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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Neurology

Neurology current awareness bulletin

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Neurology 2025

Ambroxol as a treatment for Parkinson disease dementia: a randomized clinical trial

Amyloid-beta pathology and cognitive performance in centenarians

APOE ε4 and risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation taking apixaban

Atypical diabetic neuropathies (BMJ)

Behavioral compared with drug therapy for overactive bladder symptoms in Parkinson disease: a randomized noninferiority trial

Childhood epilepsy (Lancet review)

Clinical and neuropathological evaluations of the New Brunswick neurological syndrome of unknown cause

Clinicoradiological profile of children presenting with global developmental delay and microcephaly

Computed tomography perfusion and angiography for death by neurologic criteria

Global, regional and national burdens of epilepsy in the adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2021 and its predictions

Global, regional, and national burden of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

GLP-1 receptor agonists in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Interstitial thermal therapy in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Maternal social determinants of health and risk of perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Metabolic brain changes in post-acute COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis of [18F]-FDG-PET findings

Omega‐3 fatty acid supplementation for distal symmetrical peripheral neuropathy in adults with diabetes mellitus (new Cochrane review)

Pain relief after surgical neurolysis in Gazan patients with peripheral nerve injuries: a report amidst the ongoing conflict

Prediction of late seizures after ischemic stroke using cognitive scores

Recent advances in neuroimaging of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Risk markers for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an observational, prospective, multicentre cohort study

Service delivery, behavioural, and self‐management interventions for adults with epilepsy (new Cochrane review)

Vesicular monoamine transport inhibitors: current uses and future directions

White matter abnormalities and cognition in aging and Alzheimer disease

Sources

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Disease Association (Sep); BMC Neurology (Sep-Oct); BMJ (Oct); Brain Structure and Function (Aug); Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (Jul-Aug); Cochrane Library (Sep-Oct); JAMA Neurology (Aug-Sep); Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (Oct); Lancet (Aug-Oct); NEJM (Aug)

September 2025

Advancements in multiple sclerosis

Cannabis and cognitive function in multiple sclerosis: findings from a large consecutive clinical sample

Cenobamate for treating focal onset seizures in epilepsy (updated NICE guideline TA753)

Cerebral palsy (Lancet review)

Diagnostic and prognostic value of α-synuclein seed amplification assay kinetic measures in Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal cohort study

Efgartigimod for treating antibody-positive generalised myasthenia gravis (new NICE guideline TA1069)

Friedreich's ataxia—a rare multisystem disease

Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management (updated NICE guideline CG150)

Long-term neurological and cognitive impact of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis in over 4 million patients

Management of reproductive risks in people with epilepsy

Neuroprotection of medical gases: a potential effect on treating cognitive impairments in neurological symptoms of long-COVID

Onset of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: an update

Prevalence of epilepsy in frontotemporal dementia and timing of dementia diagnosis

Radiomics across modalities: a comprehensive review of neurodegenerative diseases

The relationship between prediabetes and peripheral neuropathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Right C7 neurotomy at the intervertebral foramen plus intensive speech and language therapy versus intensive speech and language therapy alone for chronic post-stroke aphasia: multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Risk of Parkinson disease in individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Signs of intracranial hypertension in chronic inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathies

Stress-related brain alterations in chronic pain

Targeted muscle reinnervation for managing limb amputation pain (new NICE guideline IPG804)

Toward a tailored acoustic-based approach in music neuromodulation in epilepsy

Sources

Australian Journal of General Practice (Jul); BMC Neurology (Jun); BMJ, The (Jun); Clinical Radiology (Jun); European Journal of Neurology (Jul); European Journal of Pain (Jul); Internal Medicine Journal (Jun); JAMA Neurology (Jul); Lancet, The (Jul); Lancet Neurology, The (Jul); Medical Gas Research (Mar 2026); NICE website (Jun-Jul)

July 2025

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by TARDBP mutations: from genetics to TDP-43 proteinopathy

Biological effects of pathologies in Lewy body diseases: why timing matters

Breast cancer screening in women with multiple sclerosis: a mixed-methods study

Cenobamate for treating focal onset seizures in epilepsy (updated NICE guideline TA753)

Clinical findings in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with isolated amygdala enlargement

CSF transport at the brain–meningeal border: effects on neurological health and disease

Electromechanical‐assisted training for walking after stroke (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease: trials and technical advances

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in pregnancy: a systematic review on clinical course, treatments, delivery and maternal-fetal outcome

Impact of COVID-19 on long-term outcomes in Parkinson's disease

Impact of marine microplastics on neurologic and functional disabilities: a population-level study

Long-term persistent headache after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a follow-up population-based study

Neurovascular involvement in fibromuscular dysplasia: a clue for reappraisal of old classifications

A new characterisation of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative

Persistent neurocognitive deficits in Long COVID: evidence of structural changes and network abnormalities following mild infection

Pharmacotherapy and non-invasive neuromodulation for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Protective genetic variants against Alzheimer's disease

Recommendations for aligned nomenclature of peripheral nervous system disorders across rheumatology and neurology

Short-term risk factors for bone loss in multiple sclerosis: a prospective study and literature review

Ultrasound guidance versus anatomical landmarks for neuraxial anaesthesia in adults (new Cochrane intervention review)

Sources

Arthritis & Rheumatology (Apr); Cochrane Library (May); Cortex (Jun); European Journal of Neurology (May-Jun); Lancet Neurology, The (May-Jun); NICE website (May)

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