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The founder and executive director of the Sumaira Foundation emphasized the critical role of lifestyle factors such as sleep, exercise, and nutrition for maintaining brain health in patients with NMOSD. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Prioritizing Brain Health in NMOSD Beyond Disease-Modifying Therapies: Sumaira Ahmed

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Among patients with BAD, 20.4% on argatroban plus DAPT experienced early neurological deterioration vs 47.1% on DAPT alone, and 87.8% vs 68.6% achieved excellent 90-day outcomes.

Argatroban Plus Dual Antiplatelet Treatment Proves Effective in Branch Atherosclerosis Disease

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 non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

NeurologyLive® Brain Games: April 27, 2025

In a large Swedish MS cohort, higher combined intake of lean and oily fish was linked to significantly reduced risks of confirmed disability worsening and EDSS progression, independent of lifestyle factors.

Fish Consumption Leads to Better Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

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The division chief of child neurology at Dayton Children’s Hospital discussed findings from a study comparing patient satisfaction scores between telehealth and in-person visits in pediatric epilepsy care. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Comparable Evidence of Telehealth Benefits vs In-Person Care for Pediatrics: Gogi Kumar, MD

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The neuroradiologist at Mayo Clinic discussed the clinical and conceptual differences between Alzheimer disease diagnostic frameworks and how clinicians should prepare for a shifting treatment landscape. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Rethinking Alzheimer Diagnosis and Disease Staging: Clifford Jack, MD

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 Parkinson disease Disease Spotlight page gives readers key updates and detailed coverage on the most recent expert conversations and data presentations relevant to the treatment of the movement disorder.

Stuart Isaacson, MD, Rajesh Pahwa, MD, and Jennifer Goldman, MD discuss optimizing PD treatment with levodopa and adjunct therapies, addressing patient and pharmacologic challenges, coordinating care, and anticipating the impact of emerging therapies and upcoming Medicare Part D changes.

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Optimizing Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment involves leveraging levodopa and adjunct therapies to address both patient-specific and pharmacologic challenges. Effective management requires coordinated care among healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive treatment strategies. Anticipating the impact of emerging therapies and upcoming changes in Medicare Part D is crucial for adapting treatment plans. These changes may influence drug accessibility and affordability, necessitating proactive adjustments in therapeutic approaches. Understanding these dynamics is essential for improving patient outcomes and maintaining the efficacy of PD management strategies.

Stuart Isaacson, MD, Rajesh Pahwa, MD, and Jennifer Goldman, MD discuss optimizing PD treatment with levodopa and adjunct therapies, addressing patient and pharmacologic challenges, coordinating care, and anticipating the impact of emerging therapies and upcoming Medicare Part D changes.

Multisymptomatic Care in Parkinson's Disease

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 features Dr. Anne Marie Morse, DO, a neurologist with special qualifications in child neurology and a sleep medicine specialist, best known for putting the DAMM in 

 and for always looking for digestible, actionable patient-directed sleep tips, tricks and tools to achieve optimal outcomes. Dr. Morse has joined forces with Brandon Hedgecock, DDS, D-ABDSM, a dentist and founder of Hedgecock Dental and 

; and Matthew Allard, AKA the "Sleep Connector," an experienced sleep professional with 20 years of experience helping others sleep and breathe better nightly, to break down the barriers between dentistry and medicine to develop educational content that considers the whole person and illustrate how sleep relates to lifestyle, wellness, and culture.

Sleeping Around the Podcast realized they had more to give and are a partner with 

Sleeping Around the Podcast × NeurologyLive

 for neurology-focused sleep content to allow any neurology stakeholder to add to their knowledge bank and skillset on how to use sleep as the diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic neurology tool it is designed to be.

 – Connection between PD and sleep disorders

 – Overview of study assessing biomarker for EDS in Parkinson disease

 – Role of neurofilament light chain in PD

– Patient demographics and differences of NfL increases 

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DAMM Good Sleep

Sleeping Around the Podcast × NeurologyLive brings you a clinical overview of a newly published study highlighting extracellular vesicle-associated miRNA features that could be diagnostically informative of RBD in patients with Parkinson disease.

Sleeping Around the Podcast × NeurologyLive: Candidate Biomarkers to Detect REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Parkinson Disease

Watch the video version of this episode here. 

Dyskinesia: Importance of Giving Patients More Good “On- Time" in Parkinson’s Disease

Drs Isaacson, Pahwa, and Gupta discuss the management of dyskinesia and providing good ON time in Parkinson’s disease, sharing practical tips for early identification and treatment of dyskinesia, as well as their experience with current treatments.

 – Sleep disturbances as major feature of PD

 – Parkinson-related pathological changes

Sleeping Around the Podcast × NeurologyLive brings you a scientific overview of the crossover between Parkinson disease and sleep disorders. 

Sleeping Around the Podcast × NeurologyLive: Parkinson Disease Awareness Month

To watch the full video episode, follow this link. 

Widening the Therapeutic Window in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease

Expert neurologists discuss strategies to widen the therapeutic window of Parkinson’s disease and options available to treat dyskinesia, providing better control of Parkinson’s disease.

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The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

Episode 93, "Caring for Women With Parkinson Disease," features an exclusive interview with 

, an assistant professor of neurology and director of the Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorder Program at Global Neurosciences Institute, who spoke with us about the current landscape of care for women with Parkinson disease (PD), how the approach to their care can differ from men, the major gaps around education and treatment for these women, and much more.

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The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here:

FDA Issues Complete Response Letter to Amneal for Parkinson Agent IPX203

FDA Grants Traditional Approval to Lecanemab as Therapy for Early-Stage Alzheimer Disease

Medicare Expands Coverage for Fully Approved Alzheimer Agent Lecanemab

FDA Approves Image Guided Programming Software for Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation Systems

 – The presentation of Parkinson disease for women

 – Nonmotor symptoms that can create challenges  for diagnosis

 – OFF episodes and dyskinesia in women vs men

 – Being attentive to patient needs in treatment

 – The daily impact of Parkinson disease

 – Encouraging women with Parkinson to participate in trials

– Conversations in areas of limited knowledge

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Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Jill Farmer, DO, MPH. [LISTEN TIME: 28 minutes]

Episode 93: Caring for Women With Parkinson Disease

 podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

Episode 81, "Widening the Therapeutic Window in Parkinson Disease," features an exclusive interview with Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA, director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at the University of South Florida. He spoke about the current state of therapeutics in Parkinson disease, some of the lingering challenges in day-to-day management, the promise of novel agents in development such as IPX203, and more.

This episode is brought to you by the Giants of Multiple Sclerosis®. This premier neuroscience award program celebrates pioneers, innovators, and future generations of leaders for their remarkable achievements in Multiple Sclerosis. 

Neurelis Files IND for Potentially First Therapy to Treat Cerebral Cavernous Malformations

CDC and FDA Announce Stroke Safety Concern Related to Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine

FDA Hands Eli Lilly Complete Response Letter for Donanemab After Lack of Long-Term Data

FDA Clears Trial Hold on Late-Onset Pompe Disease Gene Therapy AT845

Proclaim XR Spinal Cord Stimulation Wins Approval for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

 – Lingering unmet needs in Parkinson disease management

 – The advances in identifying therapeutic targets in PD

 – Bridging the gap to more effective long-term treatment

 – Overview of IPX203 and its potential to treat PD

 – Safety profile of IPX203 in clinical development

 – The importance of addressing dose-wearing off

 podcast. Be sure to leave a rating and review for the show. Thanks for listening!

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA. [LISTEN TIME: 20 minutes]

Episode 81: Widening the Therapeutic Window in Parkinson Disease

Episode 78, "A Virtual Reality Platform for Parkison Disease," features an exclusive interview with Jay Alberts, PhD, the Edward F. and Barbara A. Bell Endowed Chair at Cleveland Clinic. He joined the show to discuss the complexities that come with understanding early signs of PD, and how the newly designed Cleveland Clinic Virtual Reality Shopping (CC-VRS) platform works towards that, among other topics.

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International Committee Proposes MS Disease Progression Framework Driven by Pathophysiological Mechanisms, Not Clinical Phenotype

Anti-Amyloid-ß Oligomer Antibody ACU193 Gains FDA Fast Track Designation

Duchenne Gene Therapy SRP-9001 Wins Priority Review

Lecanemab Represents Promising Therapy for Alzheimer Disease, Posts Positive Phase 3 Secondary Analyses

Donanemab Shows Greater Ability to Clear Amyloid Plaque Than Aducanumab

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Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Jay Alberts, PhD. [LISTEN TIME: 27 minutes]

Episode 78: A Virtual Reality Platform for Parkinson Disease

NLX-112 demonstrated safety and potential efficacy in reducing levodopa-induced dyskinesia and improving motor symptoms in Parkinson disease, with additional benefits seen in patients also receiving stable amantadine.

Phase 2 Findings Support Further Development of 5-HT1A Receptor Agonist NLX-112 in Parkinson Disease

In this phase 2 trial, TTNS using the Geko device was safe and well tolerated but showed no significant benefit over sham in improving urinary symptoms in Parkinson disease.

Geko’s Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation Fails to Improve Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Parkinson Disease

Findings from a phase 3 study revealed that patients with Parkinson disease switching to IPX203 had greater benefits in good ON time when also taking lower doses of dopamine agonists.

IPX203 Boosts “Good ON” Time in Parkinson Disease, Especially in Patients on Lower Dopamine Agonist Doses

Presented at the 2025 AD/PD Conference, the study incorporates patient engagement in its design and implementation, focusing on optimizing study accessibility, reducing burden, and evaluating glovadalen’s potential as an adjunctive treatment for PD.

Patient-Informed Phase 2 ATLANTIS Study Tests Selective D1PAM Agent Glovadalen for Parkinson Disease

A pilot study, presented at the 2025 AD/PD conference, evaluating the CUE1 device suggests it may help improve motor symptoms and reduce fall risk in patients with Parkinson disease.

Vibrotactile Stimulation Device Shows Promise in Addressing Gait Issues in Parkinson Disease

Panelists discuss how limitations persist with current long-term treatment standards for Parkinson disease despite advancements in treatment options.

Limitations of Advanced Parkinson Disease Treatments

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Treatment Limitations in Long-Term Care: A Physician Summary

Despite significant advances in treatment options, current long-term treatment standards continue to face several important limitations:

 remain prevalent, particularly in chronic conditions requiring complex regimens or those with adverse effect profiles that impact quality of life.

 continues to develop across multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology, infectious disease, and psychiatry, necessitating ongoing development of novel approaches.

 of many newer therapies are not fully characterized, creating uncertainty in benefit-risk assessment for extended treatment courses.

 persist in access to advanced treatments, with socioeconomic factors, geographic location, and insurance coverage creating inequitable distribution of therapeutic innovations.

 increase with treatment duration, particularly in elderly populations and those with multiple comorbidities.

 concerns affect both health care systems and individual patients, with many newer therapies carrying significant financial burden that may limit their practical implementation.

 remains inconsistent, with many treatment protocols still following standardized approaches despite growing evidence for tailored interventions.

Addressing these limitations requires multidisciplinary approaches that extend beyond pharmacological innovations to include health care delivery systems, patient education, and economic considerations.

Panelists discuss how alternative formulations and administration routes like Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel and deep brain stimulation have impacted advanced Parkinson disease management, including which patient populations benefit most and when these options are recommended.

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