Neuromuscular Disorders
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Billions Spent on DMD Meds Despite Scant Proof of Efficacy
The findings point to the importance of follow-up on drugs that are approved with preliminary evidence.
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Neurologists Read Signs to Diagnose Functional Neurological Disorders
With training and experience, neurologists can learn the characteristics pointing to an accurate diagnosis of functional neurological disorder.
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Essential Tremor Tied to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
During the follow-up, the cumulative prevalence of dementia was 18.5%, and the average annual conversion rate of MCI to dementia was 12.2% —...
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Promising Results for Investigational Myasthenia Gravis Drug
After 6 weeks of treatment, patients reported nearly 60% sustained improvement in daily activities.
From the Journals
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: A Single Disease Entity?
“The sum of these results does not support the hypothesis that ME/CFS and ME/CFS+FM are distinct entities, as currently defined.”
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Exercise improves physical and cognitive health in Down syndrome
Walking, which is easy and inexpensive, is recommended.
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Novel myasthenia gravis therapies bring opportunities, challenges
Minimal disease manifestation is meaningful for patients, but should be weighed against potential side effects.
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Newly approved myasthenia gravis drug shows sustained benefits in early responders
“This self-administered medication allows patients to be more independent and can even travel since it is not dependent on an infusion center.”
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy tied to compromised executive function
Chemotherapy-related mobility declines in CIPN survivors are likely due to both neuromuscular and executive dysfunction.
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Artificial intelligence presents opportunities, challenges in neurologic practice
Programs can generate health care and research content, but require close supervision and an attitude of ‘trust, but verify.’
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U.S. study finds unexpectedly high prevalence of myasthenia gravis
A study of the NIH All of Us database shows a higher prevalence of myasthenia gravis than what has been reported in previous studies.