Migraine remains the second among the world's leading causes of disability and first among young females.1 Migraine attacks significantly impair a patient's quality of life and contribute to substantial economic burdens. In this regard, prev...
Current Diagnostic Challenges in PD In contrast to the beliefs in the old days, clinical diagnosis of PD is difficult in reality. A meta-analysis reported that the pooled diagnostic accuracy of PD was 80.6% 1 . Prof. Poewe highlighted that a substan...
The Unmet Need in Preventive Therapy for Migraine The pharmacotherapy of migraine involves the treatment of acute headaches and prophylaxis for preventing headaches 3 . Among the key goals of migraine preventive treatment, Prof. McAllister emphasise...
Treatment Goals and Potential Therapies in PD Prof. Fox addressed that the primary goals of the management of early PD are to control motor symptoms, to prevent both motor and non-motor complications, and to modify progression, whereas those for adv...
Defining the Concept of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) Introduced just around two decades ago, VCI is a fairly recent concept that refers to the full spectrum of cognitive impairment associated with cerebrovascular diseases, ranging from subjec...
The B Vitamins The B vitamins are a collection of eight water-soluble, chemically very heterogeneous organic compounds. They function as coenzymes for enzymatic reactions in different biological systems. Their collective effects include energy produ...
DRE Can Cause Significant Morbidity and Mortality Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting up to 60 million people globally 4 . In Hong Kong, although there are more than 20 approved antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), up to 30% o...
