Safety of Prenatal Exposure to Benzodiazepines, Z-Drugs Inconclusive
The researchers sought to examine the effects of benzodiazepines and
z-drugs use during pregnancy and cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and motor skills developmental outcomes.
Neurology
Serious Neurologic Manifestations Associated With Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
For adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection, encephalopathy at admission is the most common serious neurologic manifestation, all of which are associated with worse outcomes.
Residential Green Space Associated With Cognition in Adult Women
Increasing access to residential green space may be associated with modest benefits in cognition in adult women.
The Evolving Role of Neurologists in Autism Diagnosis and Management
Drs Joshua Rotenberg and Deepa Menon both explain how neurologists facilitate an ASD diagnosis by addressing the common neurological comorbidities in ASD.
Could IL-6 Expression Affect Brain Structure and Contribute to Neuropsychiatric Disorders?
Data for this study were sourced from the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank and the Allen Human Brain Atlas (AHBA).
AAN Survey Highlights Gender Disparities in Academic Neurology
In an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) survey, researchers assessed self-reported gender disparities experienced by US-based AAN members doing research in neurology.
Women’s Underrepresentation in Neurology and What to Do About It
Suma Shah, MD, reveals the many ways women in neurology are underrepresented and the steps women can take to close the gender gap in multiple areas of the field.
Neonatal Exposure to Antipsychotic Medications Does Not Substantially Increase Risk for NDD
Investigators with Brigham and Women’s Hospital sourced data for this study from the Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) and IBM Health MarketScan Research Database.
Migraines May Affect Outcomes in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), which is typically due to a neurocardiogenic mechanism, with migraine have lower odds of mortality and acute complications compared with TCM patients without migraine.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Cut Hospital Costs for Children With Refractory Epilepsy
Antiseizure medication (ASM) plus vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is associated with lower annual hospital costs over time for pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy compared to ASM alone.
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