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Neurology News Network. for the week ending October 12, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending October 11, 2024.

The director of the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine talked about findings from a recently published study on immune responses to Alzheimer disease risk genes between male and female mice. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Sarah Anderson, PharmD, NBC-HWC, senior director of clinical resources and programming at National MS Society, talked about the significant updates under the Inflation Reduction Act to come in 2025 for patients with multiple sclerosis.

In this discussion, experts provide key considerations in the process of newborn screening for SMA, noting the need for developing local protocols and understanding the limitations of screening infants early in life.

HNSA-5487 exhibited lower pre-treatment anti-drug antibody levels and reduced ADA responses compared to imlifidase, indicating a favorable immunogenicity profile and strong potential for redosing, with no serious adverse events observed.

AOC 1001, also known as del-desiran, has shown promising results in improving muscle strength and reducing myotonia in patients with DM1, with patients even reporting better daily activities like hand grip strength.

The senior director of clinical resources and programming at National MS Society discussed the significant updates to Medicare Part D in 2025 that will cap annual out-of-pocket costs and introduce a flexible payment plan option for enrollees. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of September 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

In this episode, experts discuss groundbreaking updates in spinal muscular atrophy diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of early intervention and newborn screening.

After 52 weeks of treatment, no significant differences were found in cardiac MRI measures such as ejection fraction, end diastolic volume, or circumferential strain between the two groups.

The decision follows positive data from multiple trials, showing significant improvement in both cardiac function and muscle performance in patients with DMD.

Alexander disease, a rare leukodystrophy estimated to occur in 1 in 1 million patients in the United States, has no FDA-approved treatments to date.

The chief medical officer and chief development officer at BlueRock Therapeutics discussed the promise behind bemdaneprocel and its unique mechanism of action relative to other Parkinson disease treatments. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Erik Musiek, MD, PhD, a professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, provided clinical insight on a presentation from ANA 2024 highlighting the intricate relationship between circadian rhythms, glial activation, and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease.

In this episode, our panel of experts delves into the latest updates on spinal muscular atrophy diagnosis, focusing on the critical role of newborn screening, early intervention, and evolving classification methods for improved patient outcomes.

The postdoctoral research assistant at Charité University Berlin discussed how the new diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis could offer earlier detection, especially in those with overlapping autoimmune conditions, through advanced imaging markers.

No serious adverse events were reported, and the therapy demonstrated a favorable safety profile over the 5-year study period.

A group of experts from The Neuron Clinic shared their experience developing a novel inclusive clinical program to treat patients with early Alzheimer disease using lecanemab.

The hope is that NP001 could potentially slow the progression of the disease through its unique immunologic mechanism.

Overall, vatiquinone-treated patients demonstrated persistent effects on disease progression over a 144-week long-term period, leading to a future regulatory submission.

The disease area stronghold leader in neurodegeneration at Johnson & Johnson discussed data presented at AAIC 2024 highlighting different subtypes of Alzheimer disease that may lead to more personalized treatments. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

RAG-18 is an saRNA delivered to muscle tissue to increase UTRN expression and compensate for DMD defects regardless of the location of mutation on DMD gene.

Patients aged 2-21 receiving apitegromab showed clinically meaningful motor function improvements, with a favorable safety profile consistent with long-term data, as Scholar Rock prepares for U.S. and EU regulatory submissions in Q1 2025.

Michelle Bravo, MD, an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Miami, provided commentary on a rare case report of a subdural hematoma linked to spontaneous intracranial hypotension caused by a refractory CSF leak.

Over half of the patients (56.7%) discontinued at least one class of acute migraine medication within 12 months post-erenumab initiation.

The chair of neurology at Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron talked about the revision of the MS diagnostic criteria that will integrate new evidence, biological markers, and advanced MRI findings to enable earlier and more precise diagnoses. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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The orphan medicinal product designation given by the European Commission was based on findings produced in research funded by the United States Department of Defense.