April news includes tools to manage brain injury and predict recovery, new drug hits and misses, and an updated epilepsy classification system.
We present a selection of interesting neurology articles for the month of April in the following slides. See the slide legends for links to the article summaries.
Interesting Neurology: New Drugs & TBI Recovery. April 2017
Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life in Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia. Abstract link. **** A Phase 3 Trial of IV Immunoglobulin for Alzheimer Disease. Abstract link.
Predicting Recovery Patterns After Sport-Related Concussion. Abstract link.****Emergency Department Triage of Traumatic Head Injury Using a Brain Electrical Activity Biomarker: a Multisite Prospective Observational Validation Trial. Press release.
Sex Dependent Effects of Mild Brain Blast Injury on Neuroendocrine Stress Response. Abstract link. ****Diverging White Matter Trajectories in Children After Traumatic Brain Injury. Abstract link.
ILAE Classification of the Epilepsies: Position Paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology. Abstract Link. ****Mortality, Morbidity and Refractoriness Prediction in Status Epilepticus: Comparison of STESS and EMSE Scores. Abstract link.
FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer Tests that Provide Genetic Risk Information for Certain Conditions. FDA release.****FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Multiple Sclerosis. FDA release.
FDA Approves Xadago® (Safinamide) for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Patients. Press release. LB18 ****FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Qudexy® XR (topiramate) Extended-Release Capsules to Include Prophylaxis of Migraine Headache in Adults and Adolescents. Press release.
Copeptin for Risk Stratification in Non-Traumatic Headache in the Emergency Setting: a Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study. Abstract link. ****Body Composition Status and the Risk of Migraine. Abstract link.
Effect of Fingolimod on Brain Volume Loss in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Abstract link. ****Evidence for a Causal Relationship between Low Vitamin D, High BMI, and Pediatric-Onset MS. Abstract link.
Viral Hepatitis and Parkinson Disease. Abstract link. ****Does Apolipoprotein A1 Predict Microstructural Changes in Subgenual Cingulum in Early Parkinson? Abstract link.
Probable REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Risk of Stroke. Abstract link. Presentation LB1***Integrity of Normal-Appearing White Matter and Functional Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke. Abstract link.
