Stroke thrombolysis contraindication after DOACs should be re-thought

Stroke guidelines should be re-written to remove recent use of a DOAC as a contraindication to thrombolysis, Australian neurologists say. Dr Geoffrey Herkes and Dr Chee Hoou Loh make the recommendation in their report of a patient who underwent successful...

Stroke guidelines should be re-written to remove recent use of a DOAC as a contraindication to thrombolysis, Australian neurologists say. Dr...

Research

Decision fatigue erodes doctors’ judgement at the end of the day

Doctors’ clinical judgement worsens as the day progresses due to ‘decision fatigue’, a US study has found. To investigate how the time of day influences medical decision making, researchers looked at the rates of ordering of guideline-recommended cancer screening tests...

Doctors’ clinical judgement worsens as the day progresses due to ‘decision fatigue’, a US study has found. To investigate how...

Brain

Nystagmus-recording goggles could be early diagnostic tool for vertigo

Special goggles that allow patients to self-record ictal nystagmus may provide early and accurate diagnosis of vertigo, an Australian proof-of-concept study has found. Sydney University researchers investigated the ability of video-oculography...

Special goggles that allow patients to self-record ictal nystagmus may provide...

Brain

Neurologists evaluate neurological symptoms with CAR T-cell therapy

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for blood cancers has numerous poorly-characterised neurologic adverse effects, a new US study shows. A complex pattern of neurotoxicity that can result in headache, confusion, and delirium, is seen in 77% of patients undergoing...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for blood cancers has numerous poorly-characterised neurologic adverse effects, a new US study...