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Erica Slaughter, MS
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Managing Psychosis in Parkinson Disease: Challenges and Opportunities

Although the indication of pimavanserin has provided some relief, more work remains to improve how physicians diagnose, treat, and manage psychosis symptoms.

Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut, MD

Chief of Neurology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Chair of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers Medical School of New Jersey in New Brunswick.

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Study Findings Provide New Hope for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis affects nearly 3 million patients worldwide; new research is helping pave the way for developing new therapies and medications that get at the defining mechanisms that trigger immune regulation loss of this unpredictable central nervous system disease.

Matthew J. Baker, MD
James W. Kupiec, MD
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Aducanumab's Unlikely Road to the FDA: Is Approval Imminent?

Recent news that the FDA has granted the fastest possible review for Biogen’s Alzheimer disease treatment aducanumab may be indicative of the agency’s increasing confidence in the drug.

David Bai, PharmD
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What You Need to Know About Amantadine for Parkinson Disease

This guide includes everything you need to know about amantadine (Osmolex ER, Osmotica Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of Parkinson disease and drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions in adults.

Eveline Honig, MD, MPH
Peter LeWitt, MD, M.Med.Sc
Will Pass, DVM
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Sigma-1 Agonists Offer Combination Approach to Dementia Symptoms

Research from the past decade suggests that sigma-1 receptors and their encoding gene, SIGMAR1, together act as a therapeutic target for patients with dementia.

Krithika Subramanian, PhD
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Targeting the NF-kB Pathway in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

An in-depth analysis of the genetics of DMD and disease modifiers such as the NF-kB pathway in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Jeffrey Kaplan, MD
Akshay Desai, MD, MPH
Erin M. Burns, PhD, MSPH
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Targeting the Neonatal Fc Receptor in Myasthenia Gravis

Understanding the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis is still being determined to this day, but the neonatal Fc receptor is emerging as a potential treatment.

Mary Curry, ND
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy and COVID-19: Guidance and Resources for Providers

Advocacy organization Cure SMA provides guidance for health care providers caring for patients with SMA during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Yasir Al-Khalili, MD
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The Challenges of Stroke Care in Rural America

Stroke care, including acute treatment and prevention, faces unique challenges in rural areas where disease awareness is lacking and access to high-level care in scarce.

Whitney Palmer
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Neurologic Complications of COVID-19 Reported

The first presumptive case of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in a patient with confirmed COVID-19 has been published in the journal Radiology.

Hannah Kent Ritchie, PhD
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COMT Inhibitors Assist in Control of Parkinson Disease Motor Symptoms

More recently, investigators have discovered that catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors can prolong the effects of levodopa, thereby limiting the off-time phenomenon.

Krista Rossi
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California Startup Exploring Novel ALS Discovery Platform

A grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which allows for concurrent phase I and II trial design review, will speed up the development of novel treatments for patients with ALS and FTD.

Victor Ferastraoaru, MD
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EEG Abnormalities in Acutely Ill Patients With COVID-19

Preliminary findings from a retrospective sample series in the Bronx, New York.

Alexis Boro, MD
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EEG Abnormalities in Acutely Ill Patients With COVID-19

Preliminary findings from a retrospective sample series in the Bronx, New York.

Jill M. Giordano Farmer, DO, MPH, Rajesh Pahwa, MD, Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD, Peter LeWitt, MD, M.Med.Sc, Stuart Isaacson, MD
Nicola Davies, PhD
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How Big Data Can Drive Advancements in MS Research

Big data is on the precipice of revolutionizing multiple sclerosis knowledge and treatment.

Danielle B. Cross, MD, MS
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Everyone Is Working Hard: Why Shift Work Shouldn't Be Celebrated

Danielle B. Cross, MD, MS, a neurology resident in training, shares her thoughts on why glorifying exhaustion is unhealthy.

Jeffrey M. Kaplan, MD
Elizabeth A. Kichula, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Highly Effective Gene Therapies for SMA: Where Do We Go From Here?

Neuromuscular medicine has entered an era of genetic therapy, opening the doors to questions about possible combination approaches and earlier initiation of treatment.

Cecilia Pessoa Gingerich
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FDA Grants Alzheimer Biomarker Test Breakthrough Status

The FDA has granted a Breakthrough Device Designation to the Elecsys beta-Amyloid (1-42) and Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) cerebrospinal fluid assays, which can be used in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.

Kevin McGehrin, MD

The Neuron Clinic, San Diego, California.

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Challenges and Opportunities Bringing Lecanemab to Neurology Community Clinics 

A group of experts from The Neuron Clinic shared their experience developing a novel inclusive clinical program to treat patients with early Alzheimer disease using lecanemab.

Luke Halpern

Assistant editor for Pharmacy Times.

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Evolving Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes: Ditte Primdahl, MD; Shailee Samir Shah, MD

A duo of experts from Feinberg School of Medicine discussed the growing role of clinical algorithms, risk stratification, and treatment considerations in managing paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes alongside cancer therapies. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Ellen L. Air, MD, PhD
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A Team Approach to Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation

Henry Ford Health System’s investment in advanced DBS technology and its commitment to multidisciplinary care has helped them become a leading treatment center for Parkinson disease and related movement disorders.

Neal K. Shah
Neal K. Shah

Chief executive officer at CareYaya Health Technologies.

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Taking on America’s Health Insurance Bureaucracy With AI

Neal K. Shah talked about an artificial intelligence innovation that can be used to fight denied health insurance claims, thus improving revenue cycle management for physicians' practices and the patient experience.

Melissa Rayhill, MD, FAHS, FAAN

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York

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Implementing Headache Training in Residency

Despite a tremendous burden regarding migraine-related disability and expenditure, headache disorders remain underdiagnosed and undertreated, and only a small percentage of patients report satisfaction with the treatment received.
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