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Concussed athletes in clinical recovery experience neurophysiological abnormalities

Some athletes who experience sports-related concussions have reduced blood flow in parts of their brains even after clinical recovery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2015

Mallinckrodt sells CMDS business to Guerbet for $270 million

Mallinckrodt plc, a leading specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has closed the sale of its global contrast media and delivery systems (CMDS) business to Guerbet in a transaction valued at approximately $270 million.

28 Nov 2015

Prehospital combination therapy disappoints in status epilepticus

Adding levetiracetam to prehospital treatment with clonazepam does not improve control of generalised convulsive status epilepticus, shows a randomised phase III trial.

27 Nov 2015

Epilepsy common but variable in mitochondrial disease patients

Around a quarter of patients with mitochondrial diseases have seizures, but these do not appear to increase their risk of dying, report researchers.

27 Nov 2015

Rare variants linked with Parkinson’s disease

Researchers using exome sequencing in families with Parkinson’s disease have identified two genes that could be associated with the condition.

27 Nov 2015

Medical professionals compare different treatment options for Neuromyelitis optica

In the course of a study conducted throughout Germany, medical professionals have compared different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It turned out that the best results were not achieved with conventional steroid therapy.

26 Nov 2015

Chikungunya may cause severe brain infection

The mosquito-borne virus chikungunya may lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people over 65, according to a new study that reviewed a chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar in 2005-2006.

26 Nov 2015

Delaying stereotactic radiosurgery worsens trigeminal neuralgia pain outcomes

Stereotactic radiosurgery, as a first surgical procedure for medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia, should be performed within 3 years of pain onset to achieve the best results, researchers recommend.

25 Nov 2015

Early occlusion key to preventing aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage rebleeding

Researchers stress the need for early occlusion of subarachnoid aneurysms to prevent death from rebleeding.

25 Nov 2015

Ultrasound can help identify patients at increased risk of future stroke

Ultrasound, a non-invasive technique commonly used to study the presence of atherosclerosis disease in blood vessels, can be used to identify patients at increased risk of future stroke who could benefit from surgery. Since surgical treatment to prevent stroke is only considered beneficial to some, ultrasound can prove useful in preventing unnecessary surgical intervention, new research at Umeå University in Sweden shows.

25 Nov 2015

Molecular Dynamics to present revolutionary whole body CZT digital SPECT/CT solution at RSNA meeting

Molecular Dynamics will present its revolutionary whole body CZT digital SPECT/CT solution at the upcoming 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America taking place in Chicago on Nov-29th through Dec-4th, in Booth 1122, Hall A.

24 Nov 2015

New study finds evidence to support meperidine-associated seizure risk

Meperidine, an opioid analgesic commonly used to control shivering in accidental or therapeutic hypothermia, has been linked to increased seizure risk, but a new study finds little published evidence to support this risk.

24 Nov 2015

Vibration-based technology reduces apneic events, improves critical clinical parameters in premature infants

Scientists and clinicians at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have shown in a clinical trial that a new, vibration-based prevention technology tested in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) reduces apneic events and improves critical clinical parameters in prematurely born infants.

24 Nov 2015

Brain ageing acceleration ‘nearly inevitable’ with age

A large longitudinal study has charted the ages and rates at which people develop amyloidosis and neurodegeneration.

23 Nov 2015

Passive stimulation could be a promising new therapy option for pain patients

Due to disease-related changes in their brain, pain patients often suffer from an impaired tactile ability in their hands. In a pilot study conducted by scientists at the Ruhr-University Bochum, high frequency repetitive stimulation was investigated as a therapeutic approach for these patients.

23 Nov 2015

Direct funduscopy exams performed infrequently, finds Loyola study

For more than 150 years, physicians have examined patients' eyes with a lighted, hand-held instrument called an ophthalmoscope.

22 Nov 2015

ADMT withdraws Premarket Notification 510(k) application for Angiodroid Injector

ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. has announced that Angiodroid America, Inc. has withdrawn its Premarket Notification 510(k) application filed with the US Food and Drug Administration for Angiodroid The CO2 Injector for Angiography (the "Angiodroid Injector").

22 Nov 2015

Vasovagal syncope may mask psychogenic symptoms

Psychogenic pseudosyncope may be going undetected in some patients because it coincides with vasovagal syncope, researchers report in Neurology.

20 Nov 2015

Olfactory testing uses extended to Alzheimer’s disease

A simple olfactory test may help to identify people at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia, suggest findings from a population-based study.

20 Nov 2015

Modest physical activity associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults

In a large prospective community-based study of older Americans, modest physical activity was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This was true even among men and women older than age 75 at baseline - a rapidly growing population for whom regular activity has been advised, but with little supportive empirical evidence.

19 Nov 2015

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

Concussed athletes in clinical recovery experience neurophysiological abnormalities

Mallinckrodt sells CMDS business to Guerbet for $270 million

Prehospital combination therapy disappoints in status epilepticus

Epilepsy common but variable in mitochondrial disease patients

Rare variants linked with Parkinson’s disease

Medical professionals compare different treatment options for Neuromyelitis optica

Chikungunya may cause severe brain infection

Delaying stereotactic radiosurgery worsens trigeminal neuralgia pain outcomes

Early occlusion key to preventing aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage rebleeding

Ultrasound can help identify patients at increased risk of future stroke

Molecular Dynamics to present revolutionary whole body CZT digital SPECT/CT solution at RSNA meeting

New study finds evidence to support meperidine-associated seizure risk

Vibration-based technology reduces apneic events, improves critical clinical parameters in premature infants

Brain ageing acceleration ‘nearly inevitable’ with age

Passive stimulation could be a promising new therapy option for pain patients

Direct funduscopy exams performed infrequently, finds Loyola study

ADMT withdraws Premarket Notification 510(k) application for Angiodroid Injector

Vasovagal syncope may mask psychogenic symptoms

Olfactory testing uses extended to Alzheimer’s disease

Modest physical activity associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults

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