Neurology

Coping behaviors that temporarily alleviate the distressing sensations of oral cenesthopathy are linked to paradoxical changes in brain perfusion, according to new neuroimaging research.

Revised international diagnostic criteria have been introduced for vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), aiming to standardize assessment and improve consistency across clinical and research settings.

Alterations in the gut microbiota are evident not only in patients with Parkinson’s disease but also in individuals with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder, suggesting that microbial changes may precede clinical onset of Parkinson’s.

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) affects nearly one in ten people worldwide, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis examining community prevalence of this ICD-11 defined condition.

The transition from ICD-10 to ICD-11 has introduced substantial revisions in the classification of schizophrenia and catatonia, reshaping diagnostic approaches for clinicians worldwide.

Insufficient weekday sleep may elevate the risk of dementia, but new research suggests that weekend recovery sleep can mitigate this risk for certain dementia subtypes.

Midlife health profiles defined by clusters of coexisting conditions significantly influence ischemic stroke incidence and severity, according to a large analysis of participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

Females with posttraumatic stress disorder showed reduced non-emotional working memory capacity and slower responses on the N-back task, with 2-back slowing linked to greater avoidance and overall symptom severity.