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Neurology News Network for the week ending October 14, 2023. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The head of Biogen’s MS and Immunology Department Unit discussed FUSION, a new phase 2, 2-part study assessing the efficacy and safety of BIIB091, an investigational Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending October 13, 2023.

The decision opens the door for greater access to PET imaging that can assist in timely diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and facilitate with appropriate treatment decisions.

Over a 6-month period, ofatumumab-treated patients met the primary end point of no change or reduction in the number of gadolinium-enhancing lesions on MRI.

The clinical research director of the UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center talked about a clinical trial highlighting the therapeutic benefits of longterm treatment with inebilizumab in patients with NMOSD. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Findings from the OCARINA I study presented at the MSMilan 2023 meeting showed that a 920 mg subcutaneous dose of ocrelizumab was well-tolerated in patients with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis, with similar exposure to the FDA-approved intravenous dose.

A recent analysis presented at MSMilan 2023 showed significant cognitive and biomarker improvements among patients with progressive multiple sclerosis receiving repeated intrathecal injections of autologous mesenchymal stem cells.

The director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program at UCLA discussed the need to consider HRT among women with MS going through menopause, and how HRT can improve its negative effects. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Despite not showing significant associations, those with B cell suppression had longer time to relapse, new MRI activity, and progression independent of relapse activity than those without.

The founder and chief executive officer of Joi Life Wellness Group Multiple Sclerosis Center provided insight on the barriers with expanding precision medicine and the need for additional biomarkers of clinical progression. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The administration of a subcutaneous 920-mg dose resulted in near-complete suppression of radiological and clinical disease activity as measured up to week 24, similar to the intravenous therapy.

Using a minimally invasive neuromodulation device, patients showed decreases in Overactive Bladder questionnaire symptoms and increases in OAB-q quality of life scores.

A recent analysis of the PREVENT and CHAMPION-NMOSD found no significant differences in safety outcomes for patients with AQP4+ NMOSD who were treated with rituximab prior to starting C5 complement inhibitors in specific timeframes.

After Supernus met with the FDA earlier this year, the company believes it has addressed the agency’s requests mentioned in its complete response letter delivered in October 2022.

The professor of ophthalmology and neurology at Duke University School of Medicine talked about a recent published study on using artificial intelligence and retinal scans to detect mild cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Following the switch from natalizumab, patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapies like rituximab demonstrated significant reductions in annualized relapse rate.

The senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation discussed a recently published Medicare claims analysis that highlighted significant issues with access to proper care for patients with Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The director of the MedStar Georgetown Headache Center gave commentary on the advances in the treatment of migraine, ways to better utilize CGRP medications, and the introduction of PACAP-targeting agents and their relevancy.

In comparison with placebo, treatment with remote ischemic conditioning was not associated with a significant shift toward better functional outcome at 90 days.

Jacqueline French, MD, professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and chief medical officer of the Epilepsy Foundation, talked about findings from a newly published study assessing XEN1101 in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of September 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

The director of headache medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital talked about the often-overlooked realm of primary headaches beyond migraines as well as the importance of developing targeted treatments and increasing understanding of their pathophysiology. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Loneliness was associated with a higher risk of subsequent PD after accounting for basic demographic variables and other risk, protective, prodromal, or confounding factors.

In preclinical models, treatment with GT-02287 restored GCase enzymatic function, reduced aggregated a-synuclein, neuroinflammation and neuronal death, increased dopamine levels, and improved motor function.

The associate professor, department of medicine, division of neurology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, talked about the importance of establishing normal values for sleep studies, particularly the multiple sleep latency test, to help with effectively diagnosing sleep disorders. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The director of the Duke ALS Clinic at Duke Health discussed the advances in drug development for ALS and ways to evolve future trials to get optimal therapeutic benefit. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

In a phase 3 study, patisiran met its primary and first secondary end point, demonstrating significant benefit in functional capacity, quality of life, and health status, in comparison with placebo.