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Severe Infections Predicted Dementia After 27 Comorbidities in Finland

by GLOOM

MHD featured image for severe infections, comorbidity, and dementia risk.

A nationwide Finnish registry study found that 2 severe infection categories still predicted dementia after adjustment for 27 noninfectious comorbid diseases.1 Cystitis and bacterial infection of an unspecified site both had adjusted rate ratios of 1.19 after comorbidity adjustment, meaning the infection-dementia association did not disappear when prior hospital-treated illnesses were modeled. Research Highlights The …

VNS After Failed Epilepsy Surgery Reduced Seizures 76% at 36 Months

by GLOOM

Photoreal illustration showing an implanted vagus nerve stimulator and brain pathways, representing neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy.

A 2026 CORE-VNS registry analysis found that implanted vagus nerve stimulation still produced large 36-month seizure reductions after failed intracranial epilepsy surgery: median all-seizure reduction was 76.3% with prior surgery vs. 76.6% without prior surgery.1 Research Highlights Prior surgery did not blunt the main VNS signal: CORE-VNS reported 76.3% median all-seizure reduction at 36 months …