Changes in retinal tissues known to be associated with Parkinson’s disease may occur up to 7 years before clinical symptoms of the disease appear. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Neurology & Neurosurgery
Gene Therapy Promising for Hereditary Vision Loss
Patients with a progressive form of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) that causes rapid vision loss experienced improvement in their eyesight with an experimental gene therapy. Medscape Medical News
The Case for Including Optic Nerve Lesions in MS Dx Criteria
Experts make the case for inclusion of optic nerve lesions as a key diagnostic measure of MS. MDedge News
Impaired Vision an Overlooked Dementia Risk Factor
Impaired vision is an underrecognized and modifiable dementia risk factor in older adults. Medscape Medical News
Gene Therapy Shows Modest Success for Genetic Blindness
Gene therapy delivered by intravitreal injection can counter visual degeneration associated with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, new phase 3 trial data suggest. Medscape Medical News
EMA Panel Backs Uplizna for Neuromyelitis Optica
The immunosuppressant inebilizumab is indicated to treat adults with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder who are anti-aquaporin 4 immunoglobulin G seropositive. International Approvals
Energy-Saving Lightbulbs Can Interfere With Sleep
A new type of LED lightbulb is being designed by scientists to save energy and preserve eyesight and sleep with a soft glow of evening light. WebMD Health News
Extended AF Monitoring Worth Considering After Eye Stroke
Patients with central retinal artery occlusion had a high rate of AF, comparable to that in patients with cerebral ischemic stroke, in a new study. Medscape Medical News
A First: Blind Man’s Sight Restored With Optogenetic Therapy
Combining gene therapy with light-stimulating goggles enabled a patient with a 40-year history of blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa to regain partial sight. Medscape Medical News
Erythropoietin Falls Short of Neuroprotection in Optic Neuritis
A higher rate of conversion to multiple sclerosis in the placebo group offered a glimmer of hope for treatment in TONE, a phase 3 randomized trial, but caveats loom large. Medscape Medical News
Nystagmus From Living in the Dark Cured With Light Exposure
A new case report of so-called miner’s nystagmus demonstrates the remarkable plasticity of the brain, the authors say, and suggests that historical reports of this condition by miners were genuine. Medscape Medical News
Eye Changes May Identify Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have identified changes in the eye in patients with Parkinson’s disease that can be seen with noninvasive, inexpensive imaging equipment. Medscape Medical News
The ‘Wondrous Map’: Charting of the Human Genome, 20 Years Later
From COVID-19 to prenatal diagnostics and precision medicine, genomics has slowly but surely moved into the clinic, and forever altered medicine. But many new frontiers lie ahead. Medscape Medical News
FDA OKs Satralizumab (Enspryng) for NMOSD
Satralizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits interleukin-6 receptor activity, believed to play a key role in the inflammation associated with NMOSD. FDA Approvals
Doctors Demonstrate How to Conduct a Telemedicine Exam
Two physicians walk through the process of setting up and implementing an effective patient exam using telemedicine. Medscape Business of Medicine
A Locum Tenens MD Works During COVID: Eerie, Empty Hotels, Desolate Airports
A physician who travels throughout the country as a locum tenens has found the experience lonelier — but still rewarding — during the time of COVID-19. Medscape Business of Medicine
Two Rare Neurologic Conditions Linked to COVID-19
Two rare neurologic presentations in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 add more evidence that unusual neurologic manifestations can arise in patients infected with the virus. Medscape Medical News
New Insights Into Vision Problems in Parkinson’s
Visual impairment, including double vision and blurriness, are significantly more common in patients with Parkinson disease than in healthy persons, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
FOTO-TIA: Focus on the Eye May Discriminate TIA, Stroke vs Mimics
A look at the retinal microvasculature could discern stroke or transient ischemic attack from a mimic condition. In the near future, AI could expedite triage of these patients. Medscape Medical News
Visual Snow Syndrome a New Symptom of Migraine?
The first cases of episodic visual snow syndrome, which appears to occur only during a migraine attack, have been reported. Medscape Medical News