A 51-year-old patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and hemorrhagic longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis presented a challenging case.

These findings underscore the potential of advanced imaging technologies to detect subtle gray matter differences, aiding in the accurate differentiation between MS and NMOSD.

A new study highlighted the importance of initiating immunotherapy promptly in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy to prevent axonal damage and disability progression.

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A study highlighted corneal confocal microscopy as a promising noninvasive tool for tracking sensory nerve damage in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

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A new study suggests particulate matter exposure exacerbated the severity of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, with significant clinical and radiological impacts.

Nipocalimab’s biologics license application is supported by the phase 3 Vivacity-MG3 trial, in which the agent demonstrated superiority over placebo plus standard-of-care over a 24-week period.

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Early treatment of CIDP, within 1-year of onset, is associated with better long-term outcomes, highlighting key prognostic factors and treatment timing.

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune CNS condition with distinct subtypes—AQP4-IgG positive, MOGAD, and double-negative—each requiring tailored diagnostic and treatment approaches.

The company announced the completion of its phase 2 study assessing SPG601 in adult men with FXS, with topline findings expected to be reported by end of the first quarter in 2025.

Patients who started therapy immediately after the initial attack had a relapse risk of just 11% at 2 years and 20% at 6 and 8 years, compared to much higher rates (41% at 2 years, 56% at 8 years) in those who delayed therapy until a second attack.

According to the median number needed to treat across the 3 analyses, an additional 8-11 individuals would need to be treated with rimegepant 75 mg to result in a comparable responder rate of at least 50% to atogepant 60 mg at week 12.

Adaptive DBS dynamically adjusts stimulation based on patient brain activity, improving therapy customization and motor symptom management in real-time.

The newly announced sham surgery-controlled trial will include 102 patients with moderate PD testing several end points, such as change in ON-time without troublesome dyskinesia, over a 78-week period.

The professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Pathobiology at NYU College of Dentistry discussed groundbreaking research on chronic pain, focusing on the discovery of new mechanisms involving nerve growth factor and its receptors.

The phase 2, placebo-controlled, crossover trial will test whether 50 mg once daily lorundrostat may relieve the severity of upper airway obstruction and reduce nocturnal hypertension.

In the pivotal phase 3 Clarity AD trial, treatment with a subcutaneous autoinjector of lecanemab led to reduced rates of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities while maintaining similar bioequivalence levels to the original formulation.

Eligible participants are ambulatory adults aged 50 or older with mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimer disease, confirmed by clinical assessments and a positive amyloid PET scan, and who meet specific health and safety criteria.

Recent research investigated how HSV-1 infection affects tau phosphorylation through the cGAS-STING-TBK1 pathway, highlighting potential new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer disease.

James Wheless, MD, FAAP, FAAN, FAES, Le Bonheur Chair in Pediatric Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, shared insights on his presentation from AES 2024, focusing on stiripentol, an FDA-approved treatment for Dravet syndrome.

Using a delayed-start analysis, treatment differences on outcomes of ADAS-Cog13 and ADCS-ADL continued to grow larger during weeks 144 and 192 of the open-label extension.

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An ongoing phase 2a study of RAP-219 involves adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who have an implanted responsive neurostimulation (RNS) device, allowing for real-time monitoring of intracranial EEG data.