Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

In patients with early AD, lecanemab, reduces brain amyloid levels and slows down cognitive decline by 27% over an 18 month period. However, it is…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Patients using angiotensin-II-stimulating antihypertensives have 45% lower risk to develop demenia compared to those that use…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Study results suggest that RO948 F 18 has a high specificity for Alzheimer disease–type tau and highlight its potential as a diagnostic marker.

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Blood p-tau 181 is sensitive for identifying clinically diagnosed AD patients in the very early disease stages; differentiates AD from other…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Each AD phenotype had its own pattern of baseline and rates of change in tau pathology and grey matter loss, with some overlap particularly in the…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Rotigotine in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease may have a potential effect in reducing frontal lobe cognitive dysfunction and in…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Dementia Lewy bodies (DLB) may present in the prodromal stage as mild cognitive impairment, delirium-onset or psychiatric-onset and authors proposed…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Dementia Lewy bodies (DLB) may present in the prodromal stage as mild cognitive impairment, delirium-onset or psychiatric-onset and authors proposed…

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| COVID-19 | Dementia and cognitive disorders  

During the Covid-19 pandemic, most European countries have imposed personal restrictions on their populations in order to inhibit viral transmission…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

Despite its large use, recommendations for the use of brain F-18 FDG-PET in clinical practice were still lacking. The European Academy of Neurology…

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| Dementia and cognitive disorders  

A recent study published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease has found that most, but not all, patients in Sweden diagnosed with dementia have their…

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