Risks of Opioid Use in Migraine Go Beyond Potential Abuse
At the recent American Headache Society meeting, researchers detailed the manifold risks of opioid use in patients with migraine.
Cluster Headache Highlights at AHS 2019
The latest advances in diagnosis and treatment are discussed in meeting presentations and recent studies and reviews.
Migraine Advances Highlighted at American Headache Society Annual Meeting
MAST study results, remote electrical neuromodulation for acute treatment, and noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation are featured topics.
6 New Developments in Migraine
Food insecurity and migraine, anxiety sensitivity and migraine severity, supraorbital stimulation to prevent chronic migraine-find summaries of these and other recent findings here.
Parkinson Disease: 5 Updates
Pain related to more severe motor symptoms, phosphodiesterase 10A loss seen early, novel therapy shows promise, and other recent findings are summarized here.
Neurology News: Alzheimer Disease, MS, and More
Alzheimer and circulating cholesterol linked, obesity has a big impact on MS, mild traumatic brain injury difficulties persist, and other recent findings are summarized here.
Migraine Matters
To kick off Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, the latest findings reported here may influence your approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and help you keep your patients informed.
7 New Updates in Neurology: Autism, MS, CBD, and More
Autism diagnostic stability starts early, much MS misdiagnosis and unnecessary medication, CBD reduces seizures in children, and other recent findings are summarized here.
Stroke Update: What Happens Next
These new studies describe events and risks that go after, or before, the onset of symptoms.
Migraine Update: 7 Recent Developments
Cognitive deficits are gender based, opioids complicate prophylactic treatment, patients with migraine seen by ophthalmologists-find concise summaries of these and other findings here.
Neurological Disease Burden Quiz: 8 Weighty Questions
Take this brief quiz to test your knowledge of the increasing impact neurological disorders are having on patients’ health and well-being.
The Mounting Burden of Neurological Disease
A new analysis provides a comprehensive update on this significant, and growing, cause of disability and death.
Migraine Research Making Headway
Investigators are looking for and finding new approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Here: highlights of some of the latest findings.
Migraine Update: 5 New Insights
This brief slideshow provides concise summaries of key findings in recent studies.
Migraine Treatment Advances Spell Relief
Find concise summaries of the latest management recommendations and research findings in this brief highlights slideshow.
Epilepsy Q&A: Answers to 6 Not-So-Easy Questions
Find the latest developments in epilepsy research on the pages that follow and test your knowledge by answering some of the difficult questions.
Top 6 Neurology News Stories
Advances in neurology science and patient care continue to make news even before the doors to the AAN 2015 Annual Meeting officially open on Saturday. These are the top stories.
Epilepsy in the News: 4 Headlines
A major advance in epilepsy treatment may be found in the first direct brain responsive neurostimulator, upcoming AAN meeting will have an epilepsy focus, and other top stories.
Alzheimer Patients Left Out of the Loop
While a majority of persons with the 4 most common cancers are told the diagnosis, fewer than half of persons with AD get that kind of information. This could be a problem.
Double Duty: Blood Pressure Drug Also Eases MS
An FDA-approved drug for high blood pressure alleviates clinical symptoms of MS in mice, showing great promise for humans.
5 Headache Headlines from 2014
These review articles published in 2014 cover a variety of headache issues, and all are free courtesy of PubMed. Take a look.
Cardiac Findings Highlight Epilepsy Conference
New research sheds light on epilepsy concerns, particularly the link between cardiac abnormalities and sudden unexpected death.
Brainpower Answers Burning Questions in Neurology
Get to the root of the latest research findings on nervous system disorders and test your brainpower with this quick 5-question quiz.
Memory, Thinking Work Better in Complex Jobs
Study results suggest that more stimulating work environments may help people retain their cognitive abilities.
Stroke Mobile Unit Drives Golden Hour Thrombolysis
The use of a stroke emergency mobile unit speeds thrombolysis and thus improves short-term outcomes, with no risk to patients’ safety.
Stem Cells Identify Spread of Brain Disorders
The latest scientific developments about the brain and how it works were presented this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Potential new treatments were identified.
New Imaging Spots Inflammation in Brain Disorders
These findings advance knowledge about the link between brain inflammation and the progression of brain disorders and suggest possible targets for future treatments.
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Lemtrada Gets FDA Nod
Approved for patients with relapsing forms of MS, the drug generally should be reserved for those who have had an inadequate response to 2 or more drugs indicated for MS treatment.
New Migraine Links to Depression and Anxiety
Some very recent research findings have added to the literature on the associations between migraine and depression, anxiety, and other disorders. Highlights here.
Vaccines Raise MS Risk Sooner But Not Later
New study findings do not suggest a need for a change in vaccine policy, but even a small increased risk could have an effect on public health.