Latest Conference Coverage

The social worker in the Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia talked about depression and suicidality rates in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The professor of anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis discussed the reasons behind his presentation at the 2023 AHS Annual Meeting on engaging underserved populations in pain medicine research. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The assistant professor at Queen’s University discussed results from a pilot trial that evaluated the impact of a dyadic physical activity intervention among both caregivers and patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

At month 2 of a 3-month treatment period, investigators observed an improvement of 2.75 days favoring tricaprilin.

Patients with generalized myasthenia gravis treated with efgartigimod consistently exceeded treatment compared with placebo regardless of gender in age, disease duration, BMI, and thymectomy.

The duo from Indiana University School of Medicine discussed the ongoing research initiatives to better understand sleep disorders among pediatrics, and ways to improve approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The postdoctoral researcher in the department of neurology at John Hopkins School of Medicine talked about indole-3-lactate as a signaling molecule in the gut-brain axis and its potential as a treatment for MS. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The undergraduate program director at the University of South Carolina discussed outdated teaching methods used in neurology, and the need to provide different hands-on approaches to students. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The director of the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center talked about the ENLIGHTEN trial, where results showed a correlation between cognitive impairment and brain volume with ozanimod. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Findings from data on patients with various autoimmune disorders who used remibrutinib, a BTK inhibitor in development for multiple sclerosis, reported no safety concerns in laboratory analyses.

The senior vice president for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation talked about the issue of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis and the significant, multifaceted challenges patients face. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The duo from Indiana University School of Medicine provided perspective on the reasons for why cognitive behavioral therapy used for insomnia need to be adjusted in adolescents with the sleep disorder. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Over a 96-week period, more older patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis on diroximel fumarate achieved no evidence of disease activity-3 status vs younger patients.

In the phase 3 OPTIMUM study of ponesimod, findings showed that MRI features in patients with multiple sclerosis were significantly associated with clinical scales.

The assistant professor at Hunter College discussed the approach of systematically localizing symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis for diagnosis based on a clinical workshop. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham discussed the transition from pediatric to adult care for patients with multiple sclerosis as well as the challenges presented in diagnosis, treatment, and understanding the long-term impact of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The director of movement disorders at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute talked about how research in essential tremor is revolutionizing the diagnosis and understanding of the movement disorder. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The professor of anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis discussed the importance of effectively communicating and reciprocating with underserved communities that are of research interest.

The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, talked about the evolution of treatment for Parkinson disease and the new promising therapies patients may seen over the coming years. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The professor of neurology at UMass Chan School of Medicine discussed the various impacts Daylight Savings Time has on sleep quality and overall health in children and adolescents. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

A group of experts in the care of patients with neurological conditions—Amynah Pradhan, PhD; Katherine Podraza, MD, PhD; Elizabeth K. Seng, PhD; Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD, FAHS; Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS—shared their perspectives on hot topics of treatment and management in headache/migraine from the 2023 American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

The head of the MS Center at Methodist Hospitals and assistant professor of neurology at Indiana University talked about the significance of diversity and the health disparities faced by patients with multiple sclerosis in the LGBTQ+ community. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

A group of experts in the care of patients with neurological conditions—Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath; Andrew Solomon, MD; Anne H. Cross, MD; Anthony Feinstein, MPhil, PhD, FRCP; Brian G. Weinshenker, MD, FRCP—shared their perspectives on hot topics of treatment and management in multiple sclerosis from the 2023 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting.

As a recap from AHS 2023, get caught up on some of the latest news in neurology as the NeurologyLive® team shares some of our data updates.

The pain management specialist and headache neurologist at the University of California San Diego Center for Pain Medicine discussed the different forms of cannabis and the need to conduct larger, multicenter studies to better understand its effects in migraine. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

John DeLuca, PhD, senior vice president for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation, discussed the challenges in understanding and measuring fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis.

As a recap from CMSC 2023, get caught up on some of the latest news in neurology as the NeurologyLive® team shares some of our data updates.

The undergraduate program director at the University of South Carolina provided perspective on the factors that go into building an equitable and effective medical course for young medical professionals. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]