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The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School detailed his recent review involving the diagnosis and management of posttraumatic headache with associated cranial neuralgias.

Complete resolution of the index T2-lesion and resolution of all T2 lesions occurred most often in patients with MOGAD rather than AQP4-IgG-NMOSD or MS.

The therapy, already FDA-approved for individuals with pulmonary artery disease, was significantly associated with reduced likelihood of Alzheimer disease in both the 65-74 year range and those older than 75 years.

The agent, which is FDA-approved for hyperlipidemia, showed significant improvements in plasma glucose, lipid levels, and trends in cardiovascular imaging biomarkers.

Many applicants referenced an early interest and exposure to neurology, often describing their first courses in neurology sparking their desire to learn more about how the brain works.

Investigators observed declines in delayed verbal recall in 20% to 30% of individuals who underwent a dominant temporal lobe resection for treatment of epilepsy.

Basis for the approval was the SENZA-PDN randomized controlled trial, which showed the system’s ability to substantially sustain pain relief and improve health-related quality of life.

Treatment retention with cenobamate ranged from 73% of patients at 1 year to 59% of patients at 6 years.

The majority of tests with the tool correlated with Expanded Disability Status Scale scores, 29-item Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale items or subscales scores, and/or normalized brain volume measures.

The duo from Cleveland Clinic stressed the reasons for conducting real-world data assessing migraine treatments and why it can lead to the ultimate goal of treatment optimization.

The data also indicated that ticagrelor plus aspirin treatment prevents disabling stroke in the subgroups of patients presenting with minor and with moderate stroke.

Instead of a smooth-contoured, thin, and regular ring or arc typically seen, pattern 3 patients had atypical rings such as irregularly thick rings and arcs.

The effect observed in on ALSFRS-R at week 48 and progression-free survival further support the premise of greater treatment effect when masitinib is initiated earlier in the disease.

Orelabrutinib has the potential to inhibit B cell and myeloid cell effector functions in the central nervous system and may provide a clinically meaningful benefit on progression in all forms of MS.

Use of prescription preventive medication was reported by less than 10% of participants throughout 3 years of follow-up after the completion of the CHAMP trial.

These study results highlight the interest in immunosuppressive therapy taken before or during pregnancy and to reduce the risk of relapse during pregnancy and 1 year postpartum.

The position statement considers the diagnosis of dementia, problems in decision making, symptoms and behavioral management, and the relationship between dementia care and society.

A significant proportion of survivors from ICH required substantial continuing care sector resources, namely complex continuing care, long-term care, rehabilitation services, and home care.

Invalid and valid performers did not differ regarding demographic, patient-reported, and disease-related outcomes.

The chief medical officer of Scholar Rock described how the investigational apitegromab aims to fill some of the current unmet needs for patients with spinal muscular atrophy.

Serum GFAP levels showed consistent correlations with disease activity and the largest area under the ROC curve to differentiate attacks from remissions in individuals with NMOSD.

ATH-1017, an investigational agent designed to focus on network recovery and synaptic signal transition in the brain, will be evaluated in patients on cognition, global, and functional assessments.

Total lesion volume and index lesion-related severity correlated with EDSS scores and cognitive performance, while volumetric cortical and subcortical gray matter correlated less strongly.

Fabio Nascimento, MD, clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke about his research on the alarming lack of knowledge on SUDEP and its risk factors among trainees.

Each of the 2 identical twin phase 3 trials, titled ENSURE-1 and ENSURE-2, are expected to enroll approximately 1050 adult patients with active relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Since 2016, there has been consistent growth in the number of Alzheimer disease trials sponsored both in part and fully by academic medical centers and/or the National Institutes of Health.

The newly updated label language emphasizes the Alzheimer disease stages in which aducanumab was studied, with no additional changes made to its approval pathway.

Reduced cord cross-sectional area and a higher number of cervical cord lesions were the only significant predictors of an EDSS score equal to 6.0.

The chief medical officer of Scholar Rock provided background on the company’s investigational SMA treatment and its clinical benefit when applied with nusinersen (Spinraza; Biogen).

The effect pridopidine had on reducing mutant HTT-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress via the activation of sigma-1 receptor provided additional evidence of its therapeutic potential.