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Migraine patients show impairment in the processing of global visual features, compared with controls, both between and immediately after an attack. The pattern of ictal-interictal potential as noted on magnetoencephalography studies can characterize different migraine types.
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It has been well recognized that a peak in stroke onset occurs during the early morning hours. This possible circadian periodicity is not well understood, and may in part represent stroke onset earlier during the night that goes unrecognized until the patient arouses.
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Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest makes prediction of prognosis more difficult, and neuron-specific enolase measurements add an additional objective test to help determine outcome.
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The incidence of stroke associated with pregnancy, especially cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, is increasing, with hypertension as a major culprit. Hypertension as a complication of pregnancy increases a woman's risk of stroke in the future.
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A new autosomal-dominant genetic disorder is described that has similarities to sporadic motor neuron disease.
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ACEI/ARB therapy for AS; safety alert issued for dronedarone; statins and cancer risk; nesiritide and heart failure; and FDA actions.
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Based on data from the Nurses' Health Study II, the authors report that higher maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy may be associated with a lower risk of multiple sclerosis in their children.
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Evaluation of non-Parkinsonian carriers of the LRRK2 mutation associated with Parkinson's disease supports a model of pre-motor symptomatology, including impaired color discrimination and constipation, that could be related to pathology developing prior to that in the substantia nigra.
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Symptoms of muscle pain and discomfort are common with statin use, but weakness and creatine kinase elevation are unusual.
