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March 15, 2022

Post-COVID Cognitive, EEG Changes Persist Up to 10 Months Post-COVID Cognitive, EEG Changes Persist Up to 10 Months

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients who recover from COVID-19 show interrelated cognitive, EEG, and MRI abnormalities 2 […]
March 14, 2022

More Data on SARS-CoV-2 and Structural Brain Changes More Data on SARS-CoV-2 and Structural Brain Changes

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways This study explores the […]
March 11, 2022

Loneliness: A Boon for Neither the Heart nor the Mind Loneliness: A Boon for Neither the Heart nor the Mind

Loneliness is associated with cerebral and cardiovascular diseases, according to recent studies. A study published last month in the journal Neurology, for example, suggests that loneliness […]
March 10, 2022

World Answers Ukrainian Neurologists’ Desperate Cry for Help World Answers Ukrainian Neurologists’ Desperate Cry for Help

As neurologists in war-torn Ukraine plead for assistance, professional societies around the world are taking action. “There are children in dire need of their antiseizure medications […]
March 10, 2022

Amazonian Indigenous Groups Have World’s Lowest Rate of Dementia Amazonian Indigenous Groups Have World’s Lowest Rate of Dementia

Lack of contact with the outside world and an active lifestyle could play a role in why indigenous groups in the remote Amazon of Bolivia have […]
March 10, 2022

Early MS Biomarkers May Improve Prediction of Long-term Outcomes Early MS Biomarkers May Improve Prediction of Long-term Outcomes

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Including serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and serum glial fibrillary acidic protein (sGFAP) at multiple sclerosis (MS) onset may lead to […]
March 10, 2022

New Guidance on Palliative Care for Neurologic Disorders New Guidance on Palliative Care for Neurologic Disorders

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released new expert guidance on palliative care for patients with stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurologic disorders. Palliative […]
March 10, 2022

Smoking, Drinking Tied to Increased MS Risk, More Severe Symptoms Smoking, Drinking Tied to Increased MS Risk, More Severe Symptoms

High alcohol consumption may contribute to more severe neurodegeneration in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) — and smoking may make a diagnosis of MS more likely, […]
March 10, 2022

Keto Diet in MS Tied to Less Disability, Better Quality of Life Keto Diet in MS Tied to Less Disability, Better Quality of Life

A ketogenic diet may reduce disability and improve quality of life, fatigue, and depression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests. High-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic […]
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