Latest Neuroscience Articles

• Harnessing the Deluge of Rhythm-Monitoring Data for the Prevention of Stroke September 28, 2023
  Stroke that is related to atrial fibrillation is particularly debilitating and potentially lethal because of the size of the embolism that is caused by a left atrial thrombus. Therefore, the identification of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation and the subsequent initiation of anticoagulant therapy could translate into better outcomes for affected patients....
  Peter H. Stone, William H. Sauer
• Case 30-2023: A 50-Year-Old Woman with Confusion September 28, 2023
  A 50-year-old woman with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass presented with confusion. She had anasarca and an albumin level of 1.9 g per deciliter (reference range, 3.3 to 5.0). A diagnosis was made.
  Amulya Nagarur, Theodore T. Pierce, Andrew Z. Fenves, Elan R. Witkowski, Nina B. Gold
• Brief Report: Death after High-Dose rAAV9 Gene Therapy in a Patient with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy September 28, 2023
  A 27-year-old man with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy who was treated with a CRISPR-Cas9 transgene died from an innate immune response to the high dose of recombinant AAV used for delivery of the transgene.
  Angela Lek, Brenda Wong, Allison Keeler, Meghan Blackwood, Kaiyue Ma, Shushu Huang, Katelyn Sylvia, A. Rita Batista, Rebecca Artinian, Danielle Kokoski, Shestruma Parajuli, Juan Putra, C. Katte Carreon, Hart Lidov, Keryn Woodman, Sander Pajusalu, Janelle M. Spinazzola, Thomas Gallagher, Joan LaRovere, Diane Balderson, Lauren Black, Keith Sutton, Richard Horgan, Monkol Lek, Terence Flotte