The NeurologyLive® neuromuscular disease clinical focus page offers updates and information related to the clinical care and management of individuals with neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, and spinal muscular atrophy, as well as rare diseases. This page consists of news, podcasts, and videos about the latest FDA actions, clinical guideline updates, interviews with physicians, study and clinical trial findings, and more.
August 1st 2025
Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 1, 2025.
FDA Approves Vamorolone as a Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
October 26th 2023With the FDA approval, vamorolone (Agamree) becomes the first-in-class dissociative steroid therapy for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals plans to launch the treatment in the first quarter of 2024.
An Inside Look at the 11th Annual Miami Neuroscience Symposium
October 23rd 2023Diego 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.
Guiding Medical Students Through Early Career Decisions: Craig Blackstone, MD
October 18th 2023The 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]
NeurologyLive® Brain Games: October 15, 2023
October 15th 2023Test 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 the European Committe for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.
FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on FREEDOM-DM1 Study of Antisense Agent PGN-EDODM1
October 14th 2023In preclinical data, treatment with PGN-EDODM reduced pathogenic nuclear foci by 54% per nuclei and liberated muscleblind like splicing regulator 1, resulting in a greater than 68% correction of downstream transcript missplicing events.
FDA Issues Complete Response Letter to Alnylam for Patisiran in ATTR Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy
October 9th 2023In a phase 3 study, patisiran met its primary and first secondary end point, demonstrating significant benefit in functional capacity, quality of life, and health status, in comparison with placebo.