Movement Disorders

The chief executive officer and cofounder of Amprion provided clinical insight on the novelty behind the company’s synuclein seed amplification assay and how it may better differentiate synucleinopathies diseases like MSA. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

The FDA has agreed that a scale used in ongoing phase 1/2 clinical trials could potentially serve as an intermediate clinical end point for accelerated approval pathway for uniQure’s investigational gene therapy AMT-130.

AbbVie recently announced that it is on track to submit the new drug application for its investigational Parkinson disease agent tavapadon to the FDA in 2025.

BIIB122 is a selective, central nervous system-penetrant small molecule that could potentially improve lysosomal dysfunction among patients with LRRK2-associated Parkinson disease.

Factors like education level, hypertension, diabetes, and depression did not significantly predict epilepsy risk in patients with dementia.

Perspective from neurologists on the current and future applications for artificial intelligence across a bevy of neurologic conditions.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of November 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

The Association of Movement Disorder Advanced Practice Providers has launched its Certification of Movement & Related Disorder Specialist (CMRD) for advanced practice providers.

To date, BT-267 shows strong potential as a best-in-class LRRK2 inhibitor for Parkinson disease, with a superior safety profile, excellent pharmacokinetics, and innovative development leveraging advanced technologies and biomarker modeling.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending November 30, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

In a 76-patient cohort, HL192 was safe and well tolerated across 5 observed dose levels, with a treatment-emergent adverse event incidence that mirrored placebo.

Hearing loss, as defined by objective audiograms, was associated with an additional risk of developing PD later in life in a dose-dependent manner.

Amanda Hare, DNP, a doctor of nursing practice specialized in movement disorders, gave comments on the innovation behind the StrivePD app and how it can revolutionize personalized treatment management for patients with Parkinson disease.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending November 23, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Findings from a recently published study suggest patients with Parkinson disease can reduce postural sway as efficiently as neurologically healthy patients when performing horizontal saccades.

The trial, a 20-week study assessing lamotrigine in DLB, will use change in Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes as the primary efficacy end point, with several other notable secondary outcomes.

The phase 2 DIMENSION study results showed that SAGE-71 was well-tolerated but did not meet its primary end point, leading to Sage Therapeutics’ decision to discontinue its development.

At week 10, investigators observed no differences between triheptanoin and placebo on the frequency of movement disorder events in patients with Glut1 deficiency disorder.

The global, placebo-controlled, 12-week study aims to enroll 330 participants and expects topline results in the first half of 2026.

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According to the company, VQ-101 is the first small molecule to show over 75% activation of the lysosomal enzyme GCase in humans, with phase 1 results in healthy volunteers indicating tolerability and exposure levels that support once-daily dosing.

After just 6 weeks of treatment, patients showed antibody levels 16 times higher than those in the placebo group, highlighting the vaccine’s potential to slow disease progression.

Initial findings showed significant improvements from baseline in the disease-specific, patient-reported quality of life scores in both the high and low dose AAV-GAD groups, with no significant change in the sham group at 26 weeks.

The doctor of nursing practice specialized in movement disorders discussed specific data the StrivePD app captures and how it can enhance quality of life for patients with Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

A previous 5-year analysis showed that pediatric patients with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency when treated with eladocagene exuparvovec experienced durable developmental, motor, and cognitive improvements.