Neurology Minute

In part one of this series, Dr. Stacey Clardy and Dr. John Ney break down the difference between mean and median wait times for new neurology appointments. 
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Laffargue EK, Van Der Goes DN, Wilson AM, Parziale SD, Sico JJ, Ney J. Neurology Wait Times After Primary Care or Emergency Department Visits Among the Commercially Insured Population in the United States: 2019-2023. Neurology. 2026;106(10):e218008. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000218008

Dr. Gillian L. Gordon Perue discusses asundexian and the OCEANIC-STROKE trial.
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Sharma M, Dong Q, Hirano T, et al. Asundexian for Secondary Stroke Prevention. N Engl J Med. 2026;394(15):1467-1479. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2513880

Dr. Madeline Russell discusses a common complication faced by patients with acute ischemic stroke. 
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Schwarz G, Cascio Rizzo A, Ambler G, et al. Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury After Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke: Prognostic Impact and CAN-REST Predictive Score. Neurology. 2026;106(6):e214655. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214655

Dr. Bradley Ong discusses the use of eptinezumab in combination with patient education is an effective treatment for reducing disease burden in patients living with chronic migraine complicated by medication overuse. 
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Jensen RH, Lundqvist C, Schytz HW, et al. Eptinezumab With Patient Education for Chronic Migraine and Medication-Overuse Headache: The Randomized, Placebo-Controlled RESOLUTION Trial. Neurology. 2026;106(8):e214863. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214863

Dr. Dan Ackerman and Dr. Reza Bavarsad Shahripour discuss the diagnostic performance of 4 major modalities: TCD, TTE, TEE, and cardiac CT in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source. 
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Read the related article in Neurology® Clinical Practice.