Neurology
News
Encephalopathy common, often lethal in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Toxic metabolic encephalopathy was associated with a 24% higher risk of in-hospital death.
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Late-window stroke thrombolysis not linked to clot migration
This is the first randomized controlled study to assess the effect of thrombolysis on clot migration and accessibility in an extended time window...
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Neurologic disorders ubiquitous and rising in the U.S.
Most of the rise in disease burden could be attributed to population aging, while age-standardized figures showed stroke and dementias to be level...
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Loss of smell lingers post COVID-19
The fact that the sense of smell had not returned to normal for half the participants so long after being infected is “novel and quite striking...
Perspectives
When the X-Waiver gets X’ed: Implications for hospitalists
Hospitalists can be leaders in further adopting buprenorphine as standard of care for people with OUD.
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Tough pain relief choices in the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19 may damage blood vessels in the brain
A postmortem study reveals signs of vascular inflammation in the brains of deceased patients.
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HHS will drop buprenorphine waiver rule for most physicians
There were more than 83,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020.
Clinical
Covert stroke after noncardiac surgery linked with cognitive decline
Does covert stroke increase the risk of cognitive decline after noncardiac surgery in patients older than 65 years?
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Microvascular injury of brain, olfactory bulb seen in COVID-19
Vascular pathology and perivascular infiltrates found on postmortem MRI scans may be informative when interpreting brain changes on MRI scan in...