Neurology

The partnership between primary care and PM&R is a tool in each specialty's tool box, with the patient's return to full function the shared goal.

A diagnosis of concussion in an 8-year-old who plays weekend soccer is, on its face, bad news; the good news is that 15 years ago, it might have gone unnoticed, untreated.

The vice president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation played a significant role in developing early concussion programs and educating clinicians and coaches.

The role of the trigeminal nerve and its connection to the brainstem has led to a greater understanding of where migraine pain originates. Expert explains, here.

Eli Lilly's investigational drug targeting amyloid plaque slowed clinical decline by 35% in participants with early symptomatic Alzheimer disease at 18 months, the company announced.

In a study of over 1000 children and adolescents, authors identified 4 distinct profiles of psychiatric comorbidity with differing risk for a self-harm event.

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Persons with long COVID showed compensatory neural activity in certain brain areas while performing memory tasks as long as 6 months after infection resolved.

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More than two-thirds of patients not receiving OAC were open to beginning treatment but many of their physicians were not, according to a study of PINNACLE Registry participants.

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The oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist is now indicated for prevention in both episodic and chronic migraine.

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EHRA 2023: Patients with AF who started statins within a year of diagnosis had reduced risks of stroke and TIA compared with those who did not start statins.

Four months of meditation improved quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with CAD, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023.

To be marketed as Rizafilm, the product is a disintegrating film formulation of the 5-HT-1 receptor antagonist and proven bioequivalent to Merck's Maxalt-MLT.

The shapes, sizes, and content of a US alcoholic drink-equivalent vary widely. Get a quick educational summary of the variety and more data that may help in your daily clinical practice.

Migraine disproportionately affects women, a disparity typically ascribed to hormonal differences. A new study takes a new look at the issue.

Among other improvements, bariatric surgery may help reverse peripheral neuropathy and stabilize cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy, according to new findings.

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Researchers found sex-specific brain signals that appear to confirm that different drivers lead men and women to develop obesity.

Cluster headache and migraine are described as "highly circadian at multiple levels," suggesting hypothalamus involvement and potential for new treatments, study authors say.

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The risk of neurocognitive abnormality increased with each additional pain site among patients with multisite chronic pain and appeared to be mediated by loss of hippocampal volume.

The rule change would provide flexibility in standards that govern specific ingredients used in food production, permitting replacement of regular sodium with less toxic substitutes.