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Quality of Life After Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy in Parkinson’s Disease

Mood, cognitive, and behavioral changes in tremor-predominant Parkinson’s disease patients, three and 12 months after receiving MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy, were correlated with quality of life more than the severity of tremor reduction.

Effect of Diet on Hippocampal Volume in a Population at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in community-dwelling people (average age of 60 years) found that a long-term, high-quality diet was associated with larger hippocampal volumes after an average interval of 11 years.

Is it Guillain-Barré or Acute-onset CIDP?

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and acute-onset chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) may present with identical clinical pictures and can be differentiated only with the passage of time. CIDP will have a slower course of progression and may involve relapses.

Migalastat (Galafold) Capsules

Migalastat is indicated for the treatment of adults with confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease and an amenable galactosidase alpha gene variant based on in vitro assay data.

Poor Sleep Can Lead to Accelerated Atherosclerosis

New data provide further support for the importance of sleep in the optimization of medical outcomes.

Coffee Consumption and Mortality

After rigorous evaluation using multiple statistics, an inverse relationship between coffee intake and all-cause mortality was demonstrated consistently across the racial/ethnic groups examined.

Can Hormone Therapy Prevent the Development of a ‘Dowager’s Hump’?

Postmenopausal hormone therapy may reduce the risk of developing age-related hyperkyphosis, commonly known as a “Dowager’s hump.” Such therapy may provide long-term benefits.

Carbohydrates, Insulin, and Obesity

Carbohydrate intake stimulates insulin secretion, which is the primary driver of weight gain. Besides driving glucose into cells, insulin causes fat storage, increases hunger, and lowers energy expenditure. High insulin blood levels lead to obesity with some genetic variation.

Biventricular Hypertrophy in an Asymptomatic Patient?

Eravacycline Injection (Xerava)

The FDA has approved a new parenteral, broad-spectrum antibiotic in the tetracycline class for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections.