Longer Sleep Duration in OSA Linked to Higher Coronary Artery Calcium Scores
The interaction between obstructive sleep apnea and long sleep duration was associated with a nearly 3-fold chance of having a coronary artery calcium score of >100.
The interaction between obstructive sleep apnea and long sleep duration was associated with a nearly 3-fold chance of having a coronary artery calcium score of >100.
A simple, efficient algorithm has been developed that will help to classify symptom subtypes among patients with obstructive sleep apnea based on only 6 symptom items.
Recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment of acute migraine in children and adolescents focus on the following: (1) the importance of early treatment; (2) selecting the route of administration that is best suited to the features of a particular migraine attack; (3) offering counseling on lifestyle factors that can exacerbate migraine attacks, including avoidance of triggers…
Researchers found that first-generation antihistamines are ineffective in preventing migraine, but that there is the potential for H3 agonists to treat migraine.
Investigators found data that show that emotional childhood traumas are linked to prolonged medication overuse.
Assessment and management of comorbidities of gout can reduce future stroke risk in female patients.
A large phase 3 trial compared prasugrel (3.75 mg/day) with clopidogrel (75 mg/day) for secondary stroke prevention in patients with noncardioembolic stroke.
Few patients who were discharged from the emergency department with a nonspecific diagnosis of headache or back pain were readmitted for a serious neurologic condition or died as inpatients within 30 days of the initial visit.
A comprehensive profile of witness-observable transient loss of consciousness manifestations can make an important contribution to differentiation between epilepsy, syncope, and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
The study underscores the importance of migraine with aura symptom onset in the evaluation of ischemic stroke risk in late life.