AI Accurately Interprets EEGs; Migraine Drugs Go Head-to-Head; A Nod to Oliver Sacks

An AI model interpreted routine clinical electroencephalograms (EEGs) as accurately as human experts. (JAMA Neurology)

Women-specific health factors may influence Parkinson’s disease severity. (npj Parkinson’s disease)

Galcanezumab (Emgality) did not beat rimegepant (Nurtec) on the primary endpoint in the CHALLENGE-MIG head-to-head trial of episodic migraine prevention, Eli Lilly said.

Researchers identified brain network connections associated with visual and motor anosognosia. (Annals of Neurology)

Amyloid precursor protein (APP) may regulate the balance between self-renewal and differentiation of human neural stem cells. (Science Advances)

Prophylactic lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage improved 6-month clinical neurological outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage compared with standard of care. (JAMA Neurology)

How can immersive virtual reality be used in neurology? (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)

In sport-related concussion phases, white matter microstructural integrity was associated with elevated levels of blood-based biomarkers of traumatic brain injury. (Neurology)

A helmet model with liquid shock absorbers may have better outcomes than standard American football helmets, a small study suggested. (Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)

DTx-1252, an investigational small interfering RNA therapeutic to treat Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A, received the FDA’s orphan drug designation, DTx Pharma announced.

A neurologist looks at the enduring messages in Awakenings by Oliver Sacks, MD, on the the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication. (Neurology)