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.
FDA Accepts sBLA for Revance’s Cervical Dystonia Treatment DaxibotulinumtoxinA
January 12th 2023DaxibotulinumtoxinA, the first and only peptide formulated neuromodulator, has been shown to be safe and well tolerated in doses of 125 and 250 units, with clinically meaningful effect observed by both patients and clinicians.
Pimavanserin Lowers Mortality Better in Parkinson Disease Than Other Atypical Antipsychotics
January 6th 2023Findings from a large-scale trial of adults aged 65 and older with Parkinson disease showed that treatment with pimavanserin was associated with lower risk of mortality than other atypical antipsychotics.
Links Identified Between Depression and Postural Instability in Early-Stage Parkinson Disease
January 4th 2023Data from a cohort of nearly 100 patients with Parkinson disease suggest there are shared nondopaminergic pathogenic mechanisms between depression and postural instability symptoms of the disease.
FDA Approves Insightec’s Exablate Neuro to Treat Second Side of Essential Tremor
December 21st 2022Using focused ultrasound waves, the Exablate Neuro platform has now gained the FDA greenlight for medication-refractory essential tremor, tremor-dominant Parkinson disease, and second side of essential tremor.
Understanding Irsenontrine’s Role Among Neurodegenerative Disorders: Michael Irizarry, MD, PhD
December 19th 2022The senior VP of clinical research at Eisai discussed findings from a phase 2 study assessing irsenontrine in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease dementia. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]