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The wearable device received its original FDA go-ahead in 2019, and has since demonstrated effectiveness in preventive and acute care for migraine treatment in adolescents and adults.

In recognition of Rare Disease Day, the NeurologyLive® team offered an extensive update on the state of care and treatment for a few rare neurological diseases, including Pompe disease, Rett syndrome, among others.

The director of the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center provided context on the CASA-MS study, and the key differences in why certain patients with multiple sclerosis experience more rapid disability progression. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Review the latest peer-reviewed articles dedicated to the multidisciplinary management of multiple sclerosis published in the International Journal of MS Care.

In a dose-ranging study, the gene therapy achieved 78% Gb3 substrate clearance at 6 months and 77% reduction in urine podocyte loss in 1 of the first kidney biopsies.

Compared with those on an unrestricted diet, patients with MS on intermittent calorie restriction showed greater cognitive performance, as assessed by SDMT, after 12 weeks dieting.

Episode 31 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Donald S. Higgins, Jr., MD, of the VHA and Albany Medical College; and Adam Newsom, of Merritt Hawkins. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

At the 2023 ACTRIMS Forum, the staff neurologist from the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at the Cleveland Clinic talked about the lack of trust and engaging more with the MS community. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A survey showed that 69% of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders reported lost income because of hospital visits related to disease relapse.

The ozanimod group demonstrated significantly lower odds of safety outcomes such as nasopharyngitis, diarrhea, and urinary tract infection relative to diroximel fumarate.

The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, spoke at the 2023 ACTRIMS Forum about disparities in care access for patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Current research pushes to advance therapeutic possibilities and understand underlying neural mechanisms for gait impairments in individuals with the disease.

An ad hoc analysis of patients from a pair of phase 3 clinical trials and an open-label extension suggest that more than 5 years of treatment with ozanimod (Zeposia; BMS) was safe, without differences in age groups.

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 ACTRIMS.

Results from the open-label SAkuraMoon study show consistent relapse freedom in satralizumab-treated patients with aquaporin-4-IgG-seropositive NMOSD.

Treatment with either rituximab and ocrelizumab, 2 FDA-approved therapies that target CD20, resulted in similar odds of experiencing a clinical disease activity in both unadjusted and adjusted analyses.

Since the days of limited treatment in neurology, 30 years of progress have brought an expanded armamentarium of therapies for many neurological disorders.

A preclinical assessment of evobrutinib showed it demonstrated superior efficacy in targeting compartmentalized neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis compared with anti-CD20 treatment.

Neurology News Network for the week ending February 26, 2022. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

An analysis of patients with MOGAD showed that only 50% of those treated with various immunotherapies over a long-term period maintained relapse-free status.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 24, 2023.

Between pretreatment naïve patients and those previously on disease-modifying therapies, treatment with cladribine resulted in stable scores on Symbols Digit Modalities Test and other cognitive assessments.

The multiple sclerosis fellow at Michigan Institute for Neurologic Disorders provided perspective on the clinical utility and advantages of a multi-protein test that assesses multiple sclerosis disease activity. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Secondary findings from a phase 3 study demonstrate a significant decrease in new T1 enhancing lesions and new enlarging hyperintense T2 lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis undergoing glatiramer acetate depot treatment.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Darin Okuda, MD. [LISTEN TIME: 21 minutes]

Study results suggest that selected interventions should be based on phenotypic differences and treatment goals.

Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic or Latino individuals on ocrelizumab did not demonstrate significantly greater risk on 24-week confirmed disability progression relative to non-Hispanic Whites.

Majority of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis demonstrated achieving and maintaining no evidence disease activity after being treated with ublituximab.