Timing of Anticoagulation for Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation
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 Juli 202514min
Treating Small Vessel CNS Vasculitis: Early Intervention and Remission
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 Juli 202516min
Neurofilament Light Chain Assays in MS Management
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 Juni 202518min
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor use and reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
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 Juni 202512min
Lipoprotein a and Stroke Recurrence: A Systematic Review
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 Juni 202515min
Serum NFL as a biomarker for CIDP Diagnosis and Treatment
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 Juni 202515min
Upadacitinib for Giant-Cell Arteritis, SELECT-GCA Trial Results
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 Juni 202514min
Assessing Functional Motor Weakness: A Practical Guide
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 Juni 202521min
