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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| Palliative Care  

The palliative care out-patient clinic approach for people with Parkinson’s disease improves the quality of life for patients and reduces the…

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| Stroke  

A randomized clinical trial of alteplase administered after endovascular stroke treatment showed a statistically significant benefit toward favourable…

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| Stroke  

The revised Boston criteria allow for a more accurate diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy

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| Rare Neurological Diseases  

WGS can reliably assess the most common neurological disease-causing repeat expansions, further supporting its implementation in clinical practice

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| Palliative Care  

The use of prognostic indicators for end of life palliative care for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders have been shown, in a systematic…

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| Epilepsy  

Overlapping pathophysiological mechanisms may contribute to some cases of epilepsy and cognitive impairment.

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| Epilepsy  

Recent insights into premature mortality in epilepsy and potential mitigating factors

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| Palliative Care  

The American Academy of Neurology Clinical Guidance on Neuropalliative care outlines the need for neurologists to be involved in the palliative care…

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| Palliative Care  

The care of someone with dementia raises many ethical issues – of communication, decision making, care, symptom and behavioural support and carer…

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| Palliative Care  

The social isolation and physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased symptom and psychosocial issues for people with neurological…

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| Palliative Care  

Palliative care outpatient clinics, with a multidisciplinary team, helps patients with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders and their families

 

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| Clinical neurophysiology  

Event Related Potentials might be an accurate neurophysiological biomarker for early diagnosis of AD and prediction of MCI to AD conversion.

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