Isabella Ciccone, MPH

During the progression of the movement disorder, older patients with Parkinson disease may see changes in their insulin-like growth factor and serum homocysteine indices but a potential therapy could improve these factors.

The FDA’s decision to allow at-home dosing of intransal foralumab for patients with multiple sclerosis is likely to improve patient compliance to treatment and health outcomes, according to a recent release statement.

During the open-label treatment period, 83% of patients with idiopathic hypersomnia who completed treatment saw a significant reduction in sleepiness, with an average Epworth Sleepiness Scale change of -9.4 points.

Mark I. Boulos, MD, BSc, FRCP, CSCN, MSc, associate professor of medicine, division of neurology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, talked about a comprehensive meta-analysis aimed to determine normal mean sleep latency values to accurately help clinicians with interpreting sleep test results.

In a recent clinical trial, patients who received SaiLuoTong showed improvements in aspects of memory and executive function including delayed episodic memory retrieval, switching between cognitive concepts, higher-level divided attention, and multitasking compared with placebo.

Findings from the OCARINA I study presented at the MSMilan 2023 meeting showed that a 920 mg subcutaneous dose of ocrelizumab was well-tolerated in patients with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis, with similar exposure to the FDA-approved intravenous dose.

A recent analysis presented at MSMilan 2023 showed significant cognitive and biomarker improvements among patients with progressive multiple sclerosis receiving repeated intrathecal injections of autologous mesenchymal stem cells.

A new analysis of the SAkuraMoon study showed that annual relapse rate remained consistently low in satralizumab-treated patients, with high proportions of patients remaining free from relapse, severe relapse, and worsening in disability.

A recent analysis of the PREVENT and CHAMPION-NMOSD found no significant differences in safety outcomes for patients with AQP4+ NMOSD who were treated with rituximab prior to starting C5 complement inhibitors in specific timeframes.

Jacqueline French, MD, professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and chief medical officer of the Epilepsy Foundation, talked about findings from a newly published study assessing XEN1101 in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of September 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

A recently developed machine learning model could analyze retinal images as well as associated data of specific features to recognize patients with mild cognitive impairment.

RGX-202, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was well-tolerated with no therapy-related serious adverse effects in 3 patients who received the level 1 dosage.

Researchers proposed a harmonized definition of progression independent of relapse activity that may improve the comparability of results in current and future study cohorts, according to a newly published systematic review.

Elena Koundourakis, PhD, head of orexin franchise development at Takeda, talked about the phase 2 trial investigating TAK-994 in patients with narcolepsy type 1, which showed significant improvements in wakefulness, despite discontinuation because of hepatotoxicity.

A recent finding from a qualitative study raises concerns about patient safety in healthcare because the system in the US is not well equipped to address the unique needs of older adults living alone with cognitive decline.

In a cross-study analysis, omaveloxolone slowed progression in FA by at least 50% each year for 3 years compared with corresponding data from an external control group in a natural history study.

Over a 4-year follow-up, SARA progression was substantially linear. Age at evaluation also influenced the speed of SARA progression, while disease duration did not improve the prediction of the statistical model.

In honor of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day, held September 30, 2023, get caught up on some of the latest news in LGMD, with data updates and expert insights all in one place from the NeurologyLive® team.

The AI-based SOMNUM technology uses diagnostic algorithms based on multi-channel/time series sleep biosignal data to deliver fast, accurate diagnostic information for providers.

Erin Longbrake, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, discussed the importance of understanding rare autoimmune disorders to effectively design clinical trials and treatment strategies, especially for heterogeneous conditions like NMOSD and MOGAD.

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted neueomuscular expert Peter Kang, MD, director of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center and professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota.

Patients who self-identified as Black and were living in less affluent neighborhoods were less likely to be seen in one large memory clinic as well as have more severe dementia at initial visit.

The phase 3 SYMPHONY trial assessing AXS-12, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for narcolepsy, was initially expected in the third quarter of 2023.

Coya Therapeutics expects to release data from the biomarker analyses of COYA 302 and publish the full results from the trial in a peer-reviewed journal in the second half of the year.

Although research supports the use of physical therapy as an effective treatment for Parkinson disease, implementation factors including type, timing, frequency, and durability of outcomes remain mainly untouched.

Between ages 65 to 69, gene carriers of APOE ε4 could detect an average of about 3.2 of the smells presented, compared with about 3.9 smells for noncarriers of the gene variant.

Additional biomarker findings from up to 2 years of DNL310 treatment suggest positive changes in adaptive behavior and cognition as well as improvement in auditory function among pediatric patients with Hunter syndrome.

In an integrated meta-analysis of the HEALEY ALS platform trial and RESCUE-ALS trial, 30mg of CNM-Au8 resulted in 59% decreased risk of mortality among participants with ALS compared with PRO-ACT matched placebo over long-term follow-up.

A recent analysis showed a form of tau that could serve as a biomarker to track and explore whether investigational tau-based drugs are effective against Alzheimer disease.