Teleneurology for Suspected Stroke Speeds Treatment Teleneurology for Suspected Stroke Speeds Treatment
Alerting neurologists via telemedicine that a patient with suspected acute stroke is en route to the hospital significantly speeds thrombolytic treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Canadian Pediatric Society Issues Guidance on Cannabis Canadian Pediatric Society Issues Guidance on Cannabis
Experts recommend open, evidence-based discussions about medical cannabis with families and call for more research.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

How to Make the Most of Your Patient's Holter Monitor How to Make the Most of Your Patient's Holter Monitor
An electrophysiologist shares eight tips for making the best use of the data that this device provides.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids
Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids
Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Novel PCSK9 Inhibitor Reduced LDL by 50% Novel PCSK9 Inhibitor Reduced LDL by 50%
Lerodalcibep, a third-generation PCSK9 inhibitor, reduced LDL by more than 50% vs placebo in patients with or at a high risk for CVD in the phase 3 LIBerate-HR trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Ocular Microbiome May Be Dry Eye Culprit Ocular Microbiome May Be Dry Eye Culprit
Researchers are trying to understand what role bacteria play in various eye conditions.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news

Tension, Other Headache Types Robustly Linked to Suicide Tension, Other Headache Types Robustly Linked to Suicide
Headache, including tension-type, migraine, and posttraumatic, are robustly associated with both attempted and completed suicide, a large study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

IV Ketamine Promising for Refractory Headache in Kids IV Ketamine Promising for Refractory Headache in Kids
Infusions of ketamine are an effective, safe, and well tolerated option for severe, refractory headache in children, researchers report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

' Compelling' Results for AI EEG to Predict Outcomes'Compelling' Results for AI EEG to Predict Outcomes
Higher seizure burden, defined by an AI algorithm applied to point-of-care EEG recordings, correlates with poorer functional outcomes, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

First US Adult ADHD Guidelines Finally on the Way? First US Adult ADHD Guidelines Finally on the Way?
The first US clinical guidelines for adult ADHD are expected to be released this fall, providing a long-overdue, much-needed, standardized framework.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Surgical Clot Removal Superior to Meds Alone in ICH Surgical Clot Removal Superior to Meds Alone in ICH
The benefit in functional outcome is a welcome finding for these deadly strokes but was restricted to a select patient population, one expert suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Chronic Pain Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging Chronic Pain Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging
The consequences of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may extend well beyond physical discomfort, potentially leading to more rapid brain aging, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Delirium Linked to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia Delirium Linked to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
A large, long-term study reveals a strong association between delirium in older adults and incident dementia and mortality risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Genetic Variants May Contribute to Cerebral Palsy Genetic Variants May Contribute to Cerebral Palsy
Using whole-genome sequencing, Canadian researchers found a high prevalence of genetic abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news