WEBINAR: Key Advances in Epilepsy

Join an eminent panel of Australian and international neurologists as they present pivotal data in epilepsy research over the past year and discuss the impacts for neurology practice. Hosted by Associate Professor Piero Perucca Director of the Bladin-Berkovic...

Join an eminent panel of Australian and international neurologists as they present pivotal data in epilepsy research over the past...

Research

Australian study backs first-line use of rituximab for NMOSD

An Australian study provides additional support for the use of the B-cell depleting therapy rituximab as a first line treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The retrospective, unblinded observational study comprised 75 patients who met the International Panel for NMO...

An Australian study provides additional support for the use of the B-cell depleting therapy rituximab as a first line treatment...

News in brief: Neurologist numbers increase revealed by AHPRA; New approval for Pompe disease; Specialty training colleges’ ‘dirty secret’

Neurologist numbers increase revealed by AHPRA The neurology workforce has grown by an additional 191 physicians over the last five years, with 763 practitioners now registered in the specialist physician category of neurology field of practice, according to the latest statistics...

Neurologist numbers increase revealed by AHPRA The neurology workforce has grown by an additional 191 physicians over the last five years,...

Headache

New tool can help hospitals choose wisely on brain CT in children with headache

A tool adapted from the US could help Australian clinicians identify brain CT scan overuse and implement safer, higher-quality care in paediatric patients with atraumatic headache, a Victorian study suggests. The study assessed whether a localised version of America’s “Overuse of...

A tool adapted from the US could help Australian clinicians identify brain CT scan overuse and implement safer, higher-quality care...