The professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic talked about the need for comprehensive testing, careful consideration of criteria for diagnosis, and effective treatment in MOG antibody-associated disease.

Lassell et al present a use case demonstrating the process of moving an unmet need to the “solution space” of the Innovation Biodesign Framework for addressing a healthcare challenge in a specific at-risk population.

The original approval for chorea associated with Huntington disease was based on the phase 3 KINECT-HD study, an 128-patient cohort trial in which valbenazine met its primary end point.

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, discussed how emerging neurotechnology, such as mobile EEG devices paired with customized AI and machine learning models, is poised to transform the fight against dementia.

In comparison to previously approved treatments like satralizumab and inebilizumab, ravulizumab-treated patients performed significant better on outcomes of first relapse and time to first relapse.

Ravulizumab reduced NfL levels in cerebrospinal fluid and serum whereas eculizumab showed no change in NfL when compared with placebo.

The professor of neurology and pharmacology at the University of California Davis Health Medical Center gave commentary on the FDA approval of Aquestive Therapeutics’ buccal film in pediatric patients with intermittent, stereotypic episodes of frequent seizure activity.

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Stephen Samples, MD, chair of Allegheny Health Network’s department of neurology, gave commentary towards the AHS’s recent statement paper addressing CGRP-targeting therapies as a first-line option for preventive migraine.

Satralizumab, an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, shows promise in reducing infection rates compared to historical data.

A recent study showed the relationship between genes associated with lysosomal function and environmental exposure to pesticides in Parkinson disease.

A case study of a 52-year-old Korean woman revealed the potential of Nanopore long-read sequencing in diagnosing atypical late-onset ataxia-telangiectasia.

Kenneth Ngo, MD, medical director for the Brain Injury Program at Brooks Rehabilitation’s 3 inpatient hospitals, highlighted how cotreatment between music therapy and physical therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for patients with Parkinson disease.

After 2 years of treatment, EDG-5506, otherwise known as sevasemten, was well-tolerated, with rapid and sustained decreases in biomarkers of muscle damage.

The head of neurosciences at the Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center of Cook Children’s Medical Center provided commentary on the need to properly diagnose Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and the negative downstream impacts of misdiagnosis or underdiagnosing patients.

Lauren Seidman, a second-year medical student at NYU Langone’s Grossman School of Medicine, provided perspective on a poster at AAN 2024 highlighting the use of binocular visual function testing in Alzheimer disease.

Between those with NMOSD and NAION, the data showed differences in disc edema, peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickening, vision loss, and the symptoms that preceded vision loss.

Using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) Coding Test score, SAGE-718 failed to distinguish itself from placebo.

Foralumab's anti-CD3 mechanism modulates T cell function, offering potential benefits for the challenging-to-treat na-SPMS patients.

Mark Bain, MD, a neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic’s Cerebrovascular Center, provided commentary on the ENRICH trial, a positive study of minimally invasive removal of intracerebral hemorrhage.