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A new retrospective analysis revealed that modifying advanced therapies led to improved motor and subjective symptoms, emphasizing the importance of considering combination therapies when efficacy declines or adverse events arise.

The vice president of the Rare Disease Translational Center at the Jackson Laboratory discussed results from a recently published study reinforcing stathmin-2 as a potential therapeutic strategy for ALS. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A-synuclein-positive athletes were similar to α-synuclein-negative athletes on demographics and other serum and blood biomarkers; however, these patients had lower grey matter volumes in the right inferior orbitofrontal, right anterior insula, and right olfactory cortices.

A new feature on NeurologyLive®, IJMSC Insights offers a closer look at the latest research and the people behind it from the community of the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care (IJMSC) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC).

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

A recent meta-analysis revealed significant differences in characteristic between patients with NMOSD and MS, highlighting the need for enhanced tools to differentiate between these diseases for early and accurate diagnosis.

The clinical professor of neurology at Stanford University School of Medicine talked about the collaboration of Rapport leveraging NeuroPace’s data analysis capabilities to study the target delivery of a therapy for focal epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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 ataxia.

A recent subgroup analysis of the N-MOmentum study revealed that inebilizumab had equal efficacy in reducing attacks among Asian and nonAsian patients with NMOSD, demonstrating its continued superiority over placebo.

Neurology News Network for the week ending December 16, 2023. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The chief medical officer at Biohaven provided context on how BHV-7000 may be used with other antiseizure medications as well as what changes in spectral power tell about the agent. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending December 15, 2023.

AOC 1044 was well-tolerated in healthy volunteers, delivering dose-dependent increases in PMO concentrations in skeletal muscle following administration.

The assistant professor at Cleveland Clinic discussed findings from a recently published study that provided insights on the understanding of the molecular basis for female predominance in Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Jennifer Gudeman, PharmD. [LISTEN TIME: 17 minutes]

A new feature on NeurologyLive®, IJMSC Insights offers a closer look at the latest research and the people behind it from the community of the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care (IJMSC) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC).

In a recent analysis, acute levodopa induced a robust short-duration response (SDR) and long-duration response (LDR), with further improvement in the combined SDR plus LDR state in patients with Parkinson disease.

The positive data report could potentially build on phase 2 study of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in which CAP-1002 met its primary end point.

The system vice chair for the department of neurology at Allegheny Health Network discussed the shift in migraine treatment over the past few years with the approval of new therapies and allowing patients more options for their health. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

New preliminary data showed that more than 50% of dosed pediatric patients with X-linked myotubular myopathy achieved ventilator independence, with some attaining the ability to walk independently.

In a recently published study, findings revealed that mitochondrial dysfunction in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder may serve as a predictor for the progression of Parkinson disease.

The senior vice president, global head of medical affairs, and chief medical officer at Acadia Pharmaceutical, provided an overview of LILAC-2, a long-term, open-label study assessing the treatment benefits of trofinetide (Daybue). [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Lobule VIIB showed a non-linear pattern of lower volume with each Hoehn and Yahr-increment bilaterally, with the most significant group differences at stages 4-5 compared with controls.

In recent conversations with experts in epilepsy, the impact of stigmatization remains high for patients and ongoing efforts by clinicians to address this issue in the clinical setting has been underscored, despite the global lack of awareness about new treatments and other resources.

The chief medical officer of Biohaven discussed early-stage data supporting the efficacy and safety of BHV-7000, a selective Kv7.2/7.3 potassium channel activator in development for patients with epilepsy.

Also known as ATH-1017, fosgonimeton demonstrated a safe profile, with directional improvements in cognitive, functional, and biomarker assessments.

The OneRF Ablation System follows the Evo cortical and sEEG electrode product lines, marking a significant step in NeuroOne's journey to offer innovative solutions for neurological conditions.

The chief medical officer at Biohaven provided clinical insight on the mechanism of action of BHV-7000, an antiseizure medication, and its supportive phase 1 data. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]