Neurology Alert – March 1, 2018
March 1, 2018
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Proceedings From the International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, February 2018
Message from the editor: The following reviews of studies presented at the 2018 International Stroke Conference were written after my personal attendance at the presentations, followed by review of the simultaneous publications in the journals Stroke, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Neurology, and the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Treatment for Autoimmune Small-fiber Neuropathy
The cause of most cases of small-fiber neuropathy is uncertain, but many patients have accompanying autoimmune biomarkers. In a carefully selected group of such patients, intravenous immunoglobulin treatment appears to provide benefit.
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Salivary microRNA as Biomarker to Predict Prolonged Concussion Symptoms
In a prospective cohort study of pediatric patients, aged 7 to 21 years, diagnosed with concussion, salivary microRNAs were found to be a potential biomarker for predicting prolonged concussion symptoms.