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.
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Neurology Update: Coma and Chronic Disorders of Consciousness
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The COVID 19 pandemic has affected people with neurological disease and reduced the care provided, with possible adverse sequelae, including frailty.
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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.
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Autonomic nervous system abnormalities predict cardiovascular changes after initiation of siponimod in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
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Managing pain during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Effect of Rotigotine vs Placebo on Cognitive Functions Among Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease A Randomized Clinical Trial
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• Telemedicine consultations can aid effective epilepsy care, even for first visits.
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Caution is warranted with the use of antiseizure medications in the context of COVID-19 illness.
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This neurology update focuses on mental well-being of people with epilepsy and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Huntingtin Aggregates in the Olfactory Bulb in Huntington’s Disease.
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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”.
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Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by fluctuating cognition, recurrent visual hallucinations, impairment of sleep (REM sleep behaviour disorder) and parkinsonism.
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Factors influencing long term outcomes after elective surgical intervention remain poorly studied. One recent study (Lamberink et al., 2020) addressed this issue analysing the association between histopathology and seizure outcome and drug freedom up to 5 years after epilepsy surgery.