Movement Disorders

The senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation discussed a recently published Medicare claims analysis that highlighted significant issues with access to proper care for patients with Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of September 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Loneliness was associated with a higher risk of subsequent PD after accounting for basic demographic variables and other risk, protective, prodromal, or confounding factors.

In preclinical models, treatment with GT-02287 restored GCase enzymatic function, reduced aggregated a-synuclein, neuroinflammation and neuronal death, increased dopamine levels, and improved motor function.

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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 sleep disorders.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending October 6, 2023.

Robert Hauser, MD, MBA, discussed unmet needs and future consideration in Parkinson disease.

Robert Hauser, MD, MBA, talks about amantadine extended release for management of dyskinesia and OFF episodes.

Robert Hauser, MD, MBA, shares his expertise in the treatment of OFF time in Parkinson disease.

The senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation provided perspective on the reasons for the lack of mental health specialists in Parkinson disease care and the complexities behind treating depression. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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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 epilepsy and seizure disorders.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending September 29, 2023.

The professor of neurology and resident program director at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital discussed how Parkinson disease motor fluctuations are managed amid new, novel technologies incorporated in the field. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

James F. Howard Jr, MD, shares thoughts on the future of the treatment of gMG, highlighting the renewed interest in the disease landscape.

An expert neurologist reviews efficacy and safety data of rozanolixizumab, an FcRn-targeting agent approved for treatment of gMG, as well as how it differs from efgartigimod.

James F. Howard Jr, MD, discusses both intravenous and subcutaneous efgartigimod for the treatment of gMG.

Robert Hauser, MD, MBA, reviews the predictability of dyskinesia and OFF episodes in Parkinson disease.

Robert Hauser, MD, MBA, discusses how the patient experience is defined in Parkinson disease.

The chief of the Movement Disorders Division at Mass General Hospital provided context on the goals behind the research careers reimagined course at the recently concluded ANA Annual Meeting.

Although research supports the use of physical therapy as an effective treatment for Parkinson disease, implementation factors including type, timing, frequency, and durability of outcomes remain mainly untouched.

Virginia Gao, MD, PhD, a movement disorders fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, discussed several topics related to the use of biomarkers in the prodromal stages of neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson disease.

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The movement disorder specialist at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discussed the rise of wearable technology for managing Parkinson disease to potentially empower patients and monitor the disease at early stages. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]