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Teleneurology for Suspected Stroke Speeds Treatment
“What we’re proposing as a best practice is not only should the ED or ED provider be aware, but there needs to be a system in place for...
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Novel Agent Curbs Alzheimer’s-Related Agitation
More than half of participants in the open-label extension period of the randomized clinical trial responded to the medication, which was...
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Approved Therapy for ALS Is Withdrawn When New Study Shows No Benefit
A newly completed trial has led to market withdrawal of the ALS therapy PB&TURSO.
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Positive Results From Phase 2 Trial Support Potential New Option for Control of CIDP
Efgartigimod PC20 trial meets the primary endpoint with favorable safety profile.
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Pediatric Patients With MS May Do Best on High-Efficacy DMTs
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Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe, Refractory Migraine in Children
“This is the first randomized controlled trial that shows lidocaine injections can be significantly more effective than a placebo for these...
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New and Improved Option for Detecting Neurologic Pathogens?
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of RNA and DNA from cerebrospinal fluid can simultaneously test for a wide range of infectious...
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Vaporized Cannabis for Acute Migraine Yields Rapid, Sustained Relief
“In this single-center randomized controlled trial across 247 treated migraine attacks, four puffs of vaporized THC-CBD mix were efficacious for...
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IV Ketamine Promising for Severe Refractory Headache in Children
Overall, the treatment was “safe and well tolerated.”
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First Long-Term Data on Atogepant for Migraine Prevention
“This is the first long-term study for assessing the safety and efficacy of a drug belonging to the gepant class.”
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Tension, Other Headache Types Robustly Linked to Attempted, Completed Suicide
The results underscore the need for psychiatric evaluations in patients with a headache disorder.