A benign course of multiple sclerosis is rare, but a 5-year study shows younger patient age, earlier disease onset, female gender, and other factors may predict which MS cases will be benign. Medscape Medical News
The recall stemmed from a software issue with the ROSA 3.0 system that incorrectly positions the robotic arm, potentially leading to serious injury or death, an FDA statement said. News Alerts
The results suggest that vascular risk monitoring should begin earlier than it currently occurs in order to prevent future dementia risk, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
External trigeminal nerve stimulation may be an effective treatment for acute vestibular migraine even when applied well into an attack, a small study suggests. Medscape Medical News
Insomnia symptoms are associated with an increased risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and other cardio-cerebral vascular disease in a dose-dependent manner. Medscape Medical News
‘It is a public health problem occurring in all of our backyards,’ the AAFP’s president says. Medscape Reader Polls
A comparison of four TBI rehab interventions suggests treatment intensity vs time spent in treatment and a greater focus on real-life activities were strong predictors of better patient outcomes. Medscape Medical News
Professional soccer players appear to be at considerably increased risk for death from neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s. Medscape Medical News
Levels of a biomarker in urine correlate with the presence of a mutation in LRRK2, a genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s disease. Isoforms of the biomarker also correlated with a measure of cognition. Medscape Medical News
Improved measures of sleep quality are associated with a shorter duration of low early-morning mobility in patients with Parkinson’s disease, researchers from Japan report. Reuters Health Information
Microvascular endothelial dysfunction, a common early sign of cardiovascular disease, could also be a marker for predicting risk for solid-tumor cancer, a preliminary study suggests. Medscape Medical News
A combination of brief memory and smell tests helped identify almost 97% of people in a study who did not progress to AD over time. Medscape Medical News
The partial hold on trials of intrathecal administration stem from safety concerns in animals and does not affect Zolgensma intravenous infusion, which is already approved for spinal muscular atrophy. Medscape Medical News
The benefits of low-dose aspirin for patients with CVD are well established. A retrospective review suggests it may also decrease the growth rate of brain aneurysms. Medscape Medical News
A large randomized study has shown a sizable reduction in events in patients taking blood pressure lowering medication at night rather than in the morning. Medscape Medical News
Stroke experts from around the world presented findings linking stroke to later dementia, and advocated approaches to prevent stroke and thus limit dementia. Medscape Medical News
New recommendations are to use the drug only in cases in which the disease is highly active despite use of at least one disease-modifying agent or in cases of rapidly worsening disease. News Alerts
A new analysis suggests that statin use in low-risk patients "may be an example of low value care . . . and, in some cases, represent a waste of healthcare resources," researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Intrathecal interferon improves several measures of neurologic disability in devastating post-measles subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a study shows. Most of the patients had not been immunized. Medscape Medical News
Diroximel fumarate showed better GI tolerability compared with dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in the EVOLVE-MS-2 phase 3 study. FDA Approvals
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