse.

Common questions on the critical window hypothesis for timing of postmenopausal MHT ask about rationale, clinical evidence, and guideline response.

Valiltramiprosate is a novel disease modifying therapy designed to inhibit formation of soluble neurotoxic amyloid oligomers, acting upstream in the amyloid cascade.

TMS 2025: Katrina Wugalter, MA, explains why treating vasomotor symptoms may be key to improving cognitive function during menopause.

New research presented at TMS 2025 suggests menopause stage does not accelerate brain volume loss—age does. Study author discusses clinical implications for PCPs.

Plasma assays combining p-tau217 and Aβ42/40 accurately confirm AD, supporting patient eligibility for anti-amyloid disease-modifying therapies.

A study reveals that starting benzodiazepines or antipsychotics in hospice patients with dementia significantly increases 180-day mortality, urging careful prescribing.

An 18-year multicohort study found that smokers who quit even in later life showed 20% slower memory decline vs those who continued to smoke.

Roche's Elecsys pTau181 test has a 97.9% negative predictive value to rule out amyloid pathology, which will improve referral decisions and expedite treatment.

OLPs did not affect migraine frequency but did subjectively improve QoL, with authors noting they may have a role as a supportive treatment option for select patients.

As dementia care grows more complex and more promising, the role for front-line clinicians is becoming more nuanced and more essential.

The ReCODE program targets metabolic, infectious, immune, vascular, and toxic exposures, elements that underlie both mood and cognition, study authors said.

Early diagnosis of cluster headache, commonly considered the most painful condition on earth, is essential to curbing disability; here's what primary care clinicians need to know. 

The premonitory constellation of neurologic, autonomic, and behavioral symptoms is increasingly understood as the earliest manifestation of migraine pathophysiology.

Linus Health will demonstrate advances in remote assessment platforms and digital biomarkers of cognitive health that can bring precision medicine to primary care.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to BMS-986446, an anti–microtubule binding region tau antibody in phase 2 trials for early Alzheimer disease.

Vertanical's VER-01 shows promise in reducing chronic low back pain, outperforming opioids and maintaining relief for over a year.

The European Commission granted marketing authorization for the Lilly mAb based on data from the phase 3 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 and 6 clinical trials.

A study of more than 559 000 adults and 2.4 million genetic samples found that alcohol consumption of any amount increases dementia risk, challenging prior evidence of protective effects from light drinking.

The FDA has initiated approval of leucovorin calcium tablets for children with cerebral folate deficiency, which can manifest with autistic features. What is it?