Movement Disorders

A recent study showed the relationship between genes associated with lysosomal function and environmental exposure to pesticides in Parkinson disease.

Daniel Kremens, MD, JD, provided commentary on a number of various amantadine formulations for Parkinson disease, and how timing of dosing impacts efficacy.

The chief scientific officer at Athira talked about the potential of hepatocyte growth factor compounds in promoting neurotrophic signaling and providing broad neuroprotection across neurodegenerative diseases. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) Coding Test score, SAGE-718 failed to distinguish itself from placebo.

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Larry 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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Tavapadon's phase 3 success complements ongoing monotherapy trials, addressing the need for effective and well-tolerated PD therapies.

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Patients experienced improvements in ON/OFF time and motor function, with favorable tolerability, paving the way for a phase 2 trial.

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, an AI innovator in neurological care, discussed how technology is poised to transform the fight against Parkinson, with the potential to improve millions of lives and advance health equity.

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Even at the highest modal dose range, findings from the phase 3 RISE-PD trial showed that IPX203 did not increase safety risks for patients with Parkinson disease over time.

New findings from the phase 3 PROOF-HD trial showed that pridopidine outperformed placebo up to 78 weeks in patients with Huntington disease even after excluding those on neuroleptics and antichorea medications.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 12, 2024.

The professor of neurology at University of Rochester discussed a new model on how Parkinson disease may originate, highlighting potential environmental causes and progression. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

SPN-830, an apomorphine infusion device, had its new drug application submitted using data from the phase 3 TOLEDO trial.

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Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on limb girdle muscular dystrophy.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending Aprl 5, 2024.

Findings from a recent study revealed the significant influence of lysosomal polygenic burden on cognitive decline in patients Parkinson disease who also have a low risk of Alzheimer disease.

Although results from the phase 2 LixiPark trial showed that lixisenatide may slow motor symptom progression in early Parkinson disease, reported gastrointestinal adverse effects raise some safety considerations.

Zoltan Mari, MD, shares advice and tips to physicians and patients for the use of wearable devices in PD.

An expert neurologist highlights resources for patients and physicians to gain access to wearable devices to aide with management of PD.

The neurology experts discuss the importance of early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, the role of alpha-synuclein in the diagnosis of synucleinopathies and approaches to implementing screening protocols in clinical practice.

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Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is multiple sclerosis and MS mimics.

A recent study presented key predictors of survival in patients living with Friedreich ataxia, which led to the creation of a prognostic model for disease management.