Neurology
Conference Coverage
Seven ‘simple’ cardiovascular health measures linked to reduced dementia risk in women
Adherence to an American Heart Association guideline, even in part, modulated dementia risk.
Guidelines
New guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain management released
New clinical practice guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain management may help clinicians offer an effective and less addictive alternative to...
Conference Coverage
Four PTSD blood biomarkers identified
The biomarkers could be used to monitor treatment for PTSD, identify subtypes of PTSD, and lead to a new understanding of the mechanisms...
From the Journals
Specific brain damage links hypertension to cognitive impairment
Researchers have identified specific regions of the brain that appear to be damaged by high blood pressure; the finding may explain the link...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Transient global amnesia: Psychiatric precipitants, features, and comorbidities
Understanding how TGA overlaps with psychiatric conditions can help influence treatment.
From the Journals
Longer telomeres tied to better brain health
Longer leucocyte telomere length was associated with a larger volume of global and subcortical gray matter and a larger hippocampus – both of...
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Tooth loss and diabetes together hasten mental decline
The findings of a new study show “the importance of improving access to dental health care and integrating primary dental and medical care,”...
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Watch for buprenorphine ‘spiking’ in urine drug tests
Some patients undergoing treatment for opioid use disorder alter their urine drug test results by adding buprenorphine directly to their urine.
From the Journals
Mortality risk in epilepsy: New data
“To our knowledge, this is the only study that has assessed the cause-specific mortality risk among people with epilepsy according to age and...
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Restless legs a new modifiable risk factor for dementia?
Restless legs syndrome is associated with poor sleep, depression/anxiety, poor diet, microvasculopathy, and hypoxia.
Commentary
Bruce Willis’ frontotemporal dementia is not your grandpa’s dementia
‘We tend to characterize dementia as the erosion of memory, but FTD is more characterized by the loss of control over emotions and other cognitive...