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Ongoing Therapeutic Developments for Movement Disorders: Saar Anis, MDWhen asked about developments, the neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center in Israel commented on the need to identify disease-modifying therapies. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
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Increased Risk of Epilepsy in Older Adults and the Growing Population: Alice Lam, MD, PhDThe assistant professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School spoke about the high risk of epilepsy for the older population at the 2022 AES annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 1 minute]
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Emerging Tools for Early Detection of Alzheimer DiseaseThe field of Alzheimer disease has entered a new era of earlier detection, creating an opportunity to redefine treatment and the clinical care of patients.
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Accounting for Hormonal Factors in Traumatic Brain Injury Care for Women: Christine Greiss, DOThe medical director for the Center for Brain injuries at Hackensack Meridian Health provided recommendations for clinicians to consider in the rehabilitation of women with TBI. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
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Gait Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease: The Role of the Cholinergic SystemAlthough combination carbidopa-levodopa has become a standard for the treatment of many of the motor features of PD to this day, gait dysfunction remains a difficult symptom to treat.
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The Impact of Social Participation on Cognitive Function in Patients With Parkinson Disease: Ling Wan-Albert, OTD, OTR/LThe assistant professor of occupational therapy at the New York Institute of Technology talked about educating patients with Parkinson disease about the importance of maintaining social participation for cognitive function at ATMRD 2023. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Patient Evaluation for Excessive Daytime SleepinessExcessive daytime sleepiness is a hallmark of a number of sleep disorders, and ensuring the proper diagnosis and management of those presenting with it is crucial to care.
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Illuminating the Night: Understanding Parkinson Nighttime SymptomsLarry Gifford, a patient living with Parkinson Disease and president of the PD Avengers, discussed sleep issues and nighttime symptoms faced by millions of patients with the disease worldwide.
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Identifying Impactful Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease: Sudhir Sivakumaran, PhD; Klaus Romero, MD, MS, FCPThe duo from the Critical Path Institute detailed the thought process behind evaluating the importance of specific biomarkers and their relation to disability progression in Alzheimer disease.
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AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 4: How to Meet With Your DeanEpisode 4 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Clifton L. Gooch, MD, of the University of South Florida; and Robin Brey, MD, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
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Clinical Benefits to Emphasizing Patient Voices in ALS: Brooke EbyA patient advocate within the ALS community discussed the importance of incorporating patients and their voices into clinical meetings and trial design to ultimately meet treatment goals. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 26: Creating a Formal Junior Faculty Development PlanEpisode 26 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Tracey A. Milligan, MD, of New York Medical College; and Larry B. Goldstein, MD, of University of Kentucky Medical Center. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]
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Promising Disease-Modifying Therapies in Parkinson DiseaseDespite years of use of gold-standard therapy levodopa, therapeutic development in Parkinson disease has advanced rapidly and expanded to numerous novel pathways and targets.
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AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 10: What Your CEO Wants From YouEpisode 10 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Mud M Alvi, MD, of West Virginia University and Robert C. Byrd Health; and Albert L. Wright, Jr., the president and CEO of West Virginia University Health System. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Emerging Agents in Alzheimer’s DiseasePanelists discuss how emerging therapeutic targets, including amyloid-beta plaques, tau protein aggregation, inflammation modulation, and mitochondrial dysfunction, offer promising approaches for disease-modifying treatments in early Alzheimer's disease.
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Advice to Physicians for Use of Wearable Devices in PDZoltan Mari, MD, shares advice and tips to physicians and patients for the use of wearable devices in PD.
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Cluster Headache: A Clinical OverviewAs the most common trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia, this unilateral and severe headache is accompanied by ipsilateral autonomic features and is often challenging to treat.
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CoMPoSER, Developing a Music-Based Sleep App for Patients With Dementia and Caregivers: Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RNThe assistant professor at Duke University School of Nursing talked about a project aimed at developing a music-based mobile app to improve sleep for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Building a Greater Knowledge on Use of SMA Therapies: Thomas Crawford, MDThe pediatric neurologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine provided commentary on the steps needed to improve treatment optimization in SMA, and the unanswered questions regarding the key biology of the disease.
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AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 3: Teaching Millennial Medical StudentsEpisode 3 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Rohit Das, MD, of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; and Mehmood Rashid, MD, of University of Toledo. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Recognizing the Clinical Features of MOGAD for Diagnosis: Eoin P. Flanagan, MB, BChThe professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic talked about how MOG antibody-associated disease can be diagnosed through specific antibody tests, highlighting its distinct clinical and MRI features. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Integrating Genetics and Transitional Support in Muscular Dystrophy Care: Amanda Peltier, MDThe professor of neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center discussed advocating for reinstating personalized resources, expanding genetic testing, and improving transitional care in muscular dystrophy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Detecting Parkinson Disease at Early Stages With Alpha-Synuclein Amplification Assay: Russell Lebovitz, MD, PhDThe CEO and cofounder of Amprion spoke about additional diagnostic uses of the αSyn seed amplification assay and its validation in the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative study at the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
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Functionality of Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Stroke Scales: Deepak K. Gulati, MDThe associate professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provided insight on research assessing the use of a developed artificial intelligence/machine learning tool for automated stroke scale calculation. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
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Holistic Approach to Medicine and Rehabilitation in Physical Therapy: Tina Duong, PhD, PTThe director of clinical outcomes and research development in neurology at Stanford University spoke about the paradigm shift in neuromuscular therapy interventions at the 2023 MDA conference. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Advice to Community Neurologists Treating SMAClosing thoughts on advice to community neurologists treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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Advances in Gene Therapy for Neuromuscular Diseases: Kevin Flanigan, MDThe director of the center for gene therapy at Nationwide Children's Hospital talked about the challenges and opportunities of gene therapies for neuromuscular diseases at the 2023 MDA conference. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Nerve Blocks for the Treatment of COVID-19 Headache: Aarushi Suneja, MDThe headache fellow at Cleveland Clinic outlined the design and reasoning for a new study assessing nerve blocks to treat COVID-19 headache.
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Insights on Gut Bacteria and Cognitive Health from Middle-Aged Adults: Jazmyn Muhammad, BSThe clinical research associate at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio discussed a study that explores the relationship between cognitive function and gut microbiome structure in middle-aged adults from the Framingham Heart Study cohort. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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A Mother’s Fight Against Infantile Spasms: The Power of Instinct and CommunityThis story highlights a mother’s journey through her daughter Addie's diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), emphasizing the critical need for early diagnosis, parental advocacy, and the strength of community support.
