Sleep Studies Determine Sleep Disorders in Patients with Epilepsy: Milena Pavlova, MD
December 25th 2022At the 2022 AES annual meeting, the associate professor at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital talked about sleep testing for patients with epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Prioritizing Sleep Health From a Public Health Standpoint
December 23rd 2022The past year has provided great steps forward in sleep science, and coupled with the lingering difficulties in care and the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects, the field is coming to a head to make sleep health a public health priority.
Interactions Between Sleep Disorders and Epilepsy in Adults: Milena Pavlova, MD
December 22nd 2022The associate professor at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital spoke about sleep disorders and epilepsy in adults at the 2022 AES annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Digital Interventions and Wearable Devices for Preventative Care in MS: Michelle Chen, PhD
December 22nd 2022The neuropsychologist at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, spoke about the different types of nonpharmacological digital interventions for multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Initiating Discussions About Chronic Migraine and the Next Steps: Dolores Santamaria, MD
December 21st 2022The director of the Headache Center at Allegheny Health Network provided perspective on the process of identifying a patient with chronic migraine and initiating a proper treatment plan. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]
FDA Approves Insightec’s Exablate Neuro to Treat Second Side of Essential Tremor
December 21st 2022Using focused ultrasound waves, the Exablate Neuro platform has now gained the FDA greenlight for medication-refractory essential tremor, tremor-dominant Parkinson disease, and second side of essential tremor.
Understanding the Goals of TSC Steps and Use of Sirolimus: Darcy Krueger, MD, PhD
December 20th 2022The director of the Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic at Cincinnati Children’s provided background on the idea of TSC Steps, a trial designed to assess whether early intervention with sirolimus could significant impact disease course of tuberous sclerosis complex. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Recognizing Health Disparities in Infantile Spasms at Local and National Levels: Kerri Neville, MD
December 19th 2022The pediatric neurologist and epileptologist at the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital spoke at the 2022 AES conference about disparities that currently exist in epilepsy care. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Linking the Latest Research to Clinical Care in MS: Robert Bermel, MD
December 19th 2022The director of the Mellen Center for MS at Cleveland Clinic offered an overview of the State of the Science Summit that was held on November 10, 2022, featuring a panel of expert clinicians. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]