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Pediatric specialists reflected on the challenges and gaps in assessing depressive and anxiety symptoms among youth with epilepsy, emphasizing that patients with lower IQs are often excluded from research and clinical screening. [WATCH TIME: 3 MINUTES]

Neurology News Network for the week ending January 17, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The therapy also received orphan drug designation from the FDA.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending January 16, 2026.

Use of immediate-release amantadine as an add-on to levodopa reduced peak-dose dyskinesia incidence in patients with early Parkinson disease, according to results from the phase 2 PREMANDYSK trial.

Pediatric specialists reflected on the goal and findings of the study, describing the elevated prevalence of depressive symptoms among youth with epilepsy and highlighting temporal lobe epilepsy as a particularly high-risk subgroup. [WATCH TIME: 2 MINUTES]

At CTAD 2025, the director of Banner Alzheimer’s Institute discussed emerging epidemiologic and translational evidence suggesting that certain vaccines may confer protection against dementia. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Paul Melmeyer, MPP, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, Muscular Dystrophy Association, explains how adding Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the Recommended Unified Screening Panel reshapes early diagnosis, treatment timing, and family counseling.

Published phase 3 data in JAMA Neurology highlighted tofersen's potential to slow ALS progression and improve survival, marking a breakthrough in SOD1-ALS treatment.

The associate professor at The University of Tokyo talked about how lifestyle-focused multidomain interventions, including exercise, sleep, and nutrition, may improve cognitive function. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

In the middle of 2026, the company is planning to submit a BLA for RGX-202 via an accelerated approval pathway.

A trio of clinician authors provided insights on a recently published paper assessing youths with refractory epilepsy and ways to combat depressive symptoms.

The European Commission approved Biogen’s high-dose nusinersen regimen for 5q SMA, supported by DEVOTE trial data showing significantly improved motor function with a safety profile consistent with the standard-dose regimen.

The senior director of the Fluid Biomarker Program at Banner Health highlighted the evolving role of blood and fluid biomarkers in Alzheimer disease research and clinical practice.

Annette Lenger-Gould, MD, PhD, lead for clinical and translational neuroscience at Kaiser Permanente, discusses findings and significance from a recently published trial assessing rituximab in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis.

The FDA approved Sentynl Therapeutics’ copper histidinate for the treatment of pediatric Menkes disease, a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder, following an earlier complete response letter.

At MDS 2025, the professor of neurology at University de Tunis El Manar described the role of global collaboration in advancing the understanding, diagnosis, and management of Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The FDA is expected to have a decision on efgartigimod as potentially the first approved therapy for seronegative myasthenia gravis by May 10, 2026.

The research portfolio director at the Muscular Dystrophy Association spoke about ongoing advances in ALS research and how they may inform approaches to therapeutic development. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Those from the clinical community may expect to hear data from the registrational trial assessing zorevunersen in Dravet syndrome by mid-2027.

Treatment with the orexin-receptor 2 agonist oveporexton was associated with improvements in attention, memory, and executive function in adults with narcolepsy type 1.

A phase 2 trial shows NNZ-2591 improves symptoms in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome, paving the way for a phase 3 study.

Oculis advances Privosegtor, a potential first neuroprotective therapy for optic neuritis, following FDA breakthrough designation and promising trial results.

The clinical assistant professor at Feinberg School of Medicine outlined some of the major revisions proposed for the NMOSD diagnostic criteria presented at ECTRIMS 2025. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

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Annexon submitted an EMA marketing application for tanruprubart, a first-in-class C1q monoclonal antibody that showed faster and more complete recovery in Guillain-Barré syndrome patients across randomized trials.

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 epilepsy comorbidities!

Angela Lek, PhD, chief research officer at the Muscular Dystrophy Association, provided an outlook on the 2026 MDA meeting and what clinicians should look forward to in preparation.