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January 9, 2021

Positive Phase 3 Trial in hATTR Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy Positive Phase 3 Trial in hATTR Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy

The investigational RNAi therapeutic vutrisiran (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals) met its primary and secondary endpoints in a phase 3 study of adults with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR) with […]
January 8, 2021

Bedside EEG Test Aids Prognosis in Brain Injury Patients Bedside EEG Test Aids Prognosis in Brain Injury Patients

A simple, noninvasive electroencephalogram (EEG) may help detect residual cognition in unresponsive patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI), results of a new study […]
January 7, 2021

Eye Changes May Identify Parkinson’s Disease Eye Changes May Identify Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have identified changes in the eye in patients with Parkinson’s disease that can be seen with noninvasive, inexpensive imaging equipment, raising hopes that this could […]
January 7, 2021

Dexamethasone Harmful in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Dexamethasone Harmful in Chronic Subdural Hematoma

A commonly used treatment for chronic subdural hematoma appears to be doing more harm than good, a new randomized trial has shown. The results show that […]
January 4, 2021

The Cat’s Meow The Cat’s Meow

When fourth-year medical student Chevelle Winchester was finishing her psychiatry rotation in Chicago under neurologist and psychiatrist Alan R. Hirsch, MD, she encountered a patient in […]
December 31, 2020

Microvascular Injury of Brain, Olfactory Bulbs Seen in COVID-19 Microvascular Injury of Brain, Olfactory Bulbs Seen in COVID-19

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Multifocal microvascular injury in the brain and olfactory bulbs is another possible […]
December 30, 2020

NETs a Possible Therapeutic Target for COVID-19 Thrombosis? NETs a Possible Therapeutic Target for COVID-19 Thrombosis?

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Researchers in Madrid may have found a clue to the pathogenesis of […]
December 30, 2020

Which Imaging Criteria Identify Progressive Forms of MS? Which Imaging Criteria Identify Progressive Forms of MS?

The role of imaging in diagnosing progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and in assessing prognosis is the subject of a new review. MRI is central in the […]
December 30, 2020

Neurologists Call for End to Neck Holds by Law Enforcement Neurologists Call for End to Neck Holds by Law Enforcement

At the end of a year marked by outrage after George Floyd died at the hands of a police officer, some medical experts say it’s time […]
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