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Stopping statins, even briefly, after stroke or cardiovascular surgery increases vascular complications according to 3 new studies.
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Emergent neuroimaging studies revealed underlying headache pathology, both in the brain and in sinuses, in 27% of pregnant women with headaches.
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Long-term monitoring is likely to detect atrial fibrillation in stroke patients with frequent atrial premature beats.
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Patients with eosinophilic neuropathy, associated with primary eosinophilia or the Churg-Strauss syndrome, exhibit cutaneous vasculitis and reduced epidermal nerve fiber density.
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Muscle Nogo-A may be a useful biomarker for the early diagnosis of ALS.
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In spite of great advances in neuroimaging, neurocritical care, and neurosurgical interventions for the diagnosis and treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), it is uncertain if case morbidity and mortality have significantly declined.
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Patients with Parkinson's disease takinglevodopa were divided into groups with (i) moderate-severe fluctuations and (ii) stable response.
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Patients with peripheral artery disease are at high risk for cardiovascular complications. Antiplatelet drugs are routinely prescribed for these patients, but is adding an oral anticoagulant of value?
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EMG studies are helpful in a minority of patients with suspected sacral plexopathy. Clinical examination and imaging provide more useful information.
