
Neurology News Network for the week of October 6, 2018.

Neurology News Network for the week of October 6, 2018.

The identification of the subtypes allows future studies to target homogeneous subtype samples, resolve inconsistencies, personalize treatment and utilize preventive interventions.

Proof-of-concept studies using a targeted phenotypic approach to reduce obstructive sleep apnea severity are showing exciting results.

The identification of 3 key non-anatomical contributors to OSA has unlocked new potential pharmacotherapies, a major advance for the field.

Silberstein spoke about the high prevalence of individuals with migraine in the United States, adding that the major problem in the space today is the lack of resources.

Recent research has identified novel potential pathophysiological mechanisms that could potentially serve to subclassify various phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea.

The actimetry-based method allows for easily quantifiable sleep dynamics in real life context, enabling large-scale clinical studies to investigate the complex temporal dynamics of sleep.

Lanctôt advised ruling out any possible underlying medical conditions that could be causing it, including pain, as well as starting with any non-pharmacologic interventions.

Long-term maintenance of efficacy was demonstrated with solriamfetol for treatment of excessive sleepiness with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea.

Neurology News Network for the week of September 28, 2018.

Potential risk factors may identify those at risk for AD and similar disorders as early as adolescence.

The Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology and the Director of the Visual Sciences Research Center at Case Western Reserve University spoke about the beginnings of her work with efavirenz.

The neurologist and sleep specialist spoke about data from one of many studies investigating solriamfetol for treatment of narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea with remaining excessive daytime sleepiness.

The Jim Turner Chair in Cognitive Disorders at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine shared his feelings on the early phase treatments.

Chylinski spoke about the relationship between the increased number of arousals during sleep and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease.

Fillit spoke about remaining need for additional biomarkers in Alzheimer, and what has been developed in recent years.

The psychiatry and pharmacology professor at the University of Toronto and senior scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute spoke about the use of cannabinoids to treat agitation in Alzheimer.

The Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology and the Director of the Visual Sciences Research Center at Case Western Reserve University further discussed the trial of efavirenz in AD.

Silberstein spoke about the new mechanism-based treatments that are revolutionary in changing the treatment landscape of migraine.

Neurology News Network for the week of September 22, 2018.

For the associate professor of neurology, learning, listening, and collaborating are the keys to improving the field of care.

The Jim Turner Chair in Cognitive Disorders at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine explained more about the molecule and the subsequent trial of it.

With a heavy focus on the need for new treatments in Alzheimer, there remains a need to ensure patients are cared for first and foremost.

Could the introduction of gene therapies into the Alzheimer space be the beginning of a new era of treatment?

The associate professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic spoke about targeting mitochondria to treat neurologic disorders.

Ensuring patients quality of life is still being attended to is of utmost importance to the director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at Stony Brook University.

The ADDF's founding executive director and chief scientific officer spoke about the gains in clinical trials in the last 5 years.

The chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine shared his experience with the therapy and its potential in the space.

A meta-analysis of 16 studies looked at the association between apathy in older individuals with and without incident dementia.

The director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at Stony Brook Neuroscience Institute discussed these needs.