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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| Stroke  

The Enhanced Control of Hypertension and Thrombolysis Stroke Study (ENCHANTED) was driven by concerns about safety of intravenous alteplase in terms…

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| Stroke  

The International normalized ratio (INR) normalization in Coumadin-induced intracerebral haemorrhage (INCH) trial compared the effect of intravenous 4…

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| Autonomic nervous system disorders  

Faint or Syncope is the sudden loss of consciousness, associated with the inability to maintain postural tone followed by the immediate, spontaneous…

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| Stroke  

The multicentre, randomized-controlled Platelet Transfusion in Cerebral Haemorrhage (PATCH) study tested whether platelet transfusion could be…

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| Movement Disorders  

A Task Force was created by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society in 2012 with the aim of analyzing apparent problems and…

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| All others  

This is a significant clinical-epidemiological 2001-2013 survey of neurodegenerative disease among the Auyu and Jaqai linguistic groups of Papua,…

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| Stroke  

In 2015 acute stroke therapy has taken an important step forward with a series of trials which have shown a better functional outcome of patients with…

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| Neurosonology  

1. Fibular nerve palsy after hip replacement: Not only surgeon responsibility. Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) a rare…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

A recent study published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease has found that most, but not all, patients in Sweden diagnosed with dementia have their…

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| Neurosonology  

This retrospective study coming from Sands et al. highlights the incidence of acute isolated central facial palsy as manifestation of Middle Cerebral…

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| Infectious diseases  

Late Breaking News

Zika is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes. There are multiple neurologic manifestationsof this condition. The South American epidemic…

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| Neuroimmunology  

The progress made over the past 15 years in the field of autoimmune encephalitis has transformed the diagnostic approach to these disorders and led to…

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