Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| Neurosonology  

Recent advances in stroke prevention highlight the importance of carotid plaque characteristics beyond stenosis degree. The new Plaque-RADS…

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| Neuroimaging  

This Neurology Update is focused on Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities (ARIA). ARIA refers to a group of brain imaging abnormalities that may be…

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| Neuroimmunology  

Exciting breakthrough in autoimmune vitamin B12 central deficiency: Identification of anti-CD320 autoantibodies targeting a crucial B12 uptake…

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| Rare Neurological Diseases  

SCA4 is caused by a GGC repeat expansion in the ZFHX3 gene, leading to a toxic polyglicine-containing protein who accumulates in ubiquitin-positive…

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| Neurogenetics | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Friedreich´s Ataxia (FA) is the most common hereditary ataxia in Europe and is a progressive, highly disabling disease. Recently, the European…

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| ALS and frontotemporal dementia | Rare Neurological Diseases  

The central pathological hallmark of ALS is the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions or aggregates in degenerating motor neurons and surrounding…

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| Epilepsy  

Valproic acid showed great efficacy in patients with generalized idiopathic epilepsy, but many women of child-bearing age need to switch from VPA due…

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| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness | Rare Neurological Diseases  

In this, to our knowledge, first prospective multimodal cohort study including 123 ICU patients with acute DoC from various underlying conditions, we…

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| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Starting from the guidelines’ recommendations, the aim of the survey was to explore the clinicians’ actual clinical practice and their opinions about…

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| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Pediatric disorders of consciousness (PedDOC) encompass conditions that may occur following very severe traumatic or other forms of acquired brain…

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| Neuroepidemiology | Rare Neurological Diseases  

EBV infection may induce GFAP astrocytopathy, with characteristic MRI and CSF findings. Improvement follows antiviral treatment and immunotherapy,…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Presently, a number of CAR T cell therapies are authorized and utilized for cancer immunotherapy, targeting either CD19 or B cell maturation antigen…

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