Neurology News

• Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study Mistreatment and discrimination by patients increase the risk of physician burnout; for 1 in 5 physicians, patients refused care because of the physician's appearance.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Marthe Gautier, 'Forgotten' Discoverer of Trisomy 21, Dies Gautier's scientific contributions, like those of many other women, were not initially given their due acknowledgement.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• EuroPCR 2022 One-Month DAPT Enough for Complex PCI if Bleeding Risk High Latest data from the MASTER DAPT trial show similar results in the subgroup of patients who underwent complex PCI as in the main trial.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• ESOC 2022 High IL-6 Levels Linked to Carotid Plaque Severity, Progression Increased circulating levels of interleukin 6 are linked to increased carotid plaque severity and progression, say researchers who also identified a way to select patients for anti-IL-6 therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• The Psychopathic Brain: New Insight A neuroimaging study shows that the striatum is nearly 10% larger in adults with psychopathic traits compared to those with no psychopathic traits.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Dopamine D1 Agonists May Aid Patients With Late-Stage Parkinson's The study covered in this summary was published on MedRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, May 18, 2022
• EuroPCR 2022 Distal Radial Snuffbox Technique Comes Up Short in DISCO-RADIAL The trial missed its primary endpoint but bolsters the case for using the technique when coupled with best practices to prevent radial artery occlusion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Updated AHA/ASA Guideline Changes Care for Spontaneous ICH Several "standard care" therapies for ICH are not as effective as once thought and are no longer recommended in updated guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Chronic Conditions Linked With Higher Risk for Fatal Drowning A retrospective analysis indicates a need for extra vigilance among patients with a seizure disorder or other chronic condition, even when they are in familiar places, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• AACE 2022 Spinal Cord Stimulation Durable for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Randomized controlled trial shows durable relief of refractory painful diabetic neuropathy symptoms with the spinal cord stimulation device out to 18 months.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Our Brains Learn From Mistakes and Can Track Performance Our ability to try new things and learn from successes and failures depends a lot on cells in the brain's frontal lobe behind the forehead, report researchers who learned more from new lab tests.
  WebMD Health News, May 16, 2022
• Two Investigational Meds Promising for Myasthenia Gravis Two investigational medications are safe and effective for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Global Return of Cardiac Testing Uneven, Staff Stress a Factor The recovery of diagnostic testing differed across the globe in a new survey that also revealed 'alarming' rates of burnout and stress among testing staff.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Writing Out Common Medical Terms Boosts Patient Knowledge: Study Research published in JAMA Network Open shows that patients are more likely to understand their health conditions when healthcare providers avoid abbreviations and acronyms in written communications.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Radiologists Feeling the Effects of Contrast-Media Shortage The current global shortage of iodinated contrast media is forcing radiologists to make changes in diagnostic imaging to conserve contrast without affecting patient health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Alert RaDonda Vaught Sentenced to Probation for Patient Death The 38-year-old nurse received 3 years of supervised probation and was permanently stripped of her nursing license. She also apologized for the first time to the family of Charlene Murphey.
  News Alerts, May 13, 2022
• ESOC 2022 Stroke in the Young: Cancer in Disguise? Young stroke patients have an increased risk of being diagnosed with a new cancer in the years following their stroke, a new study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• BSR 2022 Myositis Guidelines Aim to Standardize Adult and Pediatric Care These are the first guidelines on how to manage adult and pediatric patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• ESOC 2022 Recurrent Stroke Risk High in AF, Even With Anticoagulants A new study has found dangerously high levels of stroke recurrence and death among patients who take DOAC or VKA therapy, which researchers say demonstrates an unmet medical need.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Are Physician White Coats Becoming Obsolete? The white coat has been the traditional physician garb. But since the pandemic, more have been wearing scrubs or more casual clothing. What's best for physicians to wear?
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022