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Stroke creates language deficits related to brain tissue damaged directly by lesions in cortical and subcortical regions. Disruptions of white matter connectivity also affect multiple domains of behavior and cognition.

Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant progressive neurodegenerative disorder. In addition to the central nervous system disturbance the ailment causes, there is increasing evidence the genetic abnormality also affects peripheral organs and tissues.

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) often have sensitivity to heat that worsens their symptoms. In earlier studies with MS patients, a device system that cools body temperature by chilling one palm proved useful in helping them walk faster and longer. But patients need to be motivated to use it successfully.

Results from one module of the CaMEO (Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes) study show that patients with chronic migraine are not the only ones who suffer.

An estimated 11,000 attendees from 105 countries are converging in Vienna, Austria for the 50th International Liver Congress, hosted by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (ILC/EASL). Some 200 journalists -- including a team from MD Magazine--are on hand to report the news. Eagerly awaited trials include those of two drugs that show promise for treating a common liver disease associated with obesity, known medically as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and its precursor non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Palak Trivedi, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, University in Birmingham, England, shared his fascination with the enigma that is primary sclerosing cholangitis.

While skin biopsies can give insight to epidermal innervation after a nerve injury, properly identifying pain becomes more challenging in those with neuropathy.

New evidence has made it easier to differentiate between multiple sclerosis and vanishing white matter disease, conditions that can show considerable similarities.

Giving up bread may not help cure every celiac disease symptom, but researchers found a relationship between a gluten-free diet and a reduction in headache frequency.

A lot is known about the benefits of Natalizumab in the treatment of MS patients, but there is also a known risk of patients developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Finding a balance between the two conditions was the focus of recent research.

Patients with Parkinson's disease frequently look for treatments that physicians consider alternative or complementary therapies.

Stepping out into the sun may be more important than ever, especially for patients with multiple sclerosis.

Fred Grossman, DO, FAPA, who serves as the head of Global Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, discusses recent study results that indicated Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate), already approved as adjunct therapy for partial-onset seizures, may be effective as a monotherapy for patients with epilepsy.

As if there aren't enough reasons to stop smoking, a study has revealed smoking also increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.

A new study has found evidence that a specific genetic mutation may cause afflicted patients to feel more intense neuropathic pain.

Patients at high risk of carotid stenosis are candidates for carotid artery stenting. Researchers looked at results when patients had the procedure when they were 80 years old.

In a case reported in a poster session, a team describes a patient whose infection with E. cloacae caused a stroke.

To better define the neuropathology of people over age 95 with and without dementia, a Mayo Clinic team in Jacksonville, FL and Rochester, MN examined results of autopsies of 137 patients.

The American ALS Research Group created ALSUntangled to scientifically review alternative or off-label treatments and allow patients with ALS to make more informed decisions about whether to try these remedies

The causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain a mystery but a Danish study offers one clue: serving in the military seems to increase ALS risk.

Children who develop progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis Type II (PFIC-II) may get better-at least for a while-without getting a liver transplant. But children borne with the condition do not, a team from Belgium found. Bile salt export pump plays a key role.

As healthy adults age their motor response inhibition may become impaired, according to Ali Shoraka, MD, a Researcher Coordinator at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. The study is due to be presented in a poster session on Apr. 20 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

While abnormal eating behaviors are recognized in behavioral frontotemportal dementia (bvFTD) patients, not much has been reported has been found on the effects on their metabolic health until recently, according to lead author Rebekah Ahmed, MD. The study is due to be presented in a poster session on Apr. 20 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

Age and the level of the brain's executive capacity (EC) are connected to the attention that adults give to novel auditory stimuli, according to Kirk Daffner, MD, chief of the division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology and director of the Center for Brain/Mind Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. The findings are set to be presented in a poster session on Apr. 20 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

Diagnosing Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody encephalitis in adults differs from doing so in young children. Gait disturbance is a reliable sign, a Johns Hopkins team reports.

Autoimmune encephalitis is often fatal, but with prompt diagnosis and appropriate ICU care, many patients survive.

Contrary to common belief, a team of researchers in Secunderabad, India, has found that dengue fever can be neurotropic.

Since physicians are unlikely to see many opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome patients, a team of researchers from Boston, MA, set out to offer clinical features, diagnostic findings, and recommended treatments for this rare condition that is often a sign of cancer.

Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) is usually not life threatening. But it can be lethal in patients who are immunocompromised. A new testing technique called Digital Droplet PCR appears to work better than the usual procedures.

The American Academy of Neurology's 67th annual meeting starts April 18 in Washington, D.C. and neurologists attending are expecting to hear more about marijuana and seizures, a cheaper MS drug, and whether sleep apnea leads to dementia. A team from MD Magazine will be at the conference with daily news reports and video interviews.