Researchers aimed to define new subtypes of MS based on objective assessments of the pathological changes seen on MRI scans, rather than on the observed changes in the clinical symptoms.
With telehealth visits on the rise amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition conducted a survey of 2007 patients across the United States.
The researchers’ goal was to determine the indications and effectiveness of CT-guided celiac plexus or retrocrural splanchnic nerve blocks performed on patients with abdominal pain from noncancer-related sources.
The study researchers used deep whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to search for novel AD variants in 2247 individuals from 605 multiplex AD families from the National Institute on Mental Health and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project `data sets.
Investigators assessed the efficacy of 10-kHz high-frequency devices as a rescue treatment in patients with failed conventional spinal cord stimulation therapy for chronic pain without needing to change the spinal hardware.
Psilocybin has been shown to have antidepressant properties. With direct comparisons between psilocybin and established treatments for depression lacking, the study researchers looked at psilocybin and escitalopram.
The researchers’ objective was to determine the difference between the number of opioid tablets prescribed and those taken after orthopedic and urologic surgeries via a text messaging system.
This study was motivated by observational data that linked physical activity with reduced risk for Parkinson disease and a reduction in cognitive decline progression.
Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis about the association of insomnia disorder characterized by objective sleep duration with hypertension, diabetes, and body mass index.
Greater education about and attention to functional neurological disorder is needed to reduce vaccine hesitancy and to make vaccination programs, like for COVID-19, more successful.
