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Epilepsy Misdiagnosis Still a Key Reason Behind Long Delays to Identification of Long-QT Syndrome No comments yet

Almost 40% of patients in a recent series went undiagnosed for years, and in some cases decades, putting them at a high risk of sudden death or injury.
Heartwire

Does Postmenopausal Estrogen Use Confer Neuroprotection? No comments yet

Whether or to what extent are sex steroids, particularly estrogenic agents, neuroprotective for the aging brain of women?
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Movement Disorders Caused by Medical Disease No comments yet

Early recognition of an underlying medical cause for movement disorders is essential because the treatment and prognosis differ significantly depending on the underlying pathophysiology.
Seminars in Neurology

Get High: Less CVD and Stroke at Altitude No comments yet

Among German Swiss, an increase of 1000 m in altitude of place of residence appears to confer a relative risk reduction in cardiovascular mortality of 22% and in stroke mortality of 12%. Born high, but later moving down in the world, also appeared to be protective.
Heartwire

Mutation in AGC1 Deficiency Linked to Abnormal Myelin Formation No comments yet

A case report describes a novel syndrome called AGC1 deficiency involving global hypomyelination in the cerebral hemispheres and may have some insights for children with autism.
Medscape Medical News

Key Articles and Guidelines for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism No comments yet

Update your knowledge of venous thromboembolism prevention with this comprehensive review of the literature.
Pharmacotherapy

Effectiveness of Thigh-length Graduated Compression Stockings To Reduce the Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis After Stroke (CLOTS trial 1): Ranked Exceptional from F1000 No comments yet

Should we now stop using compression stockings in acute stroke care?
Faculty of 1000 Medicine

Migraine May Lower Breast Cancer Risk No comments yet

The two hormonally mediated diseases may be linked, suggest researchers.
Medscape Medical News

Cognitive Testing and MRI May Predict MS Progression No comments yet

Neuropsychological tests and imaging may help clinicians predict short-term disease evolution, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News

Cognitive Testing and MRI May Predict Multiple Sclerosis No comments yet

Neuropsychological tests and imaging may help clinicians predict short-term disease evolution, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News
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