Lower Cognitive Function in Adolescence Linked to Stroke Risk
Evidence seen for dose-response association, with 33 percent increased risk for one-unit lower cognitive function
Chronic Loneliness Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
Individuals with consistently high loneliness patterns over time had significantly higher incident stroke risk
Reported Symptoms Most Sensitive Indicator of Concussion
10-word Standardized Assessment of Concussion has limited utility
Lower Risk of ALS Seen for Men With High Levels of Physical Activity, Fitness
Risk of ALS down for men reporting moderate, high versus low levels of physical activity, for those with resting heart rate in lowest quartile
Atogepant Efficacious for Patients With Chronic Migraine
Reduction seen in monthly headache days, monthly migraine days, and acute medication use days
FDA Expands Approval for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy
Approval allows for use in nonambulatory individuals ≥4 years with a confirmed gene mutation
Smartwatch, Smartphone Can Assess Parkinson Disease Progression
Change in digital measures over 12 months generally larger than corresponding change in individual items of the Movement Disorder Society scale
Vigorous Physical Activity May Preserve Cognitive Function in High-Risk HTN
High versus low VPA linked to lower risk of MCI, probable dementia, MCI/probable dementia in multivariate model
Maternal Distress Tied to Changes in Brain Growth of Offspring
Left amygdalar volumes smaller in neonates born to mothers with high pandemic-related distress
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use Linked to Lower Incidence of Epilepsy
Findings seen in patients with no preexisting history of stroke or cardiovascular disease in subgroup analyses
