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M-A | Endovascular therapy for stroke presenting beyond 24 hours

12 May, 2023 | 13:44h | UTC

Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Presenting Beyond 24 Hours: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

Endovascular therapy for stroke presenting at >24 hours was associated with favorable clinical, safety, and procedural outcomes in this meta-analysis of 569 patients. https://t.co/DjoDDcr1mf

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 4, 2023

Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT?

12 May, 2023 | 13:38h | UTC

Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Ear-related balance disorders: evidence and resources

11 May, 2023 | 12:14h | UTC

RCT | Safety and efficacy of zilucoplan in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis

11 May, 2023 | 12:04h | UTC

Safety and efficacy of zilucoplan in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (RAISE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Researchers report on rozanolixizumab, zilucoplan phase 3 myasthenia gravis study – MedicalXpress

SR | Perampanel add‐on for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

11 May, 2023 | 11:55h | UTC

Perampanel add‐on for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy – Cochrane Library

Summary: Perampanel add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy – Cochrane Library

Commentary on Twitter

? Perampanel add‐on for drug‐resistant focal #epilepsy
? Evidence from 7 trials involving 2,524 participants
"…effective @ reducing seizure frequency & may maintain seizure freedom…Perampanel is well‐tolerated at doses of 8 mg/day or less."https://t.co/LSJoYeDi8S

— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) April 17, 2023

M-A | Association of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or infection with Bell palsy

10 May, 2023 | 16:03h | UTC

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination or Infection With Bell Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Review | Early switch to oral antimicrobials in brain abscess

10 May, 2023 | 15:55h | UTC

Early switch to oral antimicrobials in brain abscess: A narrative review – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Cohort Study | Predicting the emergence of malignant brain edema in acute ischemic stroke

10 May, 2023 | 15:26h | UTC

Predicting the emergence of malignant brain oedema in acute ischaemic stroke: a prospective multicentre study with development and validation of predictive modelling – eClinicalMedicine

Review | Estimating risk of antidepressant withdrawal from a review of published data

9 May, 2023 | 14:39h | UTC

Estimating Risk of Antidepressant Withdrawal from a Review of Published Data – CNS Drugs

Commentary: Researchers Identify Factors to Predict Risk of Antidepressant Withdrawal – Mad in America

M-A | Adverse events of cannabidiol use in patients with epilepsy

9 May, 2023 | 14:30h | UTC

Adverse Events of Cannabidiol Use in Patients With Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

M-A | Endovascular vs. medical management of acute basilar artery occlusion

8 May, 2023 | 12:44h | UTC

Endovascular versus Medical Management of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of Stroke

RCTs | Thrombectomy improved recovery in basilar artery stroke but increased procedural complications and hemorrhages.

Registry-based cohort study: Endovascular treatment vs. best medical management in acute basilar artery occlusion strokes.

RCT: Endovascular therapy for stroke due to basilar-artery occlusion – “endovascular therapy and medical therapy did not differ significantly with respect to a favorable functional outcome”.

AHA/ASA Scientific Statement | Cognitive impairment after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

5 May, 2023 | 15:36h | UTC

Cognitive Impairment After Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Stroke

News Release: Cognitive impairment after stroke is common, and early diagnosis and treatment needed – American Heart Association

Commentary on Twitter

Cognitive Impairment After Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association https://t.co/YWNHZVaXnl @nsanar @ST_Pendlebury @hugoapariciomd @gottesman_lab @VCI_EricSmith @AHAScience pic.twitter.com/HdeoC0bNdm

— Stroke AHA/ASA (@StrokeAHA_ASA) May 1, 2023

Scoping review of rational polytherapy in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

4 May, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC

Scoping review of rational polytherapy in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy – Pharmacotherapy

SR | Perampanel add‐on for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

4 May, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Perampanel add‐on for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy – Cochrane Library

Summary: Perampanel add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy – Cochrane Library

A comparison between early presentation of dementia with Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease

3 May, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC

A comparison between early presentation of dementia with Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease: evidence from routine primary care and UK Biobank data – Annals of Neurology

Cohort Study | Evaluation of brain-body health in individuals with common neuropsychiatric disorders

2 May, 2023 | 13:33h | UTC

Evaluation of Brain-Body Health in Individuals With Common Neuropsychiatric Disorders – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Interview: Evaluation of Brain-Body Health in Individuals With Common Neuropsychiatric Disorders – JAMA

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Mental illness is a brain disorder? Right?

We thought so.

Hang on though, our new study @JAMAPsych shows that poor body health is a more pronounced manifestation of mental illness than poor brain health.https://t.co/4TFlt7awEY

?1/9 pic.twitter.com/92ZJAQWQlb

— Ye Ella Tian (@yetianmed) April 27, 2023

M-A | Pain management interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain

2 May, 2023 | 13:26h | UTC

Pain Management Interventions for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The Clinical Journal of Pain

Cohort Study | Risk of multiple morbidities across the lifespan in people with Down syndrome or intellectual disabilities

28 Apr, 2023 | 13:19h | UTC

Multiple morbidity across the lifespan in people with Down syndrome or intellectual disabilities: a population-based cohort study using electronic health records – The Lancet Public Health

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Our new report on Multiple morbidity across the lifespan in people with Down syndrome or intellectual disability is out today https://t.co/wkakUfjetn pic.twitter.com/fVyKZZPdOW

— Andre Strydom (@drandrestrydom) April 27, 2023

Survey | What symptoms come first in degenerative cervical myelopathy?

28 Apr, 2023 | 13:05h | UTC

Targeting earlier diagnosis: What symptoms come first in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy? – PLOS One

Commentary: Identifying the initial symptoms to degenerative cervical myelopathy – 2 minute medicine

Guideline | Transient global amnesia

28 Apr, 2023 | 12:59h | UTC

Guideline “Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)” of the German Society of Neurology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie): S1-guideline – Neurological Research and Practice

Review | Sepsis-associated delirium

26 Apr, 2023 | 14:10h | UTC

Sepsis-Associated Delirium: A Narrative Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine

Brief Review | Management of pituitary incidentalomas

25 Apr, 2023 | 14:14h | UTC

Management of pituitary incidentalomas – Clinical Medicine Journal

Cohort Study | Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication and incidence of childhood-onset psychiatric disorders

24 Apr, 2023 | 13:10h | UTC

Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medication and Incidence of Childhood- and Adolescence-Onset Psychiatric Disorders – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Author Interview: Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medication and Psychiatric Disorders – JAMA

Commentary on Twitter

Study strengthens the evidence for the warning against the use of valproate in pregnancy, supports concerns about the use of topiramate, and provides a preliminary indication for caution with the use of levetiracetam in pregnancy. https://t.co/BZzZP0tSZs

— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) April 17, 2023