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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.

An update on the phase 1b study of Pfizer’s investigational DMD treatment was presented at the MDA 2021 conference.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine detailed a number of presentations from ISC 2021.

Researchers conducted a post-hoc analysis of Study 19 to determine hazard ratios of milestone occurrences in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The duo from the National Institutes of Health discussed the advantages of the ultra-high resolution imaging technology in research.

Preliminary results from the IGNITE-DMD trial also showed a decreased in creatine kinase levels and improvements on NSAA and PODCI.

The postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University discussed the long-term plans to gain a better understanding of MS diagnosis disclosure and how it can impact other qualities of life.

The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed the abundance of research from the Florida Stroke Registry presented at ISC 2021.

The fellow of autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital also discussed concerns of associations between multiple sclerosis and COVID-19.

The PhD candidate at the Barts MS Center in London discussed her study presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2021 that evaluated CPD in patients with relapsing MS.

Researchers observed improvements in motor and respiratory function and biomarkers in the investigational treatment group.

Alise Carlson, MD, a resident at Cleveland Clinic, detailed the reasons for her study evaluating genetic leukodystrophies and their differences to multiple sclerosis at diagnosis.

The triage software yielded a sensitivity and specificity of 59.7% and 91.5%, respectively, for all scans in a study including more than 1000.

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The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine outlined the Florida Stroke Registry and its capabilities.

The VBP-LTE study found no evidence of slowed linear growth, insulin resistance, or osteocalcin decreases.

P values showed evidence of statistical significance at the conventional P <.05 threshold for all assessed non-inferiority margins.

The senior investigator at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke outlined studies on anakinra and tolebrutinib as part of a new phase 2a clinical trial paradigm.

There was very good to excellent level of agreement between the instrumented insoles and the gold-standard reference system.

The Neuroimmunology Clinical Fellow at the National Institutes of Health discussed the evaluations of 2 therapies in multiple sclerosis that she is partaking in.