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The associate professor of neurology at University of California, San Francisco talked about findings from an analysis that assessed the safety of ocrelizumab when administered close to pregnancy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A phase 3b study showed that switching from intravenous C5 inhibitors to subcutaneous zilucoplan in patients with myasthenia gravis was associated with symptom improvement at 12 weeks.

Over 2, phase 3 studies, brexpiprazole-treated patients demonstrated greater response rates across various levels on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Index and Clinical Impression Scale-Improvement assessment.

Combination of atogepant and ubrogepant resulted in minimal adverse events, and were safe and well-tolerated over a 12-week period.

The executive vice president of research at National MS Society talked about the Dystel Prize which is presented at AAN to a recognized individual who promotes further advancements in understanding and treating MS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Results showed consistent reductions in monthly migraine days over 48 weeks, with a favorable safety profile observed.

The medical director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Headache Program discussed key essential knowledge on the diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of different headache types. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

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The assistant professor of neurology at University of Colorado School of Medicine discussed findings on the impact of cenobamate on hospital visits and emergency care for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy following surgery. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of the Allegheny Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Center at Allegheny General Hospital discussed exploring the potential role of BTK inhibitors and advanced MRI techniques to address smoldering multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

Even at the highest modal dose range, findings from the phase 3 RISE-PD trial showed that IPX203 did not increase safety risks for patients with Parkinson disease over time.

New findings from the phase 3 PROOF-HD trial showed that pridopidine outperformed placebo up to 78 weeks in patients with Huntington disease even after excluding those on neuroleptics and antichorea medications.

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Patients on riliprubart demonstrated improvements on several measures of disability and impairment, including the INCAT, I-RODS, MRC-SS, and grip strength.

Patients with first MS symptoms less than 3 years prior to enrollment saw greater long-term benefits with ublituximab than those with longer disease course.

In the phase 3 MOMENTUM and INTERCEPT studies, patients treated with AXS-07 saw reductions in headache pain freedom, most bothersome symptoms, and use of rescue medications.

The head of neurosciences at the Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center of Cook Children’s Medical Center discussed the complex nature of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and where improvements could be made in diagnosing patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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Being a boy, having lower depression and anxiety scores, lower headache intensity, lower affective pain perception, fewer pain locations, fewer sleep issues, and lower pain-related disability predicted headache remission.

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The director of the Brain Health Imaging Institute in the department of radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine talked about using a novel radiotracer to understand the movement of fluids and waste products in the brain. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

ALKS 2680, an investigational orexin 2 receptor agonist, showed promise for improving sleep latency in patients with narcolepsy type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia in a phase 1b study.

Analyzing data from the H70-BCS, researchers identified around 6.2% of 70-year-olds meeting lecanemab treatment criteria, suggesting millions in Europe and the US might be eligible.

All 8 participants met prespecified responder criteria demonstrating either improvement or stabilization of disease according to both the Patient Reported Global Impression of Change and the Clinician Reported Global Impression of Change scales.

The professor of neurology at University of Rochester discussed a new model on how Parkinson disease may originate, highlighting potential environmental causes and progression. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

At 180 days after surgery, weighted disability scores were better with surgery plus medical management than with medical management alone.

The FDA has approved a label update on the administration options for SK Life Science’s cenobamate, a treatment approved for adults with partial-onset seizures.

The professor of materials science and engineering at Cornell University and chief executive officer at Artificial Axon Labs talked about the development of artificial axons through 3D printing. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The smartphone tests accurately differentiated individuals with dementia from controls and were more sensitive to early symptoms than the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a commonly used cognitive screening tool.

The new double-blind, placebo-controlled study includes approximately 200 patients with ALS who will undergo a single bone marrow aspiration procedure to procure the mesenchymal stem cells that will be used to manufacture each participant’s NurOwn treatment for the trial.