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Many survivors of medulloblastoma, who were treated with craniospinal radiation, develop physical and cognitive impairments as adults.
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FDA issues multiple drug safety alerts; ARBs and cancer risk; and FDA actions.
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Serial examination of Humphrey visual fields in patients with infarct-related hemianopsia shows spontaneous recovery, predominantly in lower quadrants and in the periphery.
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In this non-randomized comparative trial, dorsal (posterior) decompressive spinal surgery resulted in longer lengths of stay and higher costs compared to ventral (anterior) surgery.
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With the advent of new vaccines, the incidence of bacterial meningitis has declined, particularly in children, but the mortality rate has remained the same.
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease usually presents with subtle psychiatric symptoms and there is usually a significant delay in diagnosis.
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Patients originally on interferon beta-1a in the TRANSFORMS study were re-randomized to either 0.5 or 1.25 mg of fingolimod. There was a reduction in relapse rate and MRI activity in patients that switched to fingolimod without an increase in severe adverse events.
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Biomarkers for Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative diseases occur frequently in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. These include impairment of olfactory and color discrimination, and abnormalities in cerebral blood flow.
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Entrapment neuropathies are not more common in the setting of chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy and suggest a surgically treatable lesion.
