Erik Greb joined the staff of Neurology Reviews in January 2012. Since then, he has attended scientific conferences, conducted video interviews, and written about clinical research in multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and other neurologic disorders. In addition to news articles, Erik has written investigative stories about multiple sclerosis, headache, and epilepsy. He previously wrote about pharmaceutical manufacturing, drug formulation and delivery, quality assurance, and regulation for Pharmaceutical Technology.
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More than one in six patients with status epilepticus are readmitted after hospital discharge
PHILADELPHIA – Identifying patients at high risk of readmission could reduce their financial and clinical burdens....
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Changes in brain networks may predict MS worsening
PHILADELPHIA – Structural and functional network MRI measures appear to identify patients at high risk for increased...
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Galcanezumab reduces cluster headache attack frequency
PHILADELPHIA – The treatment appears to have the same safety and tolerability in this population as among patients...
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Cannabidiol reduces seizures in Dravet syndrome
PHILADELPHIA – Two dosages of the CBD treatment appear to have similar efficacy, but the lower dose may be more...
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Researchers examine vitamin D, skin pigmentation, and outcomes of pediatric MS
PHILADELPHIA – The association between vitamin D insufficiency and MS outcome in children appears to relate partly...
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Criterion based on the central vein sign distinguishes between MS and mimics
PHILADELPHIA – Applying the criterion of three lesions with the central vein sign is feasible in clinical practice...
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Laquinimod may not improve motor function in Huntington’s disease
PHILADELPHIA – The drug raises no new safety concerns in patients with Huntington’s disease, compared with previous...
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Biomarkers in tears may help identify patients with Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA – Levels of oligomeric alpha synuclein are higher among patients with Parkinson’s disease than among...
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CSF and plasma biomarkers predict survival in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
An analysis suggests the possibility of using a minimally invasive biomarker to guide clinical care and improve clinical trial design.
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Cluster headache is associated with increased suicidality
The short- and long-term disease burden of cluster headache, along with depressive symptoms, contributes to the increased risk of suicidality.
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Sleep apnea is linked with tau accumulation in the brain
Philadelphia – Study results suggest a mechanism for the observed association between sleep disruption and increased...
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Does BMI affect outcomes after ischemic stroke?
Overweight and obese patients have greater survival and less risk of disability after acute ischemic stroke, according to an analysis of the FAST-...
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Study finds increase in dermatologic prescriptions for postsurgical antibiotics
WASHINGTON – The investigators observed a greater than twofold variation in antibiotic prescribing rates across...
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TMS is associated with improved recollection in older adults
Behavioral and neural correlates of recollection changed after five sessions of hippocampal-cortical network stimulation, but recognition was...
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PAP may reduce mortality in patients with obesity and severe OSA
A population-based cohort study has implications for clinical practice, but its results require confirmation in future trials.