Surg Neurol Int 2014, 5:97 Diminished brain resilience syndrome: A modern day neurological pathology of increased susceptibility to mild brain trauma, concussion, and downstream neurodegeneration Wendy A Morley The number of sports-related concussions has been steadily rising in recent years. Diminished brain resilience syndrome is a term coined by the lead author to describe a […]
February 03, 2015 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Effective for Post-Herpetic Neuralgia International Journal of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A small pilot study of patients with post-herpetic neuralgia refractory to other treatments compared the use of a transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) device with the use of a sham device. All patients receiving the sham device treatment chose […]
January 28, 2015 Sweating Patterns and Possible Underlying Small-Fiber Neuropathy The British Journal of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this retrospective analysis included patients who underwent thermoregulatory sweat testing (TST), which examines whole-body sweating, and who had itching, burning, numbness, and tingling sensations. Because it is mediated by small nerve fibers, sweating may be […]
Sue Hughes January 27, 2015 A new study provides the strongest evidence that anticholinergic drugs may increase the risk for dementia in older adults. The drugs implicated are commonly used, estimated to be taken by about 20% of the older adult population for many conditions. They include popular antihistamines sold over the counter as sleep aids, such […]
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 01/13/2015 Evidence Based Medicine Cho J, et al. – This study investigated the effect of treadmill running on cognitive declines in the early and advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The current findings suggest that treadmill running provides a non–pharmacologic means to combat cognitive declines due to AD pathology. […]
Exp Brain Res. 2015 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print] Changes in H-reflex and V-waves following spinal manipulation. Niazi IK, Türker KS, Flavel S, Kinget M, Duehr J, Haavik H. Abstract This study investigates whether spinal manipulation leads to neural plastic changes involving cortical drive and the H-reflex pathway. Soleus evoked V-wave, H-reflex, and M-wave […]
Terry Wahls, MD, talks about her popular regimen for progressive MS. by John Gever Managing Editor, MedPage Today With no clearly proven treatments available for progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), the door has been opened for what are usually called alternative or complementary therapies. One that has gained many adherents in the MS community […]
Larry Hand January 16, 2015 Physicians may be able to predict which patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) will be subject to severe pain by determining whether meniscal lesions are contributing to neuropathic pain (NP) in the knee, according to an article published online December 14 in Arthritis Research & Therapy. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to make a diagnosis of […]
What is vitamin D’s role in multiple sclerosis? Four experts gave us their thoughts: Nancy L. Sicotte, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; Peter Riskind, MD, PhD, of University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass.; Aaron Miller, MD, of the Icahn School of Medicine and Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City; […]
RESEARCH · December 11, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this meta-analysis of six studies examined predictors of response to a capsaicin patch (Qutenza®) for post-herpetic neuralgia and HIV-associated neuropathy. Patients most likely to have a sustained (>50% decrease in mean pain intensity) or complete (pain intensity score ≤1) response were those with lower baseline […]
Improvement of balance control ability and flexibility in the elderly Tai Chi Chuan practitioners: A systematic review and meta-analysis Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 12/08/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Huang Y, et al. – In this study, the authors aim was to evaluate the effect of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) on the balance control […]
Daniel M. Keller, PhD November 28, 2014 Story Source PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — High-dose oral resveratrol (RES) administration stabilized levels of amyloid-beta 40 (Aβ40) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma compared with placebo in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a phase 2 study shows. “We found that oral resveratrol and its major metabolites […]
Pruritus: An Underrecognized Symptom of Small-Fiber Neuropathies Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Questionnaire responses from 41 patients with a diagnosis of small-fiber neuropathies (SFN) revealed that 68.3% had pruritus. Symptoms were worsened by fatigue, sweating, stress, xerosis, and hot ambient temperature. In contrast, symptoms were alleviated by cold water. Patients reported […]
Published: Dec 2, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Having type 2 diabetes in middle age was tied to cognitive decline later in life, researchers found. Having type 2 diabetes in middle age was tied to cognitive decline later in life, researchers found. In an analysis of data from the ARIC […]
Megan Brooks November 20, 2014 Story Source A new study supports a link between low levels of vitamin D and increased risk for cognitive decline, prompting calls for clinical trials to test whether vitamin D supplementation may delay or prevent dementia. In a group of cognitively intact older adults, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels below […]
Benzodiazepine use and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: case-control study BMJ, 11/09/2014 Clinical Article Abstract Objectives To investigate the relation between the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and exposure to benzodiazepines started at least five years before, considering both the dose-response relation and prodromes (anxiety, depression, insomnia) possibly linked with treatment. Design Case-control study. Setting The Quebec […]
Life-Changing ‘Pivot Point’ He Has Kept Hidden From Almost Everyone for Five Years Nov. 10, 2014 7:45pm Erica Ritz Story Source Glenn Beck on Monday revealed the true extent of his health issues, saying he can no longer keep what has happened a secret from his friends, his staff or audience, whom he considers to be […]
Larry Hand November 04, 2014 Misdiagnosis of chronic Lyme disease can cause delays in diagnosis and treatment for the actual conditions, according to a research letter published online November 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Christina Nelson, MD, MPH, from the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, write that chronic Lyme disease “is a […]