Clinical Characteristics of Herpes Zoster Infection May Predict Risk for Medication-Resistant Pain
Clinical characteristics and features of herpes zoster infection may effectively identify patients more likely to have medication-resistant pain.
All articles by Jessica Nye, PhD
New Position Statement on MRI-Guided Laser Induced Thermotherapy for Epilepsy
The American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery provided a position statement on the use of MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy, a selective ablation procedure, for various types of drug-resistant epilepsy.
Decrease in All-Cause Mortality With Opioid Antagonist Treatment
Investigators conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the impact of opioid antagonist treatment on mortality.
Importance of Measuring Quality of Neurologic Care: Axon Registry Highlights
Researchers sought to assess US neurologic quality of care performance using the 2019 Axon Registry data and identify what provider traits and other factors may influence measure performance.
Second-Line Home Therapy Outcomes in Patients With Status Epilepticus
In a tertiary analysis, researchers investigated the effects of receiving a second-line anticonvulsant medication that is part of a home regimen on outcomes of patients with refractory convulsive status epilepticus.
Zuranolone Rapidly Decreases Depressive Symptoms Among Women Experiencing Postpartum Depression
Investigators studied the safety and efficacy of zuranolone, a neuroactive steroid γ-aminobutyric acid receptor-positive allosteric modulator, for women with postpartum depression.
Higher Ischemic Stroke Risk Among Patients With Parkinson Disease With LRRK2 Variations
At MDS 2021, researchers shared study results on the effect of Parkinson disease (PD)-related genes on the risk for cardiovascular events among patients with genetic forms of PD, including those with variations in the LRRK2 and GBA genes.
Patients With Parkinson Disease Hospitalized With COVID-19 May Have Higher Mortality
Researchers assessed the features of Parkinson disease (PD) pathophysiology that may increase the risk for COVID-19 mortality among hospitalized patients with PD.
Using Neuropsychological Profiles to Differentiate MCI Progression to Alzheimer Disease vs Lewy Body Dementia
A researcher assessed the predictive power of neuropsychologic features in distinguishing the progression to Alzheimer disease vs Lewy body dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Cortical Atrophy More Likely in Patients With Motor-Onset in Huntington Disease
Researchers analyzed brain MRI characteristics of patients with Huntington disease and related them to the major manifesting symptoms at clinical onset.
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