Neurology Advisor

1 week ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Hibah Khaja

Adults who have experienced parental divorce in childhood may face an elevated risk for stroke later in life, according to the findings of a study published in PLOS One. Parental divorce has been linked to various adverse health outcomes in adulthood, but few studies have specifically examined its association with stroke risk.

1 week ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg

Glutamatergic medications may possibly be an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs), particularly in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to systematic review and meta-analysis study findings published in the JAMA Network Open. Researchers assessed glutamatergic medications as monotherapy or as adjuvant therapy to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors across OCRDs of diverse range.

1 week ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Maria Lopez |María Lopez |María López

Among children with severe epilepsy, sleep apnea is associated with a higher risk for mortality, according to study results presented at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting, held from April 5 to 9, 2025, in San Diego, California. Sleep apnea is a common sleep condition characterized by recurrent interruptions of breathing during sleep. Sleep apnea is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and all-cause sudden death.

1 week ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg

Older stroke survivors in the United States, particularly women, commonly experience social participation restrictions possibly due to prestroke health and sex differences in social activities, according to study findings published in Stroke. Sex differences in participation restriction and contributors to these differences among community-dwelling older stroke survivors were examined and compared with a similar population but without stroke history.

1 week ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns

Sexual satisfaction among patients with Sjögren disease (SjD) is negatively impacted by the condition, with depressive symptoms playing a key role, according to study results published in RMD Open. Using data from a prospective multicenter cohort, researchers in France assessed the impact of SjD on sexual satisfaction using the Qualisex questionnaire and identified correlations between sexual satisfaction and various patient characteristics.