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The neurology resident from the University of Pennslyvania talked about stroke prevalence in the United States between 1999 and 2018 as part of a presentation at the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

A statistically significantly higher proportion of patients, both with and without predose aura, achieved 2-hour relief of the most bothersome symptom with zavegepant.

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

The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University provided commentary on the need for clinicians to be transparent with patients with MS about potential differences in disease course. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Experts review the state of SMA diagnosis and medications, highlighting factors that guide treatment selection in North America and South America.

Neurology News Network for the week ending April 30, 2023. [WATCH TIME: 4 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 the history of the American Academy of Neurology.

In a subgroup of individuals with Huntington disease with high baseline C4a/C4 levels, treatment with ANX005 resulted in significant improvement in composite Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale across all timepoints.

In April 2023, NeurologyLive® is spotlighting a clinician in neuromuscular diseases, Michelle Mauermann, MD, chair of the division of neuromuscular medicine at Mayo Clinic.

Kimberly O’Neill, MD, pediatric neuroimmunology fellow at NYU Langone, discussed her presentation at the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting focused on cognitive similarities between pediatric and adult MS.

The president elect of the Association of University Professors of Neurology discussed the benefits of working in neurology and the ways to not only attract new clinicians, but keep those already in the field. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of the Massachusetts General Hospital ALS Care Center discussed the importance of effective disease-modifying therapies for ALS and the potential of CNM-Au8 in the management of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Q-Motor, an objective measure of motor function, showed robust beneficial effects for individuals treated with pridopidine in PROOF-HD at various time points.

The director of Cleveland Clinic's Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute shared his insight into the findings of the World Brain Study, 15 months after its initiation.

The head of the MS Center at Methodist Hospitals and assistant professor of neurology at Indiana University discusses the factors that affect the clinical care of LGBTQ+ patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Inhibition of serum free complement 5 with ravulizumab was sustained throughout the treatment period according to a pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics analysis.

The professor of neurology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine talked about diagnostic tools and using memory aids for patients with cognitive impairment at the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Minoryx's leriglitazone showed a decrease in matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentrations in pediatric patients with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, according to a 24-week analysis.

The director of the Sleep Disorders Center and staff in the Epilepsy Center at Cleveland Clinic discussed how additional sensors in seizure monitoring for patients with epilepsy may help better manage the risk of SUDEP. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The medical director of the Center for Neurological Disorders at the University of Toledo discussed positive phase 3 findings assessing P2B001, and how the agent would potentially fit in the Parkinson treatment landscape. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

After 66 weeks of treatment, patients on eplontersen showed sustained reduction in TTR concentration, halted progression of neuropathy impairment, and improved quality of life.

The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University discussed a presentation at AAN 2023 characterizing the clinical and MRI features of Latinx with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

In comparison with placebo, atogepant 30 mg twice daily and 60 mg once daily resulted in greater reductions in monthly migraine days, as well as proportion of patients with at least 50% reduction in 3-month average of MMDs.

The chief medical officer and cofounder of CND Life Sciences, who served as principal investigator of the study, offered insight into the Syn-ONe Test's clinical utility.

The pump, attached to a wearable retainer, continuously delivers the liquid medication with little to no adverse effects.

The treatment was superior in preventing on-trial relapse in both the monotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy groups compared with placebo in the CHAMPION-NMOSD trial.

The professor of neurology at King’s College, London, spoke about the phase 3 ELEVATE trial investigating atogepant for episodic migraine at the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The head of the Stroke Program and Medical Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic provided perspective on the ENRICH trial, the first positive surgical trial for intracerebral hemorrhage. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]