Movement Disorders

The assistant clinical professor of medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital highlighted the need for clinicians to maintain informed, open-minded discussions about therapeutic options. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Over the 3-year treatment period, buntanetap resulted in improvements in motor and nonmotor functions in patients with postural instability and gait difficulty, a group with faster disease progression.

Recent results from the SELECT-HD trial showed that WVE-003 was generally safe and had a well-tolerated profile in a 30 mg multidose cohort of patients with Huntington disease.

The neurologist and director of movement disorder neurology at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute provided an in-depth explanation of how the Syn-One test is used to help detect patients with Parkinson disease and related disorders. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Suvecaltamide did not meet the primary endpoint in the phase 2b trial but showed numeric improvements and was well-tolerated.

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Overall, the treatment resulted in dose-dependent trends of improvement on key clinical measures including Total Functional Capacity and Composite Unified Hungtinton's Disease Rating Scale.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Parkinson's Inpatient Program is a proactive, multidisciplinary intervention aimed to enhance the quality and safety of care for hospitalized patients with Parkinson disease.

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Istradefylline led to significant reductions in tremor and motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease over 24 weeks.

Findings revealed that 27% of patients responded to the treatment of continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion and sustained efficacy overtime in patients with Parkinson disease.

The movement disorder specialist at Texas Movement Disorder Specialists talked about a comprehensive panel discussion that highlighted the evolution of Parkinson disease treatment. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The nurse practitioner at the Cleveland Clinic talked about a specialized program involving nurse practitioners that aims to improve inpatient care quality and safety for patients with Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Bezisterim has shown potential in improving non-motor symptoms like fatigue and sleep issues, with promising results from previous studies.

Modified Functional Status Questionnaire, an assessment of activities of daily living, includes several different notable domains, including quality of interaction, social activity, and psychological function.

In the CRL, the agency cited observations identified during inspection of a third-party manufacturer listed in the NDA. If approved, ABBV-951 would be the first subcutaneous delivery option of carbidopa/levodopa.

The director of the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University talked about newly approved anti-amyloid antibodies that show significant promise in slowing Alzheimer disease progression. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Although the data used predated 2019, istradefylline was associated with a statistically significant lower odds of the overall incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events than other adjunctive therapies for Parkinson disease.

StrivePD and Apple Watch continuously track motor symptoms, aiding neurologists in adjusting treatments for better patient outcomes.

In a large-scale analysis. 70% of patients with essential tremor and 70% of undiagnosed patients reported dissatisfaction with the therapeutic options available to treat their condition.

The associate professor of neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center talked about disease-modifying therapies for movement disorder-related dementia that aim to address the underlying mechanisms of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The executive director of the Association of Movement Disorder Advanced Practice Providers talked about the need for improved communication and trust of the patient-provider relationship in the field of movement disorders. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The assistant clinical professor of medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital talked about her presentation at ATMRD where she covered various advanced therapies for managing Parkinson disease and essential tremor. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]