Real-world data a red flag for mechanical thrombectomy in the elderly

Mechanical thrombectomy is associated with poor outcomes in elderly patients with ischaemic stroke (IS) and large vessel occlusion (LVO), a study has found. New findings from a Dutch registry suggest that the good functional outcomes seen with mechanical thrombectomy in...

Mechanical thrombectomy is associated with poor outcomes in elderly patients with ischaemic stroke (IS) and large vessel occlusion (LVO), a...

Brain

Neurological symptoms seen in children with COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome

A distinct neurological syndrome is being seen in some children with the Kawasaki disease-like COVID-19-related paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), according to neurologists in the UK. Clinicians from the UCL Institute of Neurology in London found serious neurological symptoms in four...

A distinct neurological syndrome is being seen in some children with the Kawasaki disease-like COVID-19-related paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C),...

Seizures

Febrile seizures do not harm children’s cognitive function

Febrile seizures following vaccination have no adverse effect on a child’s developmental and behavioural outcomes, Australian research has shown Dr Lucy Deng and colleagues at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) in Sydney investigated cognitive outcomes in...

Febrile seizures following vaccination have no adverse effect on a child’s developmental and behavioural outcomes, Australian research has shown Dr...

Pain

Pregabalin abuse hazards seen in PWID

The abuse potential for the analgesic pregabalin has again been highlighted by a report showing is frequently used by people who inject drugs (PWID), and is often sourced on prescription. Responses from 905 PWID who participated in the 2018 Illicit Drug...

The abuse potential for the analgesic pregabalin has again been highlighted by a report showing is frequently used by people...