Understanding Differences in B-Cell Depleting Medications for MS: Kristin Galetta, MD, MSEd
February 15th 2022The professor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital discussed her presentation on B-cell depleting therapies such as ocrelizumab and ofatumumab for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
Using Telemedicine to Manage Psychosis in Neurodegenerative Diseases: George Grossberg, MD
February 15th 2022The Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of Geriatric Psychiatry at the St. Louis University School of Medicine discussed the motivation behind recently published recommendations for clinicians who treat psychosis in neurodegenerative diseases in a telemedicine setting. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
EVT Reduces Physical Limitations, Improves 90-Day Outcomes Over Standard Therapy in Severe Stroke
February 13th 2022A greater proportion of those treated with EVT had modified Rankin Scale scores of 0-3 at 90 days and NIHSS improvements of at least 8 points or more at 48 hours, relative to standard medical therapy.
ATA188, Targeting EBV Antigens to Treat Progressive MS: AJ Joshi, MD
February 11th 2022The chief medical officer at Atara Biotherapeutics discussed the investigational agent ATA188, its mechanism to treat multiple sclerosis, and what to look for in its upcoming EMBOLD trial data readout. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Outlining Safety, Efficacy, and Future Research of Fibroblast Technology in Multiple Sclerosis
February 10th 2022Hamid Khoja, PhD, chief scientific officer of FibroBiologics, spoke on the development and studies of CYMS101, which the company anticipates evaluating in a larger clinical trial in 2023.
Outline of New Cleveland Clinic Brain Study: Imad Najm, MD
February 10th 2022The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center provided insight on a new 20-year initiative to uncover more about the origins of neurological diseases and how they occur prior to symptom onset. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Deep Learning Algorithm Shows High Accuracy in Predicting ICH Hematoma Expansion
February 10th 2022The artificial neural network demonstrated an area under the precision-recall curve of 0.92 with recall of 0.72 with precision of 0.39 during testing, all values that were greater than classic regression models.
Prime PD: A New Virtual Fitness Program for Parkinson Disease: Konstantin Karmazin, MD
February 10th 2022The chief medical officer of Prime PD spoke on motivations behind the development of the program and the unique benefits it offers amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]