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Neuro News Roundup: New MS Test & Stroke Risk

November 1, 2016
Mark L. Fuerst

Studies include a potential test for MS, a link between headaches and hypothyroidism, and a risk prediction scale for stroke patients.

Highlights of three new studies in neurology include: a new test shows promise in diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) quickly by identifying gene patterns in the blood, headache disorders may be a risk factor for the development of new onset hypothyroidism, and a new risk prediction scale can help in the management and decision making for patients at risk for potentially lethal malignant edema after a stroke.

Neuro News Roundup: New MS Test & Stroke Risk. November 2016

Potential New Blood Test for MS. Abstract link.

A new technology platform that analyzes blood-based RNA markers can identify genes in MS patients.

Headache as Risk Factor for Hypothyroidism. Abstract link.

Headache disorders may be associated with an increased risk for the development of new onset hypothyroidism.

Model to Predict Malignant Edema After Stroke.

A new model may predict which stroke patients will develop potentially lethal malignant edema.

A model designed from this data assigned value to risk factors and was found to be 90% predictive.

Clinical Implications

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