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Registration is open for the “Updates in Stroke for EMS Providers” event on July 17. This complimentary event aims to help first responders learn how to identify #stroke and improve patients’ survival. Register now:.

Recent research published in @JCI_Insight and co-authored by Igor Koralnik, MD (@IgorKoralnik), found that human pegivirus was present in the brains and spinal fluid of 50% of individuals with Parkinson's disease. Learn more about this connection and its implications for future

Following news of Billy Joel’s diagnosis, Matthew Potts, MD, a neurosurgeon at @NorthwesternMed joined the @BeckersHR Clinical Leadership Podcast to discuss normal pressure #hydrocephalus. Dr. Potts explains symptoms to know, the diagnostic process and more. Listen now:

Can a wearable sleep monitoring device help detect sleep disorders? A study published in @PNASNews by @NorthwesternMed investigators describes the development of a wearable and wireless sleep monitoring device that can classify different sleep stages, capture sleep patterns and

Registration is open for the “Updates in Stroke for EMS Providers” event on July 17. This complimentary event aims to help first responders learn how to identify #stroke and improve patients’ survival. Register now:.

Published in @ANA_journals, neurologists Niccolo E. Mencacci, MD, PhD, Sarah M. Brooker, MD, PhD (@BrookerSarahM), and Elizabeth E. Gerard, MD (@EEG_MD), co-authored a study reporting a large cohort of cases with pathogenic NUS1 variants. The study details the clinical

A study published in the Advances in Cancer Research journal highlights how, despite the incidence and prevalence of central nervous system metastases, some treatments have helped achieve intracranial control. Read more about this study co-authored by Hannah Kim, MD, Sofia

A study published in @JamaNeuro and co-authored by Rizwan Akhtar, MD, found that AI-based imaging may effectively help physicians differentiate patients with Parkinson's disease from those with similar conditions. Learn more:.

RT @NMNeurology: Registration is open for the “Updates in Stroke for EMS Providers” event on July 17. This complimentary event aims to help….

RT @NMNeurology: Research by senior author Stephen T. Magill, MD, PhD published in @JclinicalInvest, indicates that a medication typically….

RT @NMNeurology: In this article featuring Allan D. Wu, MD, learn how finding #CogwheelRigity in a patient can lead to a diagnosis of #Park….

Research by senior author Stephen T. Magill, MD, PhD published in @JclinicalInvest, indicates that a medication typically used for treating Type 2 diabetes may help reduce excess fluid in the brains of patients with #hydrocephalus. Read more now:.

In this article featuring Allan D. Wu, MD, learn how finding #CogwheelRigity in a patient can lead to a diagnosis of #ParkinsonsDisease. Read now:.

RT @babaksjahromi: Double-barrel EC-IC (STA-MCA) bypass for Moya Moya. Hybrid OR makes intraoperative angiographic verification of anastomo….

Registration is open for the “Updates in Stroke for EMS Providers” event on July 17. This complimentary event aims to help first responders learn how to identify #stroke and improve patients’ survival. Register now:.

Following news of Billy Joel’s diagnosis, Matthew Potts, MD, a neurosurgeon at @NorthwesternMed joined the @BeckersHR Clinical Leadership Podcast to discuss normal pressure #hydrocephalus. Dr. Potts explains symptoms to know, the diagnostic process and more. Listen now:

In this episode of Better Edge, Northwestern Medicine Neurologist Shailee Shah, MD, and Neuro-oncologist Ditte Primdahl, MD, unpack the latest advances in paraneoplastic syndrome management, highlighted at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. Together, they

Published in @ANA_journals, neurologists Niccolo E. Mencacci, MD, PhD, Sarah M. Brooker, MD, PhD (@BrookerSarahM), and Elizabeth E. Gerard, MD (@EEG_MD), co-authored a study reporting a large cohort of cases with pathogenic NUS1 variants. The study details the clinical

“The goal of our project was to create an implant that after the neurosurgeon takes the tumor out, we can leave it behind in the cavity and then the idea is that the chemotherapy will kill off whatever tumor cells are left behind without causing too much toxicity system-wide.” –

Over 400 million people across the globe are living with long COVID-19, and they’re facing symptoms like brain fog, fatigue and memory issues long after their initial infection. In this interview, Igor Koralnik, MD (@IgorKoralnik), discusses what research has shown, what patients