Shannon Aymes, MD

Rectal diazepam is currently the only FDA-approved treatment for pediatric status epilepticus.

The migraines were not likely associated with acute altitude syndrome, as the participants were conditioned to living in the low-oxygen environment.

While several studies have demonstrated efficacy in refractory epilepsy, it is still not clear how cannabidiol may have an impact on current epilepsy treatments.

There are a limited number of prediction models that identify patients at risk of major bleeding after stroke or TIA.

Most prescriptions for long-term opioid therapy were written by internal or family medicine physicians.

Previous research has found a higher prevalence of depression before and after an epilepsy diagnosis.

Previous research has shown a reduced risk for multiple sclerosis and relapse during pregnancy.

Dopamine deficiency, decreases in cortical thickness and volume in certain areas of the brain was predictive of cognitive decline.

Patients with cirrhosis had a 2.17% per year incidence of stroke compared with 1.11% per year incidence of stroke in patients without cirrhosis.

Treatment with psychotropic medications may influence dementia risk in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

An intensive lifestyle intervention including diet and exercise resulted in no improvements in cognitive impairment.

MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy is more effective than deep brain stimulation and significantly cheaper.

Compared with other sources of ICH, those associated with arteriovenous malformations had lower odds of death.

Previous research has suggested a link between early use of pregabalin in pregnancy and congenital malformations.

Sleep behavior and irritability may be early noncognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia.

Dextromethorphan is thought to have an impact on all 3 therapeutic pathways for dyskinesia.

Neglecting abnormalities in ECG readings could result in serious acute cardiac events in patients presenting with stroke.

Intensive antiplatelet therapy appears to reduce risk of recurrence immediately after stroke, but may pose risks further out.

Monitored anesthesia was found to be as safe and effective as general anesthesia in patients undergoing endovascular therapy for stroke.

Clinicians must keep this potentially increased risk in mind when prescribing long-term use of a specific anticholinergic drug to patients with DM suffering from OAB.

More participants achieved clinical NEDA with DMF than placebo over 2 years in the integrated analysis.

After controlling for comorbidities and demographics, there was no significant difference in dementia incidence in the study groups.

Use of mobile stroke units is associated with reduced time to imaging and thrombolysis compared with traditional care.

In patients with lorazepam-resistant status epilepticus, treatment with lacosamide had comparable efficacy and safety as sodium valproate.

Men with autoimmune diseases demonstrated a greater risk for dementia than women, especially women with multiple sclerosis.

Mindfulness meditation was associated with improvements in measures of anxiety, depression, and negative thoughts.

Elderly patients with neurologic comorbidities such as stroke or dementia had an increased risk for epilepsy or seizures.

Female participants with phenotypic male neuroanatomical features had an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder.

Patients taking enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs and hormonal contraceptives face a greater risk of unintended pregnancy.

A significant decrease in migraine frequency was observed, but it is not clear how large a role placebo effect plays in treatment response.