Jessica Nye, PhD

Study researchers evaluated the out-of-pocket expenses for neurologic care for patients who are privately insured.

Study authors analyzed data from Israel’s largest health care organization to evaluate the effectiveness of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, BNT162b2, in a real world setting.

At the 2021 International Stroke Conference, study researchers presented their findings regarding racial disparities in mortality due to pregnancy associated stroke.

This article discusses how to assess patients with neuropathic pain in relation to psychological aspects of their health and cognitive behavioral interventions to improve their quality of life.

Investigators assessed white matter hypeintensity burden in patients with Alzheimer disease and behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia.

The study authors conducted a systematic review to examine sociodemographic characteristics of behavioral randomized controlled trials for prevalent sleep-wake disorders and sleep disturbances that targeted undeserved adults, identified types of cultural adaptations, and described intervention effectiveness on primary sleep outcomes.

Vascular comorbidity burden among patients with multiple sclerosis may be associated with neurologic dysfunction and neurodegeneration.

A team of researchers sought to investigate the bidirectional relationship between multiple sclerosis and major depressive disorder with Mendelian randomization.

Researchers from Dalhousie University in Canada searched publication databases through September of 2020 for articles on ADHD, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, and affective psychosis.

While there has recently been a surge in research regarding the complex relationship between sleep and epilepsy, there still remain gaps in knowledge that must be addressed.

Looking at the cross-sectional studies assessing age effects upon cortical thickness asymmetry, results have been inconsistent. The study authors investigated whether and where cerebral hemispheres thin at different rates.

According to this study, some training programs have tried to teach autistic people to act more like non-autistic people to help them gain acceptance. Fewer programs have focused on teaching non-autistic people how to be more autism friendly.

Functional connectivity between the insula and precuneus may be linked to cognitive function in patients with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder.

Study researchers assessed the brain connectivity patterns in the interictal phase of migraine and its relationship to migraine severity.

The researchers aimed to describe the prevalence of pre-cluster (premonitory) symptoms and examine the predictability of an upcoming cluster headache bout.

This study explores symptoms of depression and anxiety and social support in pregnant women during the COVID-19 lockdown, in addition to looking at demographic risk factors.

This articles looks at the short-term and long-term efficacy of guided and unguided iCBT for depression using patient-level information.

Researchers investigated closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) as a potential treatment for migraine.

Nonstenotic intracranial plaque likely has an etiologic role in embolic stroke of undetermined source.

Study researchers used source-based morphometry to characterize gray matter atrophy and its 1-year evolution across different multiple sclerosis phenotypes.

Two expert physicians with opposing viewpoints debate the risks and benefits of using cannabinoids for treating neuropathic and chronic pain.

While plasma phosphorylated tau at threonine 181 (p-tau181) has been proposed as an easily accessible biomarker for the detection of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology, its ability to monitor disease progression in AD remains unclear.

A team of researchers investigated the relationships between multiple sclerosis characteristics and therapeutic lag on relapses and disease accumulation in this this patient population.

The goals of this study were to identify functional connectome fingerprints that predict symptom improvement with any treatment and with specific treatment.

Investigators from the CDC determined that the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community is likely to occur from individuals who are asymptomatic.

Antisense oligonucleotide golodirsen may be associated with reduced pathologic regeneration in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

A team of researchers investigated seizure frequency and medication dose alteration in pregnant and nonpregnant women with epilepsy.

Patients with migraine, headache, or occipital neuralgia who underwent greater occipital nerve decompression surgery had abnormal tissue structure.

The first Health Technology Assessment for the Acute Treatment of Migraine Attacks and Prevention has been published in Cephalalgia by the Clinical Trials Subcommittee of the International Headache Society.

Researchers re-evaluated the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and its relationship with comorbidities and age in patients with and without MS.