Neurology
Conference Coverage
Protocol speeds thrombectomy stroke patients from primary centers
HOUSTON – The novel protocol produced significant improvements in treatment speed and outcomes.
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Patient transfer before thrombectomy worsens stroke outcomes
HOUSTON – Two studies indicate that drip and ship may not be the most time-effective way to treat acute ischemic stroke patients who are...
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Hydrogel coils improve outcomes in medium-sized intracranial aneurysms
HOUSTON – Use of hydrogel coils for medium-sized intracranial aneurysms cut the rate of adverse outcomes by about 9% vs. bare platinum coils.
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VIDEO: Clot aspiration equals retrieval for ischemic stroke
HOUSTON – The French ASTER trial shows that clot aspiration may be as good as stent retriever thrombectomy in treating large-vessel acute ischemic...
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Resective epilepsy surgery found OK in septuagenarians
HOUSTON – With careful selection, patients in their 70s with refractory epilepsy may be offered resective epilepsy surgery, results from a small...
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Radiosurgery found not superior to open surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy
HOUSTON – Despite enrollment difficulties that limited the study, a recently completed randomized trial comparing radiosurgery with open lobectomy...
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Older adults can sustain asymptomatic cervical fractures
Silent cervical fractures may be common among older trauma patients, a retrospective study has determined.
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Machine learning beats clinical prediction of temporal lobe epilepsy surgery outcomes
HOUSTON – A machine learning interpretation of presurgical MRI studies did a better job of predicting which patients would have a successful...
News from the FDA/CDC
Latest CDC data: Opioid deaths still rising
The U.S. death rate from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, soared by 72.2% from 2014 to 2015, according to the CDC.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA warning: General anesthetics may damage young brains
FDA warning says repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs under age 3 years or in late pregnancy may affect children’s...
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Aspirin use linked to increased ICH in trauma patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Among a group of anticoagulated trauma patients, those on aspirin had the highest rate and risk of intracranial hemorrhage,...