Neurology

Patients with psychosocial risk factors, including depression and neurodevelopmental disorders, face significantly worse outcomes following emergency general surgery, according to a new analysis of over 2 million cases.

A new cross-sectional study highlights a troubling mental health trend among adolescents and young adults, revealing that up to two-thirds of students aged 14–30 report moderate to severe loneliness.

A Mediterranean diet, with or without calorie restriction, improved dietary adherence and modestly reduced weight in older African American adults but did not produce long-term cognitive improvements, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial.

Alcohol-related emergency department visits have more than doubled in the U.S. since 1993, with chronic alcohol misuse now driving a disproportionate share of cases, according to a new nationwide analysis.

Short stays in pediatric epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs) achieve diagnostic goals in the majority of cases, with drug-resistant epilepsy emerging as a key predictor of both success and repeat admissions, according to a retrospective analysis of 462 admissions over a 10-year period.

In a large national survey of cannabis users in Japan, researchers found little evidence to support the long-standing “gateway drug” hypothesis, a theory suggesting that cannabis use leads to subsequent consumption of more harmful substances such as methamphetamine or other illicit drugs.

A newly developed UK consensus guideline outlines critical recommendations for the orthopedic management of children and young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), addressing an urgent need for standardized fracture and surgical care.

Two promising biomarkers, the kappa free light chains (kFLC) index and central vein sign (CVS), have been incorporated into the revised 2024 McDonald criteria, offering improved diagnostic precision for multiple sclerosis (MS) and radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS).