Nearly 3 times as many patients with newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease had dependency in ≥1 activities of daily living (ADLs) compared with a healthy control group, a recent longitudinal, population-based study demonstrated.
Despite improvements in radiographic diagnostic techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common problem that can lead to treatment-related and psychosocial morbidity.
Results of a recent study have shown that simvastatin (Zocor) plus vitamin D is effective for the prevention of headache in adults with episodic migraine.
Despite a dramatic increase in the use of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke, 25% of eligible patients still do not receive this treatment, according to data from a national registry.
VBCN - July 2015 Volume 2, No 2 - Health Economics
A model study estimating the potential impact of increased use of sodium channel blockers (SCBs) among patients with partial-onset seizures suggests significant reductions in costs, according to data presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
VBCN - May 2015 Volume 2, No 1 - Personalized Medicine in Neurology
In a series of debates at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, expert physicians addressed current and controversial issues in neuroscience.