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Helius Technologies Submits FDA Response in Pursuit of PoNS De Novo Classification

January 15, 2021

By Victoria Johnson

The FDA previously declined to approve de novo classification in April 2019.

NeurologyLive Friday 5 — January 15, 2021

January 15, 2021

By NeurologyLive Staff

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending January 15, 2021.

Consumer Sleep Tracking Devices Perform Equally or Better Than Actigraphy

January 15, 2021

By Victoria Johnson

No devices performed better than polysomnography, but the researchers believe they warrant further testing.

Cenobamate’s Efficacy in Seizure Freedom and Decreasing Concomitant Medication Use

January 14, 2021

By Victoria Johnson

William Rosenfeld, MD, discusses the decreases his team observed in concomitant medication use with cenobamate in patients with focal seizures.

ABC/2 Method Shows Strong Accuracy in Measuring Infarct Volume

January 14, 2021

By Marco Meglio

The ability of the ABC/2 method to correctly identify patients with an infarct volume below a pre-defined cut-point proved to be very high for various cut-points.

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The clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital detailed his research on neurology resident EEG education, and the increased need for more consistency throughout programs.

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EDSS Less Accurate Than Other Outcome Measures for Secondary Progressive MS

January 14, 2021

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The EDSS inaccurately reported improvement rates paralleling disability progression rates.

P-Tau181 Associated With Longitudinal Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer Disease

January 14, 2021

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The findings suggest and confirm previous studies that suggested plasma p-tau181 may be used as a measure to monitor Alzheimer disease progression in clinical practice and treatment trials.

MIND Diet Effective in Delaying Parkinson Onset in Women

January 13, 2021

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Men were observed to derive benefit from a Greek Mediterranean diet and women were found to generally adhere more closely to diet interventions than men.

New AASM Guidelines Make Strong Recommendation for Behavioral Therapy in Chronic Insomnia

January 13, 2021

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The new American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines are the first to use the GRADE system of evaluating behavioral insomnia therapies.

Experimental DMD Gene Therapy Phase 3 Trial Launched

January 13, 2021

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The Pfizer candidate PF-06939926 has also received fast track, orphan drug, and rare pediatric disease designations from the FDA.

NeuroVoices: Fabio Nascimento, MD, on Improving EEG Education in Residency Programs

January 13, 2021

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The clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital detailed his research on neurology resident EEG education, and the increased need for more consistency throughout programs.

Pediatric Version of Disposable EEG NeuroCap Available Early 2021

January 12, 2021

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Brain Scientific’s disposable EEG cap can be applied by any clinical staff member within 5 minutes.

Low Amyloid-β Deposition, Dopaminergic Activity Characterize MCI With Lewy Body Dementia

January 12, 2021

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Researchers found amyloid-β positron emission tomography imaging and dopamine transporter imaging to be useful in characterizing phenotypes of the neurodegenerative conditions.

Vutrisiran Meets Primary End Points in hATTR Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy

January 12, 2021

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The hATTR amyloidosis treatment demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile, with a new drug application submission expected to come this year.