Neuromuscular

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Amifampridine enhances neuromuscular transmission and relieves muscle weakness, showing promise for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and other neuromuscular junction 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 on progressive multiple sclerosis.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 19, 2024.

In new analyses of a pivotal phase 3 study, eplontersen resulted in beneficial effects on neuropathy impairment and quality of life in patients regardless of sex or change in body mass index.

LX2006 shows safety, tolerance, and significant improvements in cardiac biomarkers in FA cardiomyopathy, progressing to higher dose cohorts.

Take a look at some of the most-anticipated clinical trials with expected data readouts in the second half of 2024 that researchers and clinicians in neurology should keep an eye out on.

The neurologist and clerkship director at the University of Connecticut provided perspective on the developing role of clerkship directors and the value they provide to neurology departments.

A recent study revealed that pediatric patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy have low rates of corticosteroid use.

Additional interim clinical study results comprising 6- and 12-months of treatment data on multiple patients, is expected to be readout in the first quarter of 2025.

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Following the positive data, NeuroSense intends to submit 12-month results to the FDA for regulatory discussions on future path.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 12, 2024.

Patients with CIDP treated with riliprubart reported improved quality-of-life and fatigue measures, as well as reduced neurofilament light levels.

Overall, treated patients showed improvements in multiple cardiac measures, including left ventricular ejection fraction, as well as indexed volumes.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of June 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 5, 2024.

in both the overall population and a per-procotol population, PrimeC-treated individuals experienced improvements on ALS Functional Rating Scale and increased survival compared with placebo.

Following the 12-week program, participants reported numerous physical and neuropsychiatric benefits in their daily living, such as increased energy level, better mood, and improvement in balance.

Panelists explore critical considerations when choosing a treatment approach for treatment-naïve adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), taking into account factors such as disease severity, patient preferences, and potential treatment outcomes.

Key opinion leaders (KOLs) examine the mechanisms of action and other pertinent information regarding FDA-approved treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), sharing their perspectives on these therapies with a particular focus on the various modes of administration.

The newly added cohort allows for greater opportunity to treat patients earlier, with the hope of impacting disease course and preserving muscle.

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Vitrisiran demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the composite of all-cause mortality and recurrent cardiovascular events in both the overall population and those who received a monotherapy of vutrisiran without tafamidis.

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After following patients for more than 10 years, arrhythmias were considered the most important cardiac predictor of survival, with progressive neurologic disability and diabetes mellitus identified as further major contributors.