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Treatment of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
After a four-year, complex clinical trial of an anti-amyloid antibody, solanezumab, there was no benefit in reducing the likelihood of progression of cognitive impairment in patients with positive amyloid positron emission tomography scans who started the trial cognitively unimpaired vs. placebo.
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Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus: Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcome
Patients with super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) differed from patients with first-time status epilepticus in clinical presentations and the treatment course. Although seizure control was achieved in most SRSE patients, the in-hospital mortality and the chance of severe disability at discharge were high.
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Cumulative Number of Head Strikes Contributes to the Development of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Researchers recently evaluated the connection between head impact and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in male athletes. They found the total number and severity of head impacts throughout life better predicted CTE than the number of symptomatic concussions.
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Tarlov Cysts of the Lumbosacral Spine
Tarlov cysts (root sleeve cysts) are common incidental findings on magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine. However, they rarely are correlated with electrophysiological findings or clinical symptoms. Undertake extreme care and caution before recommending surgical intervention for these common imaging abnormalities.
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Crisis Case Management Helps Prevent Teen Suicides
Rates of attempted and completed suicides have increased sharply in recent years, particularly among adolescents. A crisis care program at a children’s hospital provides case management help to teens and their families.
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How Case Managers Coordinate Care for Youth in Crisis
Adolescents are at risk of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. In response, a health system created a program that uses case management to help them.
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Case Management Interventions Can Improve COPD Treatment Adherence
Medication adherence rates for treatment of COPD are low. The results of research suggest fewer than half of patients with the chronic illness take their medication properly.
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Ways to Improve Provider-Patient Communication
Communication between providers and patients declined from 2013 to 2019 among older adults, especially among those with multiple chronic conditions, according to recent research. The decline occurred across all racial groups, but was particularly noticeable among non-Hispanic white patients.
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Healthcare Violence Prevention Measures Are Needed
The American College of Emergency Physicians polled members in 2022 and found two-thirds of ED physicians reported assaults in the past year. More than one-third said they had been assaulted more than once. Eighty-five percent of physicians said they experienced anxiety, emotional trauma, and a loss of productivity due to violence.
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Using AI in Case Management
Touted as a way to save money and time, enable more accurate diagnoses, and streamline processes, AI can be a helpful tool in hospitals. The accessibility of high volumes of information can help with decision-making and care coordination.