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NeuroVoices: Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, on Improving Disparities and Expanding Research in Stroke Care
April 14th 2021The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed solutions to improve disparities in stroke care and the need for future research on social determinants of health.
Nevro’s Spinal Cord Stimulation System Efficacious in Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
April 12th 2021At 6 months, 62% of the 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation treatment group had observed improvement upon investigator-assessed neurological examination, compared to 3% of conventional medical management subjects.
Increased Levels of Status Epilepticus Result in Worse Overall Outcomes, Higher Costs
April 12th 2021Patients with highly refractory status epilepticus had greater median hospital length stays as well as greater median hospital costs compared to patients with moderate or low refractory status epilepticus.
Acadia Receives Complete Response Letter for Pimavanserin in Dementia-Related Psychosis
April 5th 2021The FDA cited a lack of statistical significance in some of the subgroups of dementia, and insufficient numbers of patients with certain less common dementia subtypes as lack of substantial evidence of effectiveness to support approval.
Amantadine Doubles Daily ON Time Without Dyskinesia in Parkinson Disease
April 1st 2021Just over half (53%) of patients treated with the amantadine extended-release agent had greater than 50% reduction in time spent ON with dyskinesia and just over a quarter (27%) of patients had greater than 75% reduction.
NeuroVoices: Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, on Florida Stroke Registry, Advancing Stroke Knowledge
March 31st 2021The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed the abundance of research from the Florida Stroke Registry presented at ISC 2021.