Risk Factors for COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality January 19, 2021 Obesity, male sex, diabetes and old age are common risk factors for in-hospital mortality--but have some uncommon attributes in patients with COVID-19 COVID-19
Bridging the Gender Gap in Parkinson Disease January 07, 2021 While the devastating neurologic effects of Parkinson disease are well understood, startling disparities remain in the data when it comes to who is affected by this condition. Neurology
Taking a Team Approach to Wellness December 18, 2020 Studies have shown that more than 60% of practitioners exhibit symptoms of burnout. Neurologists are no strangers to this condition. COVID-19 Neurology
Determining What’s Next for Teleneurology December 17, 2020 Lawrence Wechsler, MD, has spent the past decade working to overcome the myriad of barriers that prevented widespread adoption of teleneurology. He then watched the COVID-19 pandemic crush every one of them in mere weeks. COVID-19 Neurology
Untangling the Myths and Mysteries of COVID-19 December 17, 2020 Brett L. Cucchiara, MD, estimates that a study he co-authored earlier this year, Acute Cerebrovascular Events in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, would have taken a year or more to conduct under normal circumstances. Instead, it took two months. COVID-19 Neurology
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