Serotonin and long COVID, Afib detected 3 years after stroke, Medicare on PET amyloid scans

Neurology Today in 5

English - December 07, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing serotonin depletion associated with long COVID; implantable cardiac monitors detect Afib 3 years post-stroke; and what Medicare’s decision to cover PET amyloid scans means for neurologists.