22 Sep 2023
Primary results from the CLEAR Study1 were presented at the ESMINT annual meeting in Marseille, France (4-6 September 2023), where Vesalio...
28 Jun 2023
The number of people living with dementia from an ethnic minority background is expected to double by 2026 in England. Currently, people...
28 Jun 2023
Alzheimer Europe and Muistiliitto (Alzheimer Society of Finland) would like to thank everyone who submitted abstracts for the 33rd...
30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022
Dr. Mohamed Aggour speaks to Oruen for this expert interview.
29 Aug 2022
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19 Dec 2017
The effectiveness and safety of endovascular thrombectomy for the treatment of large vessel occlusion (LVO) have been demonstrated in...
19 Dec 2017
This article summarizes Medtronic-sponsored symposia presented at the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology...
27 Jul 2017
Time is of the essence in the treatment of acute stroke; however, there are wide variations, across and within countries, in the ability...
27 Jul 2017
This symposium acknowledged considerable variation across European in-hospital stroke services in their level of expertise, facilities...
27 Jul 2017
The Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) has become a routine first-line interventional option for treatment of intracranial aneurysms;...
27 Jul 2017
Intro: Cerebral cavernous malformations are benign lesions composed of abnormally stretched-out, thin-walled blood vessels clustered...
27 Jul 2017
“Time is brain” is a concept that perfectly encapsulates the need for swift action when stroke strikes. The sooner stroke symptoms are...
27 Jul 2017
Rating scales aid Parkinson’s evaluation and are an important assessment tool for healthcare professionals. However, existing scales have...
12 Jan 2017
The causes of dystonia are not fully understood and although currently available treatments can provide effective symptomatic relief, they...
12 Jan 2017
Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are the leading cause of death in the European Union (EU), responsible for more than 4 million...
12 Jan 2017
Infantile Spasms is a rare disorder consisting of epileptic spasms that occur before the age of one year. This severe epilepsy affects...
01 Jul 2016
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is the established therapy to prevent ischemic stroke in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and...
01 Jul 2016
The development and application of neuromelanin sensitive MR imaging has allowed the detection of significant changes in the substantia...
30 Jun 2016
Introduction Home based objective measures of bradykinesia and dyskinesia will be important in managing Parkinsons Disease (PD). The Aim...
30 Jun 2016
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Czech chapter and the Commission on European affairs (CEA) of the International League Against Epilepsy...
30 Jun 2016
A clinical scale that takes a broader, deeper view of PD symptoms is the latest milestone in a collaborative effort to resolve multiple...
21 Dec 2015
Acute Ischaemic Stroke (AIS) is the second cause of death and disability in Europe. Mechanical thrombectomy has proven efficacy in...
15 Dec 2015
Stroke can be a devastating event, not only for the victims, but also for their families, friends, work colleagues, and carers. The burden...
20 Nov 2015
New EANS President Andre Grotenhuis discusses technical advances in neurosurgery, the role of the EANS, and why sports are important! The...
28 Oct 2015
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune and disabling disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of unknown etiology. As a...
28 Oct 2015
A new and innovative magazine-style website has been launched to inspire and inform the international Parkinson’s community. Parkinson’s...
28 Oct 2015
MS Nurse PROfessional is a ground-breaking online educational tool for nurses and healthcare professionals caring for those with multiple...
26 Oct 2015
Alzheimer Europe (AE) is an NGO and has been raising awareness of all forms of dementia since 1996. It operates a common European platform...
13 May 2015
Successful treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases depends crucially on our fundamental knowledge of how...
13 May 2015
Success in treating patients with atypical parkinsonisms remains exceedingly low. This finding probably relates to the widespread...
13 May 2015
Stroke is a sudden loss of brain function due to disturbance in the cerebral blood supply with symptoms lasting at least 24 hours or...
13 May 2015
Until recently, warfarin has been the gold standard for reducing stroke risk and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The...
02 Feb 2015
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01 Dec 2014
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14 Oct 2014
Contents The need, the challenge and the project What is EUReMS? How can EUReMS be used to help conquer MS? Who manages and...
07 Oct 2014
2014 Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting EMSP Highlights Report For us at the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP), medical congresses...
29 Aug 2014
The 8th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) held in Berlin in May 2014 provided a forum for neurologists and other...
11 Mar 2014
Daniel Prefasi Gomar MD; Patricia Martínez-Sánchez , MD, PhD; Exuperio Díez-Tejedor, MD, PhD, FAHA, FESO, FANA. Department of...
11 Sep 2013
João Massano, MD Department of Neurology, Hospital Pedro Hispano/ULS Matosinhos, Portugal Department of Clinical Neurosciences and...
08 Aug 2013
MS Clinical Care Network(www.nationalMSsociety.org/MSClinicalCare) – a unique website for healthcare professionals involved in MS care,...
02 Aug 2013
New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk...
12 Jul 2013
Dr Clare Walton, Research Communications Officer at The Stroke Association Stroke is the leading cause of complex adult disability in the...
28 Jun 2013
A protein secreted with insulin travels through the bloodstream and accumulates in the brains of individuals with type 2 diabetes and...
01 Jun 2013
Scientists hope the pharmaceuticals could lead to the development of a silver bullet for combatting the neurodegenerative disease....
20 Mar 2013
A study in the journal, JAMA Neurology suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit...
09 Mar 2013
Buphenyl, an FDA-approved medication for hyperammonemia, may protect memory and prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease....
26 Feb 2013
In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A...
02 Feb 2013
Patients who become depressed after having had a stroke are four times more likely to die than those who have not had a stroke and who are...
17 Jan 2013
A majority of pediatricians and family practitioners in a central Texas survey were unsure when pediatric epilepsy should be considered...
11 Dec 2012
The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted against approval of an extended-release, single-ingredient capsule...
10 Dec 2012
PET/CT scans routinely used in the care of oncology patients may prove useful in pinpointing physiological changes associated with chemo...
10 Dec 2012
Bilateral stimulation of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus led to a median reduction in partial-onset seizure frequency of 69% after a...
05 Dec 2012
Dr. Mohamed Salama Head of Experimental Neurology Unit MERC, Mansoura University, Egypt In rural living, individuals are exposed to...
03 Dec 2012
While febrile seizures are common in early childhood and generally benign, prolonged febrile seizures of 30 minutes or longer have been...
26 Nov 2012
In addition to raising the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the apolipoprotein E e4 allele appears to confer strong risks for Lewy body and...
11 Nov 2012
Young adult carriers of the presenilin gene mutation that invariably induces Alzheimer’s disease around the age of 45 years already show...
07 Nov 2012
More than two-thirds of patients with medically refractory chronic cluster headache responded to on-demand, self-administered...
05 Nov 2012
Adults in Norway with diffuse low-grade gliomas who were treated at a hospital advocating early surgical resection had better overall...
05 Nov 2012
Epilepsy increased the risk for sudden cardiac death threefold in a case-control study involving 1,019 cases of sudden cardiac death....
31 Oct 2012
Plain old aspirin proved far and away the most effective of the various agents used for prophylaxis of migraine with aura in an Italian...
31 Oct 2012
Frovatriptan may be the triptan of choice for the acute treatment of menstrual migraine attacks, according to reanalyses of data from...
29 Oct 2012
Patients whose epilepsy was uncontrolled had more injuries, spent more time in the hospital, received more prescriptions, and incurred...
25 Oct 2012
Occipital nerve blocks are an effective, safe, and well-tolerated therapy in patients with exacerbation of chronic or episodic cluster...
23 Oct 2012
The use of any form of acute antimigraine medication by patients with episodic migraine – be it single analgesics, combination analgesics,...
22 Oct 2012
Mixed results in phase II and III clinical trials leave open the question of whether lapatinib can prevent brain metastases in women with...
22 Oct 2012
The medical illustration is provided courtesy of Alzheimer’s Disease Research, a program of...
15 Oct 2012
The imaging agent florbetapir F 18 injection (Amyvid), used to exclude a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, is being evaluated for Medicare...
11 Oct 2012
Headache medicine specialists have used onabotulinumtoxinA off label as an efficacious treatment for headache prophylaxis for a number of...
05 Oct 2012
Twenty-five percent of chronic migraine patients experience at least a 75% reduction in headache days per month after 6 months of...
05 Oct 2012
Roughly 40% of the cost of 6 months of onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of chronic migraine is offset by resultant decreased use of...
04 Oct 2012
Prof.Dr.C.Dettmers Kliniken Schmieder Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; Faculty of Psychology, University Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. Mental...
02 Oct 2012
Dr. Maria Pia Sormani Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova, Italy Victoria Murphy: My guest today is Dr. Maria Pia Sormani...
29 Sep 2012
Chronic musculoskeletal complaints and chronic daily headache share a bidirectional causal relationship in which patients with either...
25 Sep 2012
Physicians in five countries agree: Those who diagnose and treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease need more – and better – tools to...
21 Sep 2012
Prof. Peter Rieckmann Department of Neurology, Sozialstiftung Bamberg Hospital, Bamberg, Germany
21 Sep 2012
Rare cases of chemical burns caused by over-the-counter topical muscle and joint pain relievers has prompted the Food and Drug...
18 Sep 2012
Marc Fisher, MD (pictured below) Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Gregory W. Albers, MD Stanford...
16 Sep 2012
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the latest oral therapy for relapsing multiple sclerosis, teriflunomide (Aubagio), but it...
12 Sep 2012
Glatiramer acetate and interferon beta-1a used in combination were no more effective for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple...
11 Sep 2012
Bernd Krone, Institute of Virology, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, and Laboratory Medicine Institute Kassel, Druseltalstrasse...
11 Sep 2012
Nina Grytten Torkildsen National Multiple Sclerosis Competence Centre, Dept. of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital Norway Although...
07 Sep 2012
The development and resolution of impulse control disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease appears to be largely reliant on gender,...
06 Sep 2012
Secondary headaches in pregnant women are likely to be associated with an additional medical complaint, according to a retrospective study...
04 Sep 2012
Oral relaxin therapy resulted in significantly improved cognitive and functional recovery in poststroke patients participating in a...
03 Sep 2012
Nocturnal sleep enhances working memory training in patients with Parkinson’s disease but not in those with Lewy body dementia, results...
01 Sep 2012
The vast majority of patients with Alzheimer’s disease will show agitation, delusion, and other disruptive behaviors during the course of...
01 Sep 2012
Major Finding: Functional magnetic resonance imaging correlated with EEG in children with absence epilepsy and matched healthy controls....
29 Aug 2012
Existing data support the use of physiotherapy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in the short term, but larger, randomized...
28 Aug 2012
Measurements of five protein biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid helped to differentiate Alzheimer’s disease from Parkinson’s disease...
28 Aug 2012
The impact of acetyl-l-carnitine on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy may depend largely on the clinical context and patient...
26 Aug 2012
Pediatric stroke survivors had an absolute risk of 39% for developing epilepsy in the 10 years following their stroke in a review of 371...
25 Aug 2012
Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug solanezumab failed to have statistically significant benefits in the primary end...
22 Aug 2012
The total defined daily dose of antiepileptic drugs was the best predictor of medication side effects in a clinical prediction rule...
22 Aug 2012
Sometimes the only relief for a patient who presents with chronic and recalcitrant pain comes from a course of spinal cord stimulation....
22 Aug 2012
Interferon-beta therapy did not slow the long-term progression of disability in adults with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in a...
21 Aug 2012
Researchers have discovered that one or more substances produced by a certain type of immune cell may be involved in the progression of...
21 Aug 2012
A “one-size-fits-all” new class of drugs that targets a particular type of brain inflammation is showing early promise for the...
21 Aug 2012
Numerous muscles are involved and use coordination just to perform simple actions like picking up a pen. For instance, the eyes and head...
18 Aug 2012
Long-term coffee consumption may protect against dementia in the elderly, according to an Italian study presented at the Alzheimer’s...
18 Aug 2012
When used as a first-line choice for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke secondary to large artery occlusion, the Solitaire FR...
17 Aug 2012
The first human trial of bexarotene, the skin cancer drug shown to clear beta-amyloid brain plaques in mice with Alzheimer’s-like...
16 Aug 2012
Of the many scales at a clinician’s disposal to measure acute pain, the three most commonly used are the Numerical Rating Scale, the...
15 Aug 2012
Potentially modifiable environmental factors protect against Alzheimer’s disease in older adults carrying the apolipoprotein E e4 allele,...
15 Aug 2012
A study indirectly comparing three oral anticoagulant drugs – dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban – has revealed potential differences...
14 Aug 2012
A proposal for a new way to classify seizures would modify the way they have been discussed and organized since 1989. But the new system –...
14 Aug 2012
A thrombus retrieval device for use in patients experiencing an acute ischemic stroke has been cleared for marketing in the United States...
09 Aug 2012
The first evidence of emerging Alzheimer’s disease surfaces at least 1 decade before the onset of the disorder, based on new...
08 Aug 2012
Nonpharmacologic interventions bestow clinically meaningful benefits on patients with dementia, a literature review has concluded. But...
07 Aug 2012
When Alzheimer’s disease patients who took risperidone for psychoses discontinued the drug, they were more than four times more likely to...
04 Aug 2012
Interim results from an ongoing study demonstrated that that a higher pretreatment Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score on computed...
01 Aug 2012
A family member with Parkinson’s disease confers the strongest risk for developing the disease, according to findings from the largest and...
01 Aug 2012
As the men and women who graciously serve our country return home, often times we can easily recognize the associated morbidity that...
01 Aug 2012
Are a few animal studies and a handful of human case reports enough to let physicians skirt institutional review boards? Two neurosurgeons...
29 Jul 2012
Evidence that voice disturbances might be an additional clue to making a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease was recently supported by a...
28 Jul 2012
Neurosurgeons can now follow a glowing road map that points the way to cancerous brain tissue, leading thereby to a more effective...
28 Jul 2012
Full results of the second phase III trial of dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis show that the...
26 Jul 2012
Parkinson’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment have dysfunctional circuitry in brain networks involving the right dorsal...
24 Jul 2012
Metformin was associated with more modest reports of pain among patients with lumbar radiculopathy. In a retrospective case-control study...
20 Jul 2012
Intravenous immunoglobulin continues to slow the decline in cognitive and other functions seen in Alzheimer’s disease for at least 3...
19 Jul 2012
An investigational gene-based blood test identified prodromal Alzheimer’s disease with an accuracy of 81%. The test is based on a panel of...
18 Jul 2012
Rankings of hospital performance in treating acute ischemic stroke must take into consideration the severity of each case, or the rankings...
15 Jul 2012
Maternal hypertension and intrapartum fever increase the risk for ischemic stroke in infants, a large retrospective analysis suggests....
14 Jul 2012
Tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active ingredient in marijuana, did not slow the progression of multiple sclerosis in a 3-year, randomized...
13 Jul 2012
Chronic migraineurs reported a greater number of stressful major life events than did those with episodic migraines in a large,...
07 Jul 2012
The largest-ever genome sequencing project is the newest weapon in the Alzheimer’s battle. This new project will examine the genetic codes...
02 Jul 2012
Although it is rare and the prognosis for patients is often poor, the presence of central nervous system involvement at the time of...
01 Jul 2012
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Percutaneous balloon angioplasty improved flow dynamics in multiple sclerosis patients with chronic cerebrospinal...
29 Jun 2012
A PET imaging protocol using an amino acid analog radiotracer in patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas identified responses to...
29 Jun 2012
An emergency department at an academic medical institution with a multiple sclerosis center missed diagnosing multiple sclerosis in nearly...
26 Jun 2012
Statins are beneficial in women for the secondary prevention of some cardiovascular events, but they don’t appear to be any better than...
21 Jun 2012
Cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy may be headed for a fall, researchers cautioned at the annual meeting of...
19 Jun 2012
Approximately one in eight Alzheimer’s disease patients who develop delirium while hospitalized will suffer at least one adverse outcome,...
14 Jun 2012
Oral contraceptives containing low- or very low-dose estradiol raised the risks of thrombotic stroke and myocardial infarction by a factor...
10 Jun 2012
The risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy from natalizumab therapy appears to be greater than previously thought,...
07 Jun 2012
Dopamine agonist–induced impulse control disorders may be more likely in Parkinson’s disease patients who smoke, drink, or consume...
28 May 2012
Higher vitamin D levels are associated with slightly less disability and greater preservation of gray matter in patients with multiple...
25 May 2012
A reformulated version of the previously withdrawn Neupro rotigotine patch had favorable results in separate studies of patients with...
20 May 2012
Recurrent depression from midlife through late life increases the risk of vascular dementia, suggesting a progressive etiologic...
18 May 2012
Women with epilepsy appear to have a significantly greater number of unintended pregnancies than does the general population and cite a...
17 May 2012
A new plan marshals the forces of funding, research, and education to fight the battle against Alzheimer’s. The National Plan to Address...
12 May 2012
Every patient should get an electrocardiogram prior to and 6 hours after the first dose of fingolimod, and hourly blood pressure and heart...
11 May 2012
Noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation of the pain-modulating areas of the cerebral cortex markedly reduced postoperative...
20 Apr 2012
Patients with an apparent first demyelinating event who are treated early with subcutaneous interferon beta-1a experience a significantly...
12 Apr 2012
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first amyloid plaque-imaging agent, florbetapir F18, may usher in a “new...
10 Apr 2012
Ocular fixation instability, also known as ocular tremor, is a pervasive and highly specific feature among patients with Parkinson’s...
06 Apr 2012
Nearly half of elderly patients who have an ischemic stroke also have atrial fibrillation, based on a review of 527 stroke patients aged...
05 Apr 2012
A new report released by the Institute of Medicine offers a unified public health plan for the epilepsies that focuses on public health...
05 Apr 2012
Immunotherapy with peptide vaccines may offer a much-needed therapeutic option for gliomas in children, which carry a poor prognosis...
29 Mar 2012
The American Stroke Association is developing a host of new guidelines and statements, including a consensus statement on the definition...
28 Mar 2012
Monitoring for metabolic side effects proved to be infrequent for outpatients with dementia or delirium who had been prescribed...
24 Mar 2012
Electrocutaneous direct nerve stimulation via a device that scrambles “pain” and “no pain” signals reduced pain...
18 Mar 2012
Levels of air pollution that fall within the amounts deemed safe in current U.S. standards for air quality were associated with a...
17 Mar 2012
Two new risk assessment scores predicted the likelihood of a symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after ischemic stroke treatment with more...
16 Mar 2012
A granulocyte colony-stimulating drug did not protect brain tissue or improve functional outcomes after ischemic stroke. Researchers had...
15 Mar 2012
The potential advantages of tenecteplase, a modified form of tissue plasminogen activator engineered to outperform the native molecule,...
13 Mar 2012
Regular users of statins had a “marginally significant” lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than did nonusers in a...
13 Mar 2012
An investigative, minimally invasive surgery for reducing intracranial clot volume following an intracerebral hemorrhage showed promise in...
13 Mar 2012
When results from a major trial with more than 900 patients failed to show that closure of a patent foramen ovale in patients who had a...
10 Mar 2012
Pediatric stroke survivors had an absolute risk of 39% for developing epilepsy in the 10 years following their stroke in a review of 371...
08 Mar 2012
Patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer’s disease who continued to worsen despite treatment with donepezil appeared to retain a small...
07 Mar 2012
Surgery was clearly superior to pharmacotherapy at relieving seizures in a study of patients with intractable mesial temporal lobe...
07 Mar 2012
Surgery was clearly superior to pharmacotherapy at relieving seizures in a study of patients with intractable mesial temporal lobe...
05 Mar 2012
An elevated Framingham Risk Score identified recent ischemic stroke patients at high risk for a myocardial infarction or vascular death...
04 Mar 2012
“Drip and ship” is a safe way to manage patients with acute ischemic stroke, according to results from two separate studies. A...
01 Mar 2012
An investigational clot-retrieval device completely recanalized blocked cerebral arteries, improved neurologic outcomes, and significantly...
26 Feb 2012
The extra time needed for CT perfusion imaging in patients with an acute ischemic stroke may not be warranted, based on a retrospective...
20 Feb 2012
A 2-year weight-lifting program improved physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease – including tremor – and seemed to slow their...
18 Feb 2012
A pharmacotherapeutic approach that harnesses the amyloid-beta clearing effects of the apolipoprotein E gene while also activating...
11 Feb 2012
There may be a correlation between infection and stroke in children, according to research presented at the International Stroke...
09 Feb 2012
Tai chi improved postural stability and other functional outcomes in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease to a significantly...
30 Jan 2012
A novel implantable device has demonstrated potential for predicting seizure onset in a preliminary analysis of 15 adult patients with...
24 Jan 2012
The multiple sclerosis drug laquinimod did not reduce the risk of relapse in the BRAVO phase III trial, yet the investigational agent...
20 Dec 2011
Women with multiple sclerosis can be reassured that should they choose to become pregnant, they are generally not at any greater risk of...
11 Dec 2011
Tick, tick, tick. It’s a familiar sound to neurologists, who have grown accustomed to watching the clock as they hurry to get tissue...
03 Dec 2011
Major Finding: Women and blacks with Parkinson’s disease both had 23% lower odds of receiving care from a neurologist than did men...
20 Nov 2011
Major Finding: Significantly more individuals with hyposmia had DAT levels of 65% or lower, compared with normosmic individuals (11% vs....
15 Nov 2011
Almost half the patients who undergo surgery for epilepsy remain seizure free 10 years postop, but further improvements in presurgical...
14 Nov 2011
Major Finding: Monthly infusion with 200 mg gantenerumab, a monoclonal antibody to amyloid-beta, resulted in an average 15% decline in the...
14 Nov 2011
Serum levels of interleukin-7 helped determine which patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis would benefit from treatment...
12 Nov 2011
Several new antiepileptic drugs and devices aimed at preventing or suppressing seizure have achieved results with better management of...
04 Nov 2011
Major Finding: Exercise and medication use significantly improved cognitive function in patients with Parkinson’s disease based on...
02 Nov 2011
New evidence suggests that excessive glutamate released from glioma cells causes epileptic activity in peritumoral neurons, which may be...
02 Nov 2011
A cardiac rehabilitation program can help cerebrovascular-disease patients as much as it helps patients with cardiac disease, based on...
04 Oct 2011
An international panel has revised the McDonald criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis to simplify the use of imaging in...
