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A composite score that combines age, motor power, and light touch perception can predict recovery of walking with great accuracy in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.
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Carbamazepine has been linked with severe forms of hypersensitivity reactions. As such, genome wide approaches to identify patients-at-risk have become increasingly important.
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A controlled surgical trial of glutamic acid decarboxylase gene therapy, targeting the subthalamic nucleus in advanced Parkinsons's disease, demonstrated statistically significant improvement in motor symptoms off medication in those receiving gene therapy compared with controls.
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Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions.
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Rotational vertebral artery syndrome (RVAS) is a rare syndrome usually caused by compression of the dominant vertebral artery in the neck with extreme head rotation to the contralateral side.
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Decompressive craniectomy for severe diffuse traumatic brain injury and refractory intracranial hypertension (ICP) reduces ICP but increases unfavorable outcomes.
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Therapeutic hypothermia does not result in improved outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury.
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Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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Impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease are associated with a unique pattern of electrophysiological activity in the ventral subthalamic nucleus.