Neuromuscular

The associate chair for technology and innovation at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine provided commentary on a study from AAN 2024 that examined the driving factors behind burnout in neurology departments. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Recent preclinical findings revealed SBT-589's potential to treat cardiomyopathy in Friedreich ataxia by targeting mitochondrial dysfunction.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an interview with Justin Klee and Josh Cohen. [LISTEN TIME: 19 minutes]

Data from the phase 2 open label extension study investigating subcutaneous injections of nomlabofusp for Friedreich ataxia is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The FDA approval of Medtronic’s spinal cord stimulator makes it the first on the market to offer a closed-loop feature that senses biological signals along the spinal cord and automatically adjusts stimulation in real time for chronic pain.

The chief medical officer at Biohaven provided insight on its investigational spinocerebellar ataxia agent troriluzole, the advantages of the newly developed SCACOMS measure, and how the therapy stacks against natural history data. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Neurology experts provide an overview of emerging treatments in MG, highlighting biomarkers and new routes of administration.

Experts in neurology discuss how to ensure disease progression in not due to poor adherence to treatment in MG, emphasizing educating the patient about their disease.

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

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 primary progressive aphasia.

In recent news, Lexeo Therapeutics' gene therapy candidate LX2006 received FDA fast track designation for patients with Friedreich ataxia cardiomyopathy.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 27, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 26, 2024.

A case study of a 52-year-old Korean woman revealed the potential of Nanopore long-read sequencing in diagnosing atypical late-onset ataxia-telangiectasia.

The chief scientific officer at Athira talked about the potential of hepatocyte growth factor compounds in promoting neurotrophic signaling and providing broad neuroprotection across neurodegenerative diseases. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The chair of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital talked about results from the phase 2b PARADIGM trial assessing PrimeC, an ALS combination agent that consists of ciprofloxacin and celecoxib. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

After 2 years of treatment, EDG-5506, otherwise known as sevasemten, was well-tolerated, with rapid and sustained decreases in biomarkers of muscle damage.

Expert neurologists share approaches to switching MG treatment due to either poor disease control or adverse events.

Experts in neurology review the varied routes of administration of targeted treatment in MG, highlighting intravenous and subcutaneous formulations and how they can provide more patient-centric care.

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

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 the sleep disorders.

The research grant aims to diversify Friedreich ataxia treatments, addressing challenges in trial design and therapeutic strategies for this condition.

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

Expert neurologists discuss the treatment algorithm of MG, focusing on the use of targeted therapies as well as barriers to their use.

Nicholas Silvestri, MD, FAAN, and Tuan Vu, MD, provide an overview of the current FDA-approved targeted therapies for the treatment of MG.