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- Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Associated with Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertensionhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/sleep-apnea-in-pregnancy-associated-with-risk-of-metabolic-syndrome-and-hypertension/2469823/As published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, sleep disordered breathing during pregnancy has been associated with a 2 to 3-times increased ris
- Cortical Stimulation-Induced Seizures Associated With Improved Epilepsy Surgery Outcomeshttps://practicalneurology.com/news/cortical-stimulation-induced-seizures-associated-with-improved-epilepsy-surgery-outcomes/2468925/Inducing seizures during prehospital stays before epilepsy surgery was associated with improved outcomes as published in JAMA. Evaluating data from 103 patients, researchers sought correlations bet
- American Stroke Association Releases Updated Recommendations for Stroke Care Systemshttps://practicalneurology.com/news/american-stroke-association-releases-updated-recommendations-for-stroke-care-systems/2468908/The American Stroke Association (ASA) has published updated recommendations for stroke care systems (Stroke. 2019;50:00-00). The recommendations comprehensively review evidence evaluating stroke care systems and update previous ASA r
- Exercise Associated With Lower Migraine Frequencyhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/exercise-associated-with-lower-migraine-frequency/2469509/According to a preliminary study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 73rd Annual Meeting in April, more than two-thirds of people with migraine do not get enough exercise. Of 4,647 individuals with migraine, 75% with chronic migraine (>15 headache days/month), o
- New Study Finds Association Between Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause and Memoryhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/new-study-finds-association-between-hormone-replacement-therapy-for-menopause-and-memory/2483257/Results of a study published in Neurology suggest that the type of estradiol-based hormone therapy taken after menopause may be associated with specific domains of memory performance. Researchers found that women who experienced earlier menopause scored lower on cognitive tests overall,
- Significant Treatment Gaps Found in People Diagnosed with Chorea Associated with Huntington Diseasehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/significant-treatment-gaps-found-in-people-diagnosed-with-chorea-associated-with-huntington-disease/2473811/Less than 40% of people diagnosed with chorea associated with Huntington disease (HD) received treatment, according to findings of a large observational study published in Neurology and Therapy. In addition, only ~50% of treated patients received first-line monotherapy with the vesicular
- Novel Treatment Approved for NF1-Associated Symptomatic Plexiform Neurofibromashttps://practicalneurology.com/news/new-treatment-approved-for-nf1-associated-symptomatic-plexiform-neurofibromas/2473785/The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gomekli (mirdametinib; SpringWorks Therapeutics, Stamford, CN) for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)–associated symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) not amenable to complete resection in adults and pediatric patients age
- Investigational Therapy Associated with Reduced Infarct Growth in Individuals with Acute Ischemic Strokehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/investigational-therapy-associated-with-reduced-infarct-growth-in-individuals-with-acute-ischemic-stroke/2473782/Treatment with the investigational therapy RNS60 (Revalesio, Tacoma, WA) was associated with a significant reduction in infarct growth and clinically meaningful improvements for individuals with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treated within 12 hours of symptom onset. These results were presented at
- Guidelines for Evaluating, Diagnosing, and Disclosing Dementia Published by Alzheimer’s Associationhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/guidelines-for-evaluating-diagnosing-and-disclosing-dementia-published-by-alzheimers-association/2470946/The Diagnostic Evaluation, Testing, Counseling, and Disclosure Clinical Practice Guideline (DETeCD-ADRD CPG) Workgroup, convened and funded by the Alzheimer’s Association, has developed new recommendations for clinicians to use when evaluating patients with possible Alzheimer disease (AD) o
- NFL Players Wear Cleats to Support Muscular Dystrophy Associationhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/the-muscular-dystrophy-society-represented-in-the-nfls-my-cause-my-cleats-campaign/2470660/During the “My Cause My Cleats” campaign, which took place during the first 2 weeks of December, several National Football League (NFL) players wore custom-designed cleats to support causes important to them. Nyheim Hines, 2024 Muscular Dystrophy Association (M