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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), which has a high morbidity and death rate, is one of the deadly side effects of antipsychotic or antiemetic drugs. The common drugs linked to NMS are identified in this article, along with the etiology of the condition, clinical symptoms, risk factors, laboratory and imaging results, and treatment options.

One of the most prevalent neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients is anosmia, which may be brought on by extensive olfactory receptor downregulation. Doctors may prescribe antibiotics, antihistamines, and other drugs to treat a patient’s anosmia, depending on the underlying reasons of the condition.

Since 1972, clinicians have used the Cookie Theft image to assist them diagnose speech and language problems as well as spatial and visual anomalies. However, a position presented in the Journal of the American Medical Association – Neurology suggests that frequent exposure to the Cookie Theft image may reduce patients’ self-confidence and undermine their sense of belonging and trust.

Results of a study published online ahead of print in Science Advances suggest that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may hijack tunneling nanotubes to enter the brain and induce neurological symptoms.

As this review discovered, repurposing of established noradrenergic drugs is most likely to offer effective treatment in Alzheimer’s disease for general cognition and apathy. Still, the report offers several factors that should be considered before designing future clinical trials.

The new codes, which became effective in January 2020, replaced existing EEG Monitoring codes used for limited electrode set (95950), daily video-EEG (95951), ambulatory EEG (95953), and daily EEG without video (95956). Have you reviewed the new codes and figured it all out?