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Patients with a previous history of cardiovascular risks experienced similarly low number of cardiovascular events with treatment of fremanezumab compared with placebo.

In total, 50% of patients eligible for device-aided therapies did not report having any discussion with providers about future device-aided therapies.

The 2021 AAN Meeting Hot Topics plenary focused on neurological facets of COVID-19, and featured insight from Anthony Fauci, MD, of NIAID, and Walter Koroshetz, MD, of NINDS, among others.

The vascular neurology fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center discussed strategies to improve stroke care efficiency in women and African Americans.

An AAN session included presentations of research on the latest advancements and knowledge in neuromodulation for patients with these disorders.

The associate professor and director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University discussed 2 research projects she led presented at AAN 2021 on the efficacy and safety of fremanezumab.

The chief of neurology at Ascension Saint Agnes discussed how providing an overview of patient-specific risk factors and mitigation can improve poststroke care.

Aducanumab currently sits before the FDA for review for the treatment of Alzheimer disease, with a PDUFA date set for June 7, 2021.

Results from the ongoing clinical trial will help define clinical management guidelines for switching patients with relapsing MS on other disease-modifying therapies to siponimod.

Researchers from Ascension Saint Agnes improved compliance in their hospital in providing patient-specific, stroke-dedicated discharge instructions.

The vascular neurology fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center discussed findings that African American women had the lowest functional performance in stroke rehabilitation.

Serious adverse events occurred in 3.7% and 2.4% of subjects in the subgroups of patients with 1 and 2 or more triptan failures, respectively.

The professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic discussed the reasoning for the research he presented at AAN 2021 on social determinants and their impact on epilepsy treatment times.

The study presented at the 2021 AAN Meeting follows the complete response letter issued by the FDA to Acadia Pharmaceuticals due to deficiencies in their sNDA.

The chief of neurology at Ascension Saint Agnes discussed her team’s efforts to increase compliance in providing patient-specific stroke DCI.

Data from a cohort of more than 900 individuals suggest that while total tau can add cross-sectional value in certain contexts, neurofilament light served better for prognostication of cognitive decline and imaging changes.

The neurologist from Mayo Clinic discussed his abstract at AAN 2021 comparing stroke rates in patients with cerebral amyloid antipathy given treatment with aspirin.

Critically ill patients who were obtunded, stuporous, or comatose had pediatric lateralized epileptiform discharges, and acute brain insults were among many clinical characteristics to benefit from longer EEG.

Kimberly Allen-Philbey, a PhD candidate at the Barts MS Center in London, discussed the advantages of using a personalized dosing schedule of off-label, subcutaneous cladribine.

The 2021 AAN Annual Meeting will be held virtually from April 17-22. Follow along with coverage from NeurologyLive, including expert interviews and session recaps.

The senior investigator at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke spoke about further research his lab is conducting into MS mechanisms.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed solutions to improve disparities in stroke care and the need for future research on social determinants of health.

Jemima Akinsanya, DO, Neuroimmunology Clinical Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, discussed new studies of anakinra and tolebrutinib in MS.

The postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University discussed the use of the DISCO-MS survey and its potential for future research projects.

The duo from the National Institutes of Health discussed how monitoring and treating paramagnetic rim lesions can improve patient care in multiple sclerosis.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine detailed the reasons behind the lack of research on social determinants of health on stroke outcomes.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine provided plans of action to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in stroke.

The PhD candidate at the Barts MS Center in London discussed the upcoming Chariot MS study as well as further research she would like to conduct in personalized cladribine dosing.