Neurology
Our mission, as the Department of Neurology, is to provide outstanding care for patients with disease affecting the nervous system, advance understanding and treatment of these conditions through research and other scholarly work, and educate the next generation of physicians and scientists in the field.
News
January 18, 2022
Important Advances in Sleep Research in 2021
Advances in sleep research in 2021 have brought about clinical developments for the next decade.
December 30, 2021
The Importance of Sleep Medicine Education: Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE
Sleep medicine education was evaluated in a recently published study that enrolled 21 health professions trainees in a 2-day boot camp. The study cohort included 14 sleep medicine fellows who were about to enter their fellowship, with investigators concluding that baseline knowledge of sleep medicine is higher than originally anticipated and
December 27, 2021
New Guideline Urges Ditching Opioids for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Neurology experts reviewed the latest evidence to offer new recommendations for management of painful neuropathy in diabetes patients.
December 16, 2021
More Exercise Is Associated with Lower Mortality Among People with Parkinson's Disease
New findings from JAMA Neurology reported that physical activity, regardless of intensity, is associated with reduced all-cause mortality among individuals with Parkinson's disease. Those who began to exercise after their diagnosis also had lower all-cause mortality than those who did not do physical activity.
November 18, 2021
How Cost-Effective Are New Drugs for Myasthenia Gravis? An ICER Review Weighs the Options
A new analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review said the evidence available to date shows moderate effectiveness of two newer drugs for myasthenia gravis—eculizumab and efgartigimod—but found their price exceedingly high and their use not cost-effective.
