Neurology

French study suggesting delayed progression gets guarded response from U.S. experts.

Interview with Ralph L. Sacco, MD. Strokes are increasing in our diabetes patients as they age and tPA has been the standard of care in the emergency room, but within 3 hours or forget it. Now news from a new consensus from the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) …

Higher diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, but not systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels, can impair cognitive status in individuals without prior history of stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to the results of a large study. So being more aggressive in the treatment of hypertension can possibly prevent dementia.

To stall progress of neuropathy, doctors should monitor levels of an easily measured blood fat as closely as they do blood sugar, study suggests.…

Patients suffering from post-traumatic peripheral nerve pain treated with Lyrica® (pregabalin) capsules CV experienced significantly reduced pain compared to those taking placebo, according to new data.

The antiepileptic drug lacosamide is effective in reducing painful diabetic neuropathy without serious side effects, according to results from two phase 3 trials, one in the United States and one in the European Union, researchers reported at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 61st Annual Meeting.

In a new report, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found a gene that may be involved in the link between Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Previous research has found that healthy elderly people with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but …

The research found men and women with a body mass index (BMI) score over 30 were nearly one-and-a-half times more likely to have RLS than people

Tumor data may block approval for diabetes drug liraglutide. An FDA advisory panel declined to recommend approval for the investigational diabetes drug liraglutide (Victoza), in light of

A tiny pore or channel that governs the flow of sodium ions in and out of a brain cell where it can trigger nervous impulses and seizures also plays a pivotal role in the release of insulin and glucagon (hormones involved in maintaining levels of glucose in the blood) by …