Neurology. Clinical practice

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects more than 1 million people in the United States, including reproductive-age women. There has been a paucity of prospective, pregnancy registries based on MS disease rather than medi…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gynecologic diseases such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and adenomyosis are common in women of reproductive age. Case reports and small case series have reported ischemic stroke in women with such common non…

OBJECTIVE: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic, often refractory, pain condition, which adversely affects the lives of patients. Current treatments are only mildly effective. Anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibod…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is a rare, progressive multisystem disease particularly affecting the skeletal muscle. A causal therapy is not yet available; however, prompt, appropriate symptomatic treatments are essenti…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a severe, progressive genetic disease that affects between 1 in 3,000 and 8,000 individuals globally. No evidence-based guideline exists to inform the care of these patients, and most do…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease activity and symptoms are tied to hormonal changes. This review explains the current standard of care in MS at various stages of a woman's reproductive life and helps neurologists answer pa…

Domestic violence is an enormous public health problem that is frequently encountered in health care settings, but often not recognized. In addition to physical injuries directly related to maltreatment, there is a growing scientific litera…