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The agent is composed of 2 active ingredients with synergistic anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects which can reduce brain cell injury or impairment caused by acute ischemic stroke.

In this discussion, the pair of neurologists explore the latest drug development and ongoing clinical trials for MOGAD, a rare neuroimmune disorder. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, discussed how Apple's new health features could potentially be a game-changer for neurological health.

In this segment, Bennett and Greenberg explore the diagnosis, acute treatment, and long-term management of MOGAD, highlighting current therapies and ongoing research. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

Known as QRL-101-03, the phase 1 study is expected to include 60 healthy participants, with topline results expected in the first half of 2025.

A pair of neurologists from the University of California, Irvine, provided commentary on the ways to help young investigators find their footing in research settings, and exposing them to opportunities major governmental agencies can provide. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

BMB-101, a 5-HT2C receptor agonist, will be tested in a cohort of 20 adults aged 18 to 65 with absence epilepsy or a developmental encephalopathy for an 8-to-12-week treatment period.

In this episode, Greenberg and Bennett provide some perspective on the fluidity of MOGAD diagnosis and how it could potentially change over time as more is understood about neuroimmune disorders. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A 28-year-old patient initially diagnosed with Guillain–Barré Syndrome presented with multiple cranial neuropathies and was later rediagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

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The consultant neurologist at Imperial College Healthcare Trust discussed how smoldering MS challenges traditional views of disease progression, seeking combined therapies targeting both inflammatory activity and mechanisms driving smoldering-associated worsening. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A recent study suggests that patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy lacking nerve conduction study evidence of demyelination can still respond positively to immunomodulatory therapies.

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 non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

In the phase 1 trial, the 2.5 mg dose of ORX750 significantly improved wakefulness, restoring normal sleep latency to 32 minutes compared to placebo.

The phase 1 study of RAG-17 in patients SOD1-ALS revealed safety, tolerability, and early clinical benefits across all dose levels.

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Approved based on the phase 3 OCARINA II trial, the new subcutaneous formulation offers patients with multiple sclerosis more flexibility to choose treatment options that suit their individual needs.

A recent study showed that an increase in anti-hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy was not a consequence of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.

VO659 was considered safe and well tolerated, with treated patients showing no sustained increase in neurofilament light protein through day 85 of treatment.

The consultant neurologist at Imperial College Healthcare Trust highlighted the importance of acknowledging smoldering multiple sclerosis, urging a shift in therapeutic focus beyond relapses and advocating for a new approach to disease management. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

New findings from the CAMPSIITE trial highlight that RGX-121 gene therapy significantly reduces cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, suggesting its potential as a first treatment for Hunter syndrome.

Treatment with STK-001, an antisense oligonucleotide, resulted in significant reductions in seizure activity at the 3- and 6-month timepoints after last dose.

BB-031 aims to expand the population eligible for acute revascularization therapy by reopening blocked arteries beyond the traditional therapeutic window, potentially increasing eligible AIS patients by nearly 50%.

The disease area stronghold leader in neurodegeneration at Johnson & Johnson provided insight on the importance of the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium, illustrated in several presentations at the recently concluded AAIC 2024. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Results revealed that adjunctive treatment with intravenous argatroban or eptifibatide was associated with increased mortality in acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis.

Treatment with Lu AG09222 as a migraine preventive was safe, with common adverse events that included COVID-19, nasopharyngitis, and fatigue.

Michael McDermott, MD, chief medical executive of Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, provided commentary on the early stages of a recently designed protective surfing helmet.