Eculizumab Safe and Effective in Adolescents With Myasthenia Gravis, Small-Scale Study Suggests
April 23rd 2023FDA-approved for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis in 2016, eculizumab continued to show promising efficacy and safety responses in adolescents with the disease, regardless of on concomitant use of IVIG.
Identifying Gaps in Access to Accurate Information on Epilepsy Surgery: Daniel Correa, MD, MSc
April 23rd 2023The neurologist at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, provided insight on the need to improve online resources that provide epilepsy surgery information to patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Using Artificial Intelligence Applications in Neurology to the Field: Kathryn A. Davis, MD, MSc
April 22nd 2023The associate professor of neurology and director of the Penn Epilepsy Center at the University of Pennsylvania talked about the potential of using artificial intelligence in the field of neurology as part of an upcoming session at the 2023 AAN annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Open-Label Analysis Highlights Long-Term Safety of BTK Inhibitor Tolebrutinib
April 22nd 2023There were no observed tolebrutinib dose effect for treatment-emergent adverse events in the double-blind portion, as well as no new safety signals seen for those who crossed over in the open-label extension.
Targeting Blood Vessels to Improve Treatment for Alzheimer Disease: Costantino Iadecola, MD
April 22nd 2023The director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine talked about the importance of vascular health in preventing cognitive impairment as part of his presentation at the 2023 AAN annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
Expanding KP1077’s Clinical Program to Address Narcolepsy and Other Conditions: Christal Mickle
April 21st 2023The cofounder and chief product development officer of Zevra Therapeutics talked about the phase 1 clinical trial of KP1077 for narcolepsy and potentially using it to treat other conditions. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Higher HbA1c Concentrations in Diabetes Linked With Greater Risk of Dementia
April 20th 2023Greater cumulative exposure to HbA1c concentrations in the range of 6% to less than 8%, targets proposed by most geriatrics’ guidelines for healthier older people, were associated with lower hazard of dementia.
Advances in Neurology, Contributions to Brain Health: Costantino Iadecola, MD
April 20th 2023The director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine talked about brain health in relation to vascular health ahead of the 2023 AAN annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Significance of New MOGAD Diagnosis Criteria, Inclusion of MOG-IgG: Anastasia Vishnevetsky, MD
April 19th 2023An immunology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital provided perspective on the positive impacts a new diagnostic criterion for MOGAD brings to the clinical community. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Promising Disease-Modifying Therapies in Parkinson Disease
Despite years of use of gold-standard therapy levodopa, therapeutic development in Parkinson disease has advanced rapidly and expanded to numerous novel pathways and targets.
Analyzing Specific Pathways in Cells to Prevent Relapse in NMOSD: Shuhei Nishiyama, MD, PhD
April 19th 2023The research fellow at the Neuroimmunology Clinic and Research Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, talked about his research of cell function in NMOSD to be presented at the upcoming AAN annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
NeuroVoices: Aaron Ritter, MD, on Navigating Treatment Options for Parkinson Disease Psychosis
April 19th 2023The director of the Memory & Cognitive Disorders Clinic at Hoag Neuroscience Institute provided detail on an educational course that examined medication management for Parkinson disease psychosis.