Movement Disorders

The director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health highlighted the need for equitable, worldwide access to levodopa for patients with Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The neurologist at Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate shared how interactive simulations give neurology trainees the chance to practice skills, gain feedback, and move beyond passive learning. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Experts shared their clinical perspectives on trending topics in the treatment and management of movement disorders at the 4th Annual Advanced Therapeutics in Movement and Related Disorders (ATMRD) Congress.

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At the 2025 ATMRD Congress, a patient advocate living with Parkinson disease emphasized the importance of amplifying patient voices at educational conferences for movement disorders. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 22, 2025.

A new study reveals NT-0796's potential to reduce neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease, paving the way for future treatments.

A recent study highlights that hearing aids significantly lower dementia risk in younger patients with hearing loss, emphasizing the need for early intervention.

The physician assistant specializing in Parkinson disease talked about how comorbidities and patient preference guide clinical decisions in prescribing on-demand therapies for Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The CEO and cofounder of LSVT Global highlighted the importance of clinicians referring their patients with Parkinson disease early to evidence-based physical therapies, occupational therapies, and speech therapies. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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At the 2025 ATMRD Congress, Anissa Mitchell, LCSW, chief program officer at PMD Alliance, discussed immersive, patient-focused sessions aimed at improving clinicians’ empathy, communication, and understanding of Parkinson disease and related disorders.

The medical director of CNS clinical cevelopment at AskBio discussed long-term data presented at ATMRD from the company’s phase 1b trial assessing the investigational gene therapy AB-1005 in Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The clinical assistant professor in movement disorders at Jefferson Health outlined a patient-centered, lifestyle-first approach to managing Parkinson nonmotor symptoms. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine previewed a 2025 AUPN panel exploring AI’s clinical, research, and educational applications, along with the ethical considerations shaping its responsible adoption. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of July 2025, compiled all into 1 place by the NeurologyLive® team.

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Neurology News Network. for the week ending August 9, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Alexa Dessy, MD. [LISTEN TIME: 17 minutes]

Daniel Freedman, PhD, of MIT, gave clinical commentary on how Openwater’s Open-LIFU enables new research into conscious perception and potential clinical applications for conditions like pain and depression.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals halts VX-993 development for acute pain after phase 2 trial shows no significant efficacy compared with placebo.

The advisory board member of the Parkinson's Foundation shared personal insights on how love, present-moment awareness, and hope shaped her approach to living with the Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Panelists discuss how treatment decisions for complex cases like the 66-year-old man with severe dyskinesia and 4 hours of daily OFF time require individualized approaches based on patient tolerance, with options including delayed-release/extended-release amantadine (starting at lower doses in older patients due to hallucination risk), extended-release carbidopa-levodopa formulations, infusion pumps for potential deep priming effects, or deep brain stimulation for patients seeking rapid improvement, emphasizing the importance of engaging patients in discussions about their patience for dose adjustments, risk tolerance for adverse effects, and desired timeline for symptom control to guide optimal treatment selection.

Panelists discuss how a 66-year-old man with 8 years of Parkinson disease progression presenting with severe peak-dose dyskinesia affecting basic functions like eating and speaking, plus 4 hours of daily OFF time despite frequent dosing, represents a patient who should not have been allowed to progress to such advanced motor complications, emphasizing that the preferred approach is early intervention to treat motor fluctuations and dyskinesia as they develop rather than waiting until patients reach this severely impaired state with complex symptoms requiring more intensive management strategies.

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