Weekly Neurology Deep Dive - A review of recent impactful publications in the field of Neurology

This systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials focuses on the optimal timing for initiating direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients who hav...

5 Jul 202514min

This single-center retrospective cohort study investigates small vessel predominant primary CNS vasculitis (sv-PCNSV), a rare autoimmune disorder affecting brain and spinal cord blood vessels. Researc...

5 Jul 202516min

This review article from Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, centers on the growing significance of neurofilament light chain (NfL) assays in managing multiple sclerosis (MS). It explains h...

23 Jun 202518min

This research article explores the potential link between nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), medications used for HIV and hepatitis B, and a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD)....

18 Jun 202512min

This paper is a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Stroke concerning lipoprotein(a) and its relationship to stroke outcomes. The authors investigated the association of el...

15 Jun 202515min

This scientific study investigated the use of serum neurofilament light chain (sNFL), particularly when adjusted for age and BMI as z-scores (zNFL), as a biomarker for chronic inflammatory demyelinati...

8 Jun 202515min

This is a research article from the New England Journal of Medicine detailing the findings of the SELECT-GCA clinical trial, which investigated a potential new treatment for giant-cell arteritis. The ...

4 Jun 202514min

This comprehensive review focuses on validated techniques used by clinicians to assess functional motor weakness, also known as functional neurological symptom disorder, which is a common presentation...

1 Jun 202521min