Movement Disorders

Expert neurologist highlights ongoing research in newer mechanisms of action and modes of delivery for treatments of Parkinson’s disease and OFF episodes.

Stuart Isaacson, MD, FAAN, evaluates the current treatment paradigm and highlights new, ‘on-demand’ medication for management of OFF episodes in Parkinson’s disease.

Stuart Isaacson, MD, FAAN, discusses the pharmacological basis of OFF episodes in patients with Parkinson’s disease.

In honor of Brain Awareness Week, held March 13, 2023, to March 19, 2023, get caught up on some of the latest news in neurology as the NeurologyLive® team shares some of our data updates.

The vice president of Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Acadia Pharmaceuticals provided perspective on the mechanistic advantages of pimavanserin over atypical antipsychotics to treat Parkinson disease psychosis. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Frailty domains such as exhaustion, slow gait speed, low grip strength, and low physical activity were all associated with incident Parkinson disease.

The director of functional neurosurgery at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute provided perspective on the growth of high intensity focused ultrasound and the lessons learned when treating essential tremor.

In honor of Brain Awareness Week, a group of experts in the care of patients with neurological conditions—Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD; Brian Grosberg, MD, FAHS; James Beck, PhD; Michael Levy, MD, PhD; Stanley H. Appel, MD —shared their perspectives on hot topics of treatment and management in neurology.

Findings showed that global cognition declines in the prediagnostic period in men but not women with incident Parkinson disease, further indicating cognitive heterogeneity in the prodromal period by sex.

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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 movement disorders.

Early data has shown a substantial neuroprotective benefit in response to c-Abl inhibition by IkT-148009.

Literature reveals an inconsistency in sex differences between women and men, among individuals living with dementia with Lewy bodies and their caregivers.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending March 10, 2023.

Expert neurologist reviews manifestations of OFF episodes and their impact on the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s Disease.

Stuart Isaacson, MD, FAAN, defines the terminology of OFF episodes in Parkinson’s disease and what “OFF” means from a clinical perspective.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Eli Pollard. [LISTEN TIME: 31 minutes]

The phase 2b trial investigating SciSparc’s SCI-110 for Tourette syndrome was recently granted approval to proceed by the Israeli Ministry of Health.

The senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation discussed the potential for new therapies that target genetically mutated forms of Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The international study on genetic testing and counseling, PD GENEration, is currently at the halfway mark of its goal of 15,000 participants.

Compared with healthy controls, those with isolated RBD performed significantly worse on all cognitive assessments except in tasks of executive function.

The senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation detailed some of the potential reasons for the nearly 50% increase from the previously estimated rate. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending March 3, 2023.

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.