The Vital Need to Recognize Tardive Dyskinesia
The professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine discussed the imperative need for physicians to recognize tardive dyskinesia.
Rolf Fronczek, PhD, MD: Cluster Headaches and Sleep
Recent work demonstrates that the anterior part of the hypothalamus is enlarged in cluster headache.
Mandibular Movement Monitoring Can Assess Efficacy of Oral Sleep Apnea Devices
Tracking mandibular movements is a useful tool when measuring the efficacy of oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnea.
Heightened Stroke Risk After MI Lingers Longer Than Previously Believed
The assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine shared the findings from a recent study that suggested a heightened risk of stroke may linger up to 3 months after myocardial infarction.
Using Big Data Sets to Better Inform Treatment Decisions in MS
Could big data, combined with a biomarker, provide beneficial information for physicians treating multiple sclerosis?
Claudia Testa, MD, PhD: Advancements Made in Huntington Disease Treatment
The professor of neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University discussed all the progress that’s been made in the space and shared her thoughts on the advances.
A New Day for the State of Care for Tardive Dyskinesia
The professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the condition and the available therapies, as well as some of the needs that remain unmet.
Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
Researchers found a link between atrial fibrillation and an increased risk of dementia and concluded that anticoagulants could help decrease that risk.
Learning from the Past in the Development of Parkinson Disease Cell Therapies
The associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine spoke about the history of cell therapies for Parkinson disease and how it’s informing current work.
Addressing Cognitive Issues In Patients With Epilepsy
Cognitive complaints remain a major issue for patients with epilepsy, leading the epileptologist at the University of Pennsylvania to share her insight into addressing them.
Joshua Cohen, MD: Fremanezumab's Impact on Quality of Life and Comorbidities
The Global Medical Lead for Migraine and Headache at Teva Pharmaceuticals provided insight into how fremanezumab has helped to improve these facets of the condition.
Research Makes Headway in Dementia With Lewy Bodies and the Influx of Gene Therapy
The president of the ANA offered his perspective on these novel genetic therapies, as well as other a few other areas of interest.
Case Report: Sudden Mutism
Could 20 years of treatment for migraine have prompted a spontaneous absence of speech after this patient stopped taking her medication?
Could Diabetes Medications Reduce Alzheimer Disease Severity?
The professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai spoke about new study findings that suggest antidiabetic therapy could reduce Alzheimer genetic expression.
Rolf Fronczek, PhD, MD: Narcolepsy and Opiates
The neurologist discussed an analysis of findings suggesting that opiate agonists may have a role in the treatment of narcolepsy.
Epilepsy, the Perfect Paradigm in Implementing Telemedicine
The clinical professor in pediatric neurology and director of regional neurology services at Children's Hospital Colorado shared her thoughts on why epilepsy is the perfect paradigm to implement telemedicine.
Sodium Oxybate Approved, ANAVEX 2-73 Shows Positive Results, Ubrogepant for Acute Migraine Care, and Stroke Risk with Migraine
Neurology News Network for the week of November 3, 2018.
Concomitant Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Memantine May be Confounded with Outcomes in Alzheimer Clinical Trials
In clinical trials, differences in the use of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine between treatment and placebo groups may lead to the conclusion that a treatment is effective when it is not, or vice versa.
Oral Film Clobazam Given FDA Go-Ahead for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
This is the first oral film formulation of clobazam approved, highlighting the challenge of medication administration in patients with LGS, who often struggle due to physical, behavioral, or cognitive impacts.
Robert J. Fox, MD: Treating Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
The neurologist from Cleveland Clinic discussed the challenges of treating progressive MS, and shared his clinical experience with ibudilast.
Young Fresh Frozen Plasma Proves Feasible for Alzheimer Symptom Amelioration
Although treatment needs to be assessed in a larger trial, it also showed improvements in 2 measurements of functional ability.
Dystonia, A Disorder Longing for More Therapies
The Pediatric Movement Disorders Neurologist at UT Southwestern recommends that when encountering a patient with a movement disorder to organize your thought process in 3 steps.
Treatment With Antidiabetic Medications Shows Effect on Alzheimer Disease Genetic Expression
The compromised microvascular and insulin receptor signaling pathways seen in Alzheimer disease have been shown to be reduced or normalized by exposure to antidiabetic therapies.
Searching for a Biomarker in MS: Neurofilament Light Chain
The medical director of clinical development at Biogen spoke about the current use of the biomarker and the steps being taken clinically validate it.
Kate Davis, MD, MSTR: Referring Patients to An Epileptologist
The epileptologist discussed this challenge, and shared her thoughts on how to maintain this communication.
Immune System Reconstitution in Multiple Sclerosis With Cladribine Tablets
The director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at Thomas Jefferson University provided insight on the potential effect cladribine could have on multiple sclerosis.
AMBAR Data Revealed Significant Reduction in the Progress of Alzheimer Disease
Trial results showed a reduction of 61% in disease progression in both primary efficacy endpoints measuring cognition and activities of daily living at 14 months.
Neurology Comic: How Do I Change My Genes?
I have Huntington disease in my family. How do I change my genes?
Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil: Dopaminergic Cell Replenishment in Parkinson Disease
The associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine discussed this work, and what she and her colleagues believe could be addressed by a successful effort.
Tideglusib Improves Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Neuromuscular Symptoms
In its second phase 2 trial, the therapy, also known as AMO-02, resulted in improvements in cognitive function, fatigue, and neuromuscular symptoms.