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- Daylights Saving and the Coronavirus Causing a Significant Impact on Sleephttps://practicalneurology.com/news/daylights-saving-and-the-coronavirus-causing-a-significant-impact-on-sleep/2469183/Lack of sleep from daylight savings time affects productivity, work performance, concentration, and memory, according to physicians at the University of Washington. The coronavirus may further affect sleep with the ongoing fear and uncertainty associated with this rapidly evolving situation. 
- Alzheimer Diagnoses Increase Significantly in Adults from 2013-2017https://practicalneurology.com/news/alzheimer-diagnoses-increase-significantly-in-adults-from-2013-2017/2469175/The number of Americans diagnosed with early-onset dementia or Alzheimer disease (AD) increased by 200% from 2013 to 2017. The average age of a person living with either form of dementia is 49. The findings came from a new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) report, "Early-Onset Demen
- Expanded Indication, Tuberous Sclerosis, Sought for Cannabidiol Seizure Treatmenthttps://practicalneurology.com/news/expanded-indication-tuberous-sclerosis-sought-for-cannabidiol-seizure-treatment/2469148/A supplemental new drug application (sNDA) was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cannabidiol (Epidiolex, GW Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA). The sNDA seeks to expand the cannabidiol label to include the treatment of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a
- New Category 3 CPT Code for Eye-Tracking Test for Concussion Diagnosishttps://practicalneurology.com/news/new-category-3-cpt-code-for-eye-tracking-test-for-concussion-diagnosis/2469064/The American Medical Association (AMA) has confirmed the addition of a new code for an eye-tracking diagnostic procedure for concussion (Eyebox; Oculogica, New York, New York).The category 3 CPT Code, 0X17T, eye movement analysis test without spatial calibration,allows clinicians to appropriately
- Continued Promise for BAN2401—An Anti-Amyloid β Protofibril Antibodyhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/continued-promise-for-ban2401an-anti-amyloid-b-protofibril-antibody/2468972/In multiple presentations at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles, July 14-18, 2019, data suggest continued promise of BAN2401 (Eisai, Woodcliff Lake, NJ) for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Because of safety concerns for APOE4 carriers
- Seizure Risk High in People with Alzheimer’s Diseasehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/seizure-risk-high-in-people-with-alzheimers-disease/2468967/Data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles, July 14-18, 2019 show that people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have epileptic seizures up to 6.5 times more often than those without AD. People with dementia are also at higher risk for recu
- Different Risk Factors and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease in Women Have Implications for Diagnosis and Carehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/different-risk-factors-and-progression-of-alzheimers-disease-in-women-have-implications-for-diagnosis-and-care/2468965/Research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Los Angeles July 14-18, 2019 identifies a number of differences in risk for and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in women, including sex-specific genes, structural brain network differences, and
- Women With Migraine More Likely to Have Babies With Colichttps://practicalneurology.com/news/women-with-migraine-more-likely-to-have-babies-with-colic/2468964/At the American Headache Society’s 61st Annual Meeting July 11-14 in Philadephia, PA, Dr. Amy Gelfand, associate professor of neurology and director of the pediatric headache program at the University of California, San Francisco, received the 2019 Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award. This award
- Healthy Lifestyle Choices May Decrease Dementia Risk Even for People With Genetic Predispositions to Alzheimer’s Diseasehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/healthy-lifestyle-choices-may-decrease-dementia-risk-even-for-people-with-genetic-predispositions-to-alzheimers-disease/2468958/Data reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles, July 14-18, 2019 and published today in JAMA, suggest lifestyle modifications may reduce risk of developing Alzheimer’s di
- Combined Lifestyle Interventions May Offset Alzheimer’s Disease Riskshttps://practicalneurology.com/news/combined-lifestyle-interventions-may-offset-alzheimers-disease-risks/2468957/Research findings reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles, July 14-18, 2019 suggest that healthy lifestyle choices—including diet, exercise, and cognitive stimulation—may decrease risk of cognitive decline and dementia.