An international study showed that younger age, shorter time since injury, higher level of responsiveness and EEG reactivity to eye opening are all factors that can predict 6-month improvement among severely brain-injured patients.
-
-
Habituation of auditory startle reflex should be considered as a sign of the minimally conscious state, as unresponsive patients who demonstrate this behaviour show increased brain activity and better outcomes compared to patients with inextinguishable startle reflexes.
-
A Dutch nationwide prospective cohort study has been launched to monitor the outcomes of patients included in the Early Intensive Rehabilitation program, with a follow-up period of two years.
-
Neurology Update: Coma and Chronic Disorders of Consciousness
-
The COVID 19 pandemic has affected people with neurological disease and reduced the care provided, with possible adverse sequelae, including frailty.
-
A new study has shown that a short-term palliative care intervention was seen positively by the patients and families and reduced costs, but did not alter symptom burden.
-
Autonomic nervous system abnormalities predict cardiovascular changes after initiation of siponimod in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
-
Managing pain during the COVID-19 pandemic
-
Effect of Rotigotine vs Placebo on Cognitive Functions Among Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease A Randomized Clinical Trial
-
• Telemedicine consultations can aid effective epilepsy care, even for first visits.
-
Caution is warranted with the use of antiseizure medications in the context of COVID-19 illness.
-
This neurology update focuses on mental well-being of people with epilepsy and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Huntingtin Aggregates in the Olfactory Bulb in Huntington’s Disease.
-
This is an interesting work elucidating for the first time a role for ataxin-1 (ATXN1) mutation, traditionally linked to spinocerebellar ataxia-type 1 (SCA1), in the pathogenesis of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE), the rodent model for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -
The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group task force found sufficient evidence to formulate diagnostic criteria for pediatric clinical entity designated “restless sleep disorder”.