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The neuromuscular neurologist at Nemours Children's Hospital in Florida talked about the increasing role of genomic medicine in neuromuscular disorders. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

NLX-112 demonstrated safety and potential efficacy in reducing levodopa-induced dyskinesia and improving motor symptoms in Parkinson disease, with additional benefits seen in patients also receiving stable amantadine.

The phase 2 trial, spanning across 4 sites in the United States, evaluates dose-dependent safety, tolerability, and microglial modulation of foralumab in a cohort of nonactive secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

In this segment, Pagan talked about how the field of neurology has changed in the last decade and shared where he sees it moving forward as well.

Roche has updated its phase 2 GENERATION HD2 trial to continue testing only the higher 100 mg dose of tominersen, following interim data favoring its potential clinical benefit in Huntington disease.

Pagan shared insights from InfusON patient interviews on the challenges and benefits of initiating CSAI therapy and discussed how expert roundtable recommendations can guide neurologists in managing skin nodules associated with treatment.

The switch from 1 anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody to another led to a significant reduction in monthly headache days, regardless of target mechanism, dose history, or time between treatments.

NeuroOne's OneRF system, already cleared for functional neurosurgery, is now being evaluated by the FDA for trigeminal nerve ablation to treat chronic facial pain.

The division chief of child neurology at Dayton Children’s Hospital discussed findings from a study comparing patient satisfaction scores between telehealth and in-person visits in pediatric epilepsy care. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The findings support the neuroprotective effects of GLP-1RAs and SGLT2is, suggesting their possible role in Alzheimer disease prevention strategies in people with type 2 diabetes.

IJMSC Insights offers a closer look at the latest research and the people behind it from the community of the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care (IJMSC) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC).

The director of sleep medicine at Nemours Children's Health in Florida talked about the growing role of multidisciplinary care and novel therapies in managing pediatric sleep disorders.

Results from the open-label extension of a phase 3 trial showed that treatment with ravulizumab sustained clinical benefits for up to 4 years in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.

In this phase 2 trial, TTNS using the Geko device was safe and well tolerated but showed no significant benefit over sham in improving urinary symptoms in Parkinson disease.

The division chief of neurology at Nemours Children’s Hospital spoke on the need for timely referrals to epilepsy centers for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Matthew Wicklund, MD, a professor of neurology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, offered a clinical and translational overview of OPMD, highlighting current care challenges and the early promise of dual-action gene therapy strategies.

In the LEARN trial, long-term MMF treatment in NMDARE reduced relapse risk, improved seizure control and symptom burden, and was well tolerated over 24 months.

Data suggest no significant differences in comorbidity rates in a newly published study, highlighting dosing challenges and treatment patterns in patients receiving immediate-release sodium oxybate.

Pagan discusses the excitement surrounding new therapeutics in neurodegenerative diseases and how advances in protein clearance and inflammation reduction could lead to disease-modifying treatments for conditions like Parkinson disease.

Sonya Miller, medical director at TauRx, discussed the latest clinical data and development plans for HMTM, a potential oral therapy targeting tau pathology in Alzheimer disease.

Fernando L. Pagan, MD, discussed how continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion impacts long-term motor fluctuations in Parkinson disease, highlighting InfusON extension study findings on uninterrupted "good ON" time and reduced "OFF" periods as evidence of its real-world efficacy.

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

A global cohort study identified distinct clinical patterns and higher relapse rates in pediatric patients with MOGAD with non-P42 MOG antibody binding profiles.

Ken Mariash, chief executive officer at Sinaptica, provided commentary on new data from the company’s SinaptiStim neuromodulation system, highlighting its clinical promise in slowing Alzheimer disease progression through targeted, non-drug brain network stimulation.

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 on stroke in epilepsy.

Backed by promising early data and mechanistic insights, SNUG01 enters clinical trials as the first TRIM72-based gene therapy candidate for ALS.

Neuromuscular expert Matthew Alexander, PhD, explores the evolving landscape of targeted therapies in muscular dystrophies, from fibrosis and glycosylation to combination strategies with gene therapy.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 19, 2025. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]