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Cannabinoids promising for improving appetite, behavior in dementia
Early evidence suggests that cannabinoids may also be beneficial for pain, sleep, and aggression.
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Traumatic brain injury tied to long-term sleep problems
The association with sleep disorders was strongest among those with mild TBI versus a more severe brain injury.
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Sleep apnea and cognitive impairment are common bedfellows
“People with cognitive impairment should be assessed for sleep apnea if they have difficulty with sleep or if they demonstrate sleep-related...
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‘Landmark’ schizophrenia drug in the wings?
“The results showing robust therapeutic efficacy of a non–dopamine-targeting antipsychotic drug is an important milestone,” said Dr. Jeffrey A....
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Loss of smell lingers post COVID-19
The fact that the sense of smell had not returned to normal for half the participants so long after being infected is “novel and quite striking...
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National spike in methamphetamine overdose deaths
“While much attention is focused on the opioid crisis, a methamphetamine crisis has been quietly, but actively gaining steam,” said Dr. Nora D....
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Bedside EEG test aids prognosis in patients with brain injury
The passive measure of comprehension can reduce uncertainty at a critical phase of decision-making in the ICU.
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Heavy drinking by teens may affect white-matter integrity
The results provide clinicians with yet another reason to ask adolescents about their alcohol use, said investigator Dr. Adolf Pfefferbaum.
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Encouraging results for new epilepsy drug
Seizure frequency was significantly reduced and the seizure-freedom rate was significantly improved among patients who received cenobamate.
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Wearable device clears a first ‘milestone’ in seizure detection
Automatic seizure detection “is feasible across a broad spectrum of epileptic seizure types.”
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New laser therapy shows promise in children with treatment-resistant epilepsy
Of nearly 150 children, more than half of those who received MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy were seizure free at 1 year.
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SUDEP may explain 3% of all sudden deaths in children
SUDEP is rare, “but not as rare as we thought it was.”
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‘Worrisome’ rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children with epilepsy
These findings highlight the need to screen all children with epilepsy for psychiatric disorders.
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Oral steroids benefit patients with cluster headache
Clinical trial provides “clear evidence” that oral steroids are effective for “suicide headache.”
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Immunodeficiency strongly linked to mental illness, suicidal behavior
Clinicians managing patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency “should ... perhaps screen for them,” said Dr. Josef Isung.