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PAS: Hospitalizations Up for Suicidal Thoughts, Actions in Kids
And, few teenagers will actually reach for the word 'depressed' to describe negative emotions
PAS: Screen Time Affects Speech Development in Young Children
Findings support American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on technology use by very young children
AAN: SUDEP Incidence 1 in 4,500 Children, 1 in 1,000 Adults/Year
Major risk factor for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is generalized tonic-clonic seizures
AANS: Women Rising in Numbers of U.S. Neurosurgeons
Number of female neurosurgeons in academic leadership positions remains low
Evidence Suggests Sodium Guidelines Are Misguided
Dietary sodium intake inversely associated with systolic, diastolic blood pressure in long term
AAN: Apomorphine May Shorten ‘Off’ Time for Parkinson’s Patients
Study finds apomorphine cuts the time until levodopa kicks in for those with advanced disease
Price Transparency Intervention Doesn’t Cut Lab Test Orders
No significant changes in overall test-ordering behavior or associated fees in adjusted analyses
AAN: Early Research Promising for Immunotherapy in MS
Investigators employ the relationship between MS and Epstein-Barr virus
AAN: Cannabis-Based Medicine May Help Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy
Cannabidiol appears to lessen drop seizures for some Lennox-Gastaut syndrome patients
Larger Women Have Nearly Three-Fold Higher Risk of A-Fib
Risk of atrial fibrillation rises along with body size, but remain low overall, researchers say
