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Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy receiving the treatment had a decline in Mid-level Performance of Upper Limb scores in the phase 2 trial of the cell therapy.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending October 1, 2021.

The expert medical director at Roche provided detail on results from the phase 2 PASADENA study presented at the 2021 MDS Virtual Congress. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

David R. Lynch, MD, PhD, professor of neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, discussed why omaveloxolone’s recent success speaks to the progress made within the FA treatment space.

The investigator at the Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital spoke to the data backing the investigational AMX0035 in the treatment of ALS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Children and adults with migraine displayed significantly less REM sleep as a percentage of total sleep time than healthy individuals.

When used for at least 30 days, it was reported that patients with essential tremor reported improvement in tremor power following 54% of sessions.

Susana Vacas, MD, PhD, discussed a recent article that outlined postoperative neurocognitive disorders and the association with anesthesia in older adults undergoing surgery.

As the MS patient population includes more patients from the millennial generation, the founder and CEO of the Joi Life Wellness Group Multiple Sclerosis Center offered her insight on the way care differs for this generation compared with prior ones. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Expert clinicians offer their perspectives on the ongoing shortage of neurologists, transgender and gender-diverse individuals with migraine, artificial intelligence and neuroimaging, Student Sleep Health Week 2021, and the importance of rehabilitation therapy in multiple sclerosis.

The physical therapist at UC Health and cochair of the International Organization of MS Rehabilitation Therapists discussed the importance of the care team for patients with MS and the role effective communication plays. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Even after excluding those who received ALS diagnosis in the 5 years prior, higher HDL and APOA1 levels were associated with a lower risk of ALS.

The study is the first to provide data from all Latin American countries, further identifying geographic-resultant limitations of access to technology and therapy for NMOSD.

Mitzi Joi Williams, MD, shares her insights about differences in treatment and approach between millennial patients and the older generations of those with MS.

Commenting on recent advances and persistent challenges for these patients, the associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Keck Hospital spoke on the need to increase equity and access to care. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The multinational study uses change from baseline to week 12 in total Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale score, defined as sum of parts II and III scores, as the primary end point.

The agent had previously demonstrated positive results in a phase 2a setting, with favorable trends on modified Unified MSA Rating Scale scores across a 12-week period.

The associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Keck Hospital discussed the role of occupational therapists and other medical professionals in the care of these patient populations. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine discussed the state of care for Friedrich ataxia and omaveloxolone’s potential to become its first approved therapy.

The gepant, marketed as Qulipta, is the first oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist approved for episodic migraine.

The first-of-its-kind, peer-nominated recognition program will celebrate the comprehensive care community in multiple sclerosis.

The associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Keck Hospital discussed the growing awareness for the care of these patients, as well as the integration of occupational therapists. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

The submission includes findings from Study 1601, along with long-term safety and efficacy data from Zogenix’s ongoing open-label extension trials.

The investigational antiamyloid beta (Aß) protofibril antibody previously known as BAN2401 is being submitted to the FDA under the accelerated approval pathway for the treatment of Alzheimer disease.

With AMX0035 expected to be submitted to the FDA for review in the coming months, the investigator at the Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital chimed in to share her thoughts on its potential. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Jess Holguin, OTD, OT/L, spoke on the unique role occupational therapists can play for patients with neuromuscular and movement disorders.

Despite not achieving statistical significance, there was greater relative reduction in seizure frequency over placebo in those with a structural etiology for focal epilepsy than those without, laying the foundation for future research.

Data from the STRIDE patient registry showed that treatment was also associated with a delay in pulmonary function decline for those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.