Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Helps Differentiate MS and NMOSD
Although existing research has shown structural differences between multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in following optic neuritis, the new report also covers non–optic neuritis eyes.
Teleneurology to Play Significant Role in COVID-19 Prevention
Telemedicine has potential to play a key role in diagnosis and testing during the outbreak of COVID-19
COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As neurologists and other specialists may increasingly be called upon to serve as general hospitalists in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping health care workers healthy becomes paramount.
Reshaping Insomnia Treatment Via the Orexin Receptor Pathway
As new dual orexin receptor antagonists become available to treat sleep disorders, time will tell whether this new class of drugs will fulfill its promise for a disorder plagued by underdiagnosis and indifference.
Why Sleep Health Should Be Top of Mind in Neurology
Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders are increasingly being recognized as major factors in the etiology and treatment of a host of neurological diseases, but awareness in the neurology community still has room to grow.
Efforts to Cure SMA Follow Multiple Pathways
The approval of nusinersen in 2016 to treat spinal muscular atrophy marked an important milestone in efforts to treat the disease, but even more breakthroughs could be coming soon.
Advances Answer Some Questions in Excessive Sleepiness, But Raise New Ones
The field of neurology is gaining a more robust understanding of some of the mechanisms at play in excessive daytime sleepiness, but the progress has not spread evenly across different sleep disorders.
Genetics Fuel Parkinson Pipeline Growth
Growing enthusiasm in the Parkinson disease research community largely centers on advances in understanding the genetic underpinnings of the disease.