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A rare case of neuromyelitis optica was reported with a woman aged in her 70s from Iran who experienced neurological symptoms after COVID-19 vaccination.

The director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain provided insight on how the 5-Cog assessment tool is specifically tailored for people from a range of racial and ethnic background, education levels, and socioeconomic circumstances. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

In addition to improving ON time in patients with Parkinson disease, ND0612 was well tolerated, with only 6.3% of patients randomized to the treatment discontinuing the trial.

The assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin spoke about the differences between health disparities and health equity in epilepsy care at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

A questionnaire showed that adolescents with narcolepsy and parents prefer to receive details on narcolepsy at the time of diagnosis from a healthcare provider.

A population-based incident of Parkinson disease cases showed patients were more likely to develop PD dementia in 10 years with a lower level of lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase activity.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Sharon Cohen, MD, FRCPC. [LISTEN TIME: 14 minutes]

The behavioral neurologist and medical director of the Toronto Memory Program provided perspective on how lecanemab’s FDA approval changes the capabilities of treating Alzheimer disease in its earliest stages. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Approved under the accelerated approval pathway, the current indication for lecanemab states the company must provide phase 4 study evidence to confirm the agent’s effect in Alzheimer disease.

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

The Baldwin Keyes professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University, spoke with us at the 2022 AES Conference about the definition of a seizure. [WATCH TIME: 3 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 Alzheimer disease and dementia.

A study reported a rare case of seronegative NMOSD with a middle-aged man in Nepal who did not improve in clinical status and performance after given treatment.

For the first time ever, investigators identified a treatment benefit that extends the time to clinical conversion in RIS and reduces new or newly-enlarging T-weighted hyperintense lesions.

After 2 months of treatment, findings showed more improvement in anxiety and mental status with acupuncture in patients with Parkinson Disease than those on sham acupuncture.

Neurology News Network for the week ending January 7, 2022. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending January 6, 2023.

Marketed as Leqembi, the agent was approved through the accelerated approval pathway and was based on a major study featuring almost 900 patients with early Alzheimer disease.

UCB’s rozanolixizumab received priority review on its biologic license application by FDA and expects feedback during the second quarter of 2023.

The executive vice president of Global Head of Research and Development at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, spoke on the results from the BECOME study presented at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Findings from a large-scale trial of adults aged 65 and older with Parkinson disease showed that treatment with pimavanserin was associated with lower risk of mortality than other atypical antipsychotics.

Anand Patel, MD, CPI, chief medical officer at Conquest Research, spoke about the findings from the phase 2 RELIEF-DPN-1 trial assessing LX9211 in sleep health.

In the phase 3 Clarity AD trial, a 65-year-old patient treated with lecanemab died because of multiple cerebral hemorrhages after undergoing tissue plasminogen activator therapy for ischemic stroke.

A rare case report illustrated an 80-year-old man with aquaporin-4 antibody-positive NMOSD following a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine.

The professor of neurology at the University of Toronto talked about 3 conditions that were discussed during the epilepsy therapies symposium at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The increased risk of dementia in patients showing early orthostatic hypotension was independent of the presence of concomitant supine hypertension and other factors associated with cognitive impairment.

With this new approval, the Zoom RDL becomes the newest addition to Imperative’s Zoom Stroke Solution, a complete stroke system designed for effective clot removal in ischemic stroke.

The professor of clinical geriatric epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet discussed strategies for lowering the risk of Alzheimer disease, and the new ways to approach prevention. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]