Neurology
Conference Coverage
Bariatric surgery tied to fewer cerebrovascular events
PHILADELPHIA –
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Gunshot wound victims are at high risk for readmission
CHICAGO – Long-term outcomes of gun violence are still largely unknown.
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Epilepsy surgery outcome prediction seeks to gain ground
BANGKOK – It’s time for the prediction of seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery to step into the 21st century.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
News
Nerve transfer improves function after spinal cord injury
The procedure is safe, and combining it with tendon transfer could maximize functional benefit for patients with upper limb paralysis.
From the Journals
Opioid use curbed with patient education and lower prescription quantities
Postsurgery patients given education on opioids and prescribed fewer tablets took less medication.
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...
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Appendectomy linked to increased risk of subsequent Parkinson’s
The findings give pause to the notion of performing discretionary appendectomies in patients who are having surgery for another reason.
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns against misuse of opioid-prescribing guideline
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising against misapplication of the agency’s guideline on opioid prescribing....
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Report calls for focus on ‘subpopulations’ to fight opioid epidemic
“Methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone ... save lives” but most people with OUD get no treatment, new report says.