Stephanie Cajigal

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Article In Brief Recruitment of more diverse populations, including marginalized racial and ethnic groups, enables researchers to identify potential differences and targeted therapies for people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,…

Article In Brief Women in academic medicine have made inroads in the past 20 years in achieving leadership positions, but disparities and challenges remain in achieving first authorship and speakerships and participating in clinical guidelines.…

Article In Brief In May, Neurologists advocated for these legislative goals for neurology: reforms related to prior authorization protocols and step therapy, an extension of the waiver for telehealth that was issued at the start of the COVID-19…

Article In Brief A new study, funded by the AAN, aims to detect better tools for detecting scenarios in which patients, who are compromised with executive dysfunction, are subject to financial scams or abuse. Experts in cognitive neurology offer…

Article In Brief As the omicron variant surges, neurologists believe that the vaccine remains the best defense against the most recent wave of COVID-19. Neuroinfectious disease experts discuss the importance of encouraging patients and staff to get…

Article In Brief A new position statement from the Michael J. Fox Foundation about the need for more diverse representation in Parkinson's disease clinical trials spurred discussion among movement disorders specialists about the reasons why certain…

Article In Brief An updated guideline from the AAN offers guidance to clinicians on how and when to prescribe levodopa to patients with Parkinson's disease, as well as how to monitor and screen for adverse events. Levodopa is more beneficial for…

Article In Brief Vascular neurologists say that stroke has become a much more treatable disease in the last 20 years, with the advent of tissue plasminogen activator, endovascular therapies, and greater attention to preventive lifestyle choices and…

Article In Brief Social determinants can have a strong impact on a child's risk for cerebral palsy and the condition's severity, an editorial noted. Experts suggest that more prenatal assessments of risk for CP and earlier interventions in the home…

Article In Brief Aducanumab was approved through the FDA accelerated approval program. Neurologists in multiple specialties discuss both the opportunities and challenges of the program when approvals are based on mixed levels of evidence. When the US…

Article In Brief Neurologists are cautiously optimistic about an investigational drug, tofersen, for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which will be available through an expanded access, “compassionate use” program. But ALS clinicians say expanded…

Article In Brief Neurologists discuss the benefits and drawbacks of consumer sleep trackers for assessing sleep disorders. A 2006 report by the National Academies noted that despite the fact that 50 to 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder,…

Article In Brief Research suggests the global burden of stroke disproportionately affects women, but women are far less likely than men to participate in clinical stroke trials. Stroke experts say these data may help neurologists counsel and treat…

Article In Brief New research suggests mentors who are men have greater impact on the success of young women scientists than female mentors. Several neurologists advised their younger counterparts to interpret the findings with caution given that the…

Article In Brief In a two-part series, several Black neurologists in headache medicine discuss the biases and inequities that have affected them and their African-American patients. Larry Charleston, IV, MD, MSc, FAHS, discusses how neurologists can…

Article In Brief Neuromuscular specialists discuss the role that race, sex, and ethnicity play in interpreting CPK test results. Can factoring the race of patients into the interpretation of test results and treatment decisions be perpetuating health…

Article In Brief Many women with migraine experience a temporary break from their headaches while pregnant, yet many delay their pregnancy due to concerns about the safety of their medications. Neurologists who treat migraine as well as multiple…

Article In Brief Two neurologists contennd that stroke disparities are only partially explained by differences in the prevalence of traditional stroke risk factors between Black and White patients. They discuss the framework for understanding the…

In a recent Medscape article, ob/gyns shared their tips for creating birth plan documents that allow pregnant patients to address their childbirth concerns without leaving them feeling disappointed when things don't go exactly as imagined. We want to…