Movement Disorders

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 ataxias.

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The senior vice president of clinical development at Vaccinex provided commentary on a presentation from CTAD 2023 highlighting the therapeutic potential of peptinemab, an agent that’s shown success in Huntington disease, in patients with Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

In a small-scale trial, patients with Parkinson disease on accelerated theta-burst transcranial ultrasound demonstrated higher motor evoked potentials than those on sham, with no statistically significant changes in MDS-UPDRS-III scores.

The data suggest that central nervous system-derived extracellular vesicles in the blood will likely play a key role in biomarker development, especially for patients with Parkinson disease, in the coming years.

Diego Torres-Russotto, MD, chair of neurology at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, provided an overview of the upcoming 11th Annual Miami Neuroscience Symposium, a 3-day educational event held in early November.

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In animal models, HL192 showed disease-modifying effects, as demonstrated through improvements in behavioral deficits.

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Among football players, odds of having a parkinsonism or Parkinson disease diagnosis were greater with more seasons and higher level of football play.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending October 20, 2023.

PRO-PD showed good 6-month test-retest reliability, as well as good convergent validity between other widely used validated scales of PD.

During the progression of the movement disorder, older patients with Parkinson disease may see changes in their insulin-like growth factor and serum homocysteine indices but a potential therapy could improve these factors.

The chief of the Movement Disorders Division at Mass General Hospital discussed the challenges medical students face in pathing their career and the importance of a strong mentor figure. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

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Jay Alberts, PhD, the Edward F. and Barbara A. Bell Endowed Chair at Cleveland Clinic, provided comment on a recently published randomized controlled trial assessing the therapeutic potential of an augmented reality program for postural instability and gait dysfunction in Parkinson disease.

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After Supernus met with the FDA earlier this year, the company believes it has addressed the agency’s requests mentioned in its complete response letter delivered in October 2022.

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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