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Endoscopic endonasal surgery for sellar tumour does not hurt QoL

10 Dec 2021

For patients with a sellar tumour, an endoscopic endonasal surgery is a generally gentle method of intervention with minimal long-term impacts on sinonasal quality of life, a recent study has found.

Endoscopic endonasal surgery for sellar tumour does not hurt QoL

10 Dec 2021

Wearables capture patterns of activity, gait, tremors in Parkinson’s disease patients

10 Dec 2021 by

Parkinson’s disease (PD) significantly impairs activity even when patients are in their natural environment, according to a recent real-world study.

Wearables capture patterns of activity, gait, tremors in Parkinson’s disease patients

10 Dec 2021

50-hour speech and language therapy best bet for poststroke aphasia

10 Dec 2021

Speech and language therapy (SLT)—delivered over 4–5 days weekly for up to 50 hours in total—yields the greatest overall language, functional communication, and auditory comprehension gains for patients with stroke-related aphasia, according to data from the RELEASE* study.

50-hour speech and language therapy best bet for poststroke aphasia

10 Dec 2021

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

09 Dec 2021

Neither prenatal nicotine nor cannabis exposure adversely affects offspring intelligence quotient (IQ), a study reports. However, cannabis exposure appears to have unfavourable effects on attention in early childhood.

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

09 Dec 2021

Inflammatory food may up dementia risk

08 Dec 2021 by

Following a diet with high pro-inflammatory potential is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, suggest data from the HELIAD* study.

Inflammatory food may up dementia risk

08 Dec 2021

Cholinesterase inhibitors show promise for treating gait disturbance in PD

07 Dec 2021

Treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) leads to significant improvements in gait variability, with trending benefits for gait speed and fall prevention, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Cholinesterase inhibitors show promise for treating gait disturbance in PD

07 Dec 2021

Computer-assisted rapid movement training beneficial for fall prevention after stroke

07 Dec 2021 by

A randomized clinical trial conducted by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and clinicians at Shatin Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong finds computer-assisted rapid movement training (RMT) to be as effective as conventional balance training (CBT) at improving chronic stroke survivors’ overall balance, motor function and balance recovery, indicating potential for home-based telerehabilitation.

Computer-assisted rapid movement training beneficial for fall prevention after stroke

07 Dec 2021

Levetiracetam associated with longer OS in IDH wild-type glioblastoma

07 Dec 2021 by

An observational single-institution cohort study provides evidence that levetiracetam use throughout the duration of standard chemotherapy is associated with longer median overall survival (OS) in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type glioblastoma.

Levetiracetam associated with longer OS in IDH wild-type glioblastoma

07 Dec 2021

Cholecystectomy a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease in men

04 Dec 2021

Undergoing a surgery to remove the gallbladder appears to contribute to an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) in men, a study has found.

Cholecystectomy a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease in men

04 Dec 2021

Actual body weight dosing of temozolomide offers survival benefits in glioblastoma

03 Dec 2021

Temozolomide administered to patients with glioblastoma at full actual body weight dosing during the concurrent phase is necessary to achieve a median overall survival (OS) that is similar to that seen in a previous trial, according to a recent study.

Actual body weight dosing of temozolomide offers survival benefits in glioblastoma

03 Dec 2021

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Endoscopic endonasal surgery for sellar tumour does not hurt QoL

Endoscopic endonasal surgery for sellar tumour does not hurt QoL

Wearables capture patterns of activity, gait, tremors in Parkinson’s disease patients

Wearables capture patterns of activity, gait, tremors in Parkinson’s disease patients

50-hour speech and language therapy best bet for poststroke aphasia

50-hour speech and language therapy best bet for poststroke aphasia

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

Inflammatory food may up dementia risk

Inflammatory food may up dementia risk

Cholinesterase inhibitors show promise for treating gait disturbance in PD

Cholinesterase inhibitors show promise for treating gait disturbance in PD

Computer-assisted rapid movement training beneficial for fall prevention after stroke

Computer-assisted rapid movement training beneficial for fall prevention after stroke

Levetiracetam associated with longer OS in IDH wild-type glioblastoma

Levetiracetam associated with longer OS in IDH wild-type glioblastoma

Cholecystectomy a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease in men

Cholecystectomy a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease in men

Actual body weight dosing of temozolomide offers survival benefits in glioblastoma

Actual body weight dosing of temozolomide offers survival benefits in glioblastoma