Neurology
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Decompression for malignant stroke in elderly lowers death, disability
Major finding: At 1 year, 57% of surgically managed versus 24% of conservatively managed patients were alive (P less than .001).Data source:...
Commentary
Will a novel antibody fix the anticoagulant-bleeding problem?
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ICU stay may be unnecessary after elective endovascular aneurysm treatment
Major finding: Only 4% of 687 patients undergoing routine endovascular aneurysm treatment experienced postoperative complications and almost three...
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Improved presurgery impulse control screening needed in Parkinson’s
Major finding: Only 23% of sites employed a formal battery of tests for impulsive and compulsive behavior and 7% did not report screening for...
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Despite new approaches, surgery underused for epilepsy
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FDA backs abuse-deterring OxyContin, thwarts generics
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Manage most SEGAs with rapamycin analogs, not surgery
Major finding: Rapamycin analogs shrink SEGA tumors by more than 50% in a majority of children, and obviate the need for surgery. Data source:...
Conference Coverage
Stereotactic laser ablation found feasible for hypothalamic hamartoma
Major finding: After 20 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma underwent MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation, all but 4 were seizure free.Data...
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'Liberation therapy' may make MS worse
Major finding: A total of 19 new contrast-enhancing MRI lesions were observed in 9 "liberation therapy" MS patients within 6 months of treatment,...
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Rabies death follows infected organ transplant
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Poor outcomes seen after carotid intervention non-ST-elevation MI
Major Finding: The composite endpoint of cardiac or neurologic complication and/or death was reached by 38% of patients with NSTEMI vs. 3% of...