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31st August 2020

A reliable blood test for Alzheimer’s disease – is it becoming a reality?

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The increasing number of patients suffering from dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a significant challenge for society and requires action by healthcare professionals and researchers worldwide. One important…

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25th August 2020

Speaking to Prof. Günther Deuschl – “The world is not a world of competitors, it is a world of collaborators.“

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Even now, after having retired, Prof. Günther Deuschl’s ultimate goal is to cure patients. As an expert in movement disorders, he has contributed to this field substantially during his career.…

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18th August 2020

New evidence against fluoxetine in stroke recovery

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Stroke is a very common disease that leads to disability in around half of its survivors.1 It has been believed that fluoxetine, a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), could improve neurological…

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30th July 2020

Across specialties – a study on brain complications in COVID-19 patients

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Since December 2019, when clinicians first reported infections with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19), researchers have been trying to decipher the effects of the virus on…

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21st July 2020

Journal watch: Trial sheds light on optimal management of brain arteriovenous malformation

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The Background There has been longstanding uncertainty of whether medical management alone or additional interventional therapy is better for patients with a brain arteriovenous malformation that has never bled. Reports…

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17th July 2020

Head impacts associated with depression and decreased cognitive function

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Current research suggests that repetitive head impacts (RHI) resulting from contact sports, military service, domestic violence, or other sources are associated with cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders.1 It has been proposed…

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14th July 2020

CONy 2020

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The world Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) this year will take place from the 2nd until the 5th of October 2020 on a virtual platform. The congress will cover…

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29th June 2020

Researchers found how ketamine works in depression – but that’s not all

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Depression is a widely-spread disease, with over 264 million people being affected worldwide.1 For a subset of patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD), administering low doses of the anaesthetic…

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17th June 2020

Malaria drug brings new hope for glioblastoma patients

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Glioblastoma is a very aggressive form of cancer. Even though there is a low number of patients who live longer than 5 years after diagnosis – a statistic that researchers…

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29th May 2020

Does COVID-19 affect the brain?

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With EAN going virtual this year, the global SARS-CoV2 pandemic was never far from the attendees’ minds. After a brief overview of the putative mechanisms for SARS-CoV2 accessing the brain,…

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