The NeurologyLive® movement disorders clinical focus page is a source for all the latest news regarding the clinical care of patients with Parkinson disease, essential tremor, Huntington disease, dystonia, ataxia, and more. This page features podcasts, videos, and news about FDA actions, study and clinical trial findings, clinical guideline updates, and interviews with experts in the clinical care of movement disorders.
August 25th 2025
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.
Seeking Clarity in Patient Stratification of Parkinson Disease: Mazen Elkurd, DO
August 14th 2023The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, talked about the dilemma of stratifying patients with Parkinson disease based on various criteria and emphasized the need for a consensus on classification. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Addressing Patient Hesitancy in Parkinson Treatment With Education: Mazen Elkurd, DO
August 7th 2023The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discussed patient reluctance towards new treatments for Parkinson disease and the role of education in defining treatment expectations for patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Phase 2 Trial Shows Increased Frataxin Levels in Friedreich Ataxia Following CT-1601 Treatment
August 3rd 2023Positive data from the 25 mg cohort study exploring Larimar Therapeutics’ CTI-1601 has been submitted to the FDA, with a meeting scheduled with the agency later this quarter to discuss steps for a phase 2 trial.
The Promise of Gene Therapies for the Management of Parkinson Disease: Mazen Elkurd, DO
August 3rd 2023The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discussed the current state of treatment for Parkinson disease and gene therapy as a promising treatment for the management of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
UB-312 Displays Target Engagement of Toxic Alpha-Synuclein in Phase 1 Trial for Parkinson Disease
August 1st 2023Phase 1 trial results investigating UB-312 revealed target engagement of aggregated alpha-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson disease, providing validation of the vaccine technology to selectively target aggregated, toxic forms of neurodegenerative proteins.
Potential of Vidofludimus Calcium as a Nurr1 Activator
July 28th 2023Andreas Muehler, MD, and Hella Kohlhof, PhD, provided answers on a recently published analysis showing considerable activation of nuclear receptor related 1 with vidofludimus calcium, an agent in development for various forms of multiple sclerosis.
Phase 3 Findings Support Acoramidis as Potential Therapy for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
July 21st 2023Based on the positive findings, the company intends to submit a new drug application to the FDA before the end of 2023, with regulatory filings in additional markets to follow in 2024.
Patient-Centric, Knowledge-Driven: Advanced Therapeutics in Movement and Related Disorders™ Congress
July 14th 2023Clinicians must be armed with fact-based information on all treatment options especially newer medications and technologies—good clinical care must be both patient-centric and knowledge-driven.