Videos

A discussion on having conversations with the parents of patients with Dravet syndrome with regards to adjustments to therapy and managing their expectations.

A panel of experts considers current unmet needs in SMA by emphasizing the need for further study of combination therapy, more comprehensive newborn screening, and more effective early diagnosis and treatment.

A panel of experts discuss treatment goals for patients with Dravet syndrome and how to convey the variability of treatment to the parents of these patients.

Key opinion leader in neurology Claudia Chiriboga, MD, MPH provides insight into response to risdiplam in patients with SMA who were not naïve to treatment as studied in the JEWELFISH clinical trial.

The nurse practitioner at the Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University detailed why advanced practice clinicians should be utilized more in neurology settings.

The program director of the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Headache Medicine Fellowship program discussed further research to be conducted with the nasal delivery of DHE.

The director for the Montefiore Headache Center discussed the COURAGE study and how to effectively use a layered treatment approach with ubrogepant and CGRP monoclonal antibodies.

Key opinion leaders in neurology, Lawrence Steinman, MD and Enrique Alvarez, MD, PhD, reflect on future developments in the management of multiple sclerosis and share key advice for community physicians.

Expert neurologists and epileptologists share best practices for transitioning a patient with TSC from adolescence into adulthood.

Final thoughts from leading experts on the future of treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy and keeping standard of care in the forefront.

Recent approval of casimersen, its administration, efficacy, safety, and patient selection for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, and Peter Crino, MD, PhD, comment on unmet needs and challenges in treating tuberous sclerosis complex.

Thought leaders in neurology consider the role of BTK inhibitors such as evobrutinib and review the potential impact on patients with progressive multiple sclerosis.

The program director of the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Headache Medicine Fellowship program discussed the advantages of INP104 over other forms of dihydroergotamine.

Ian Kremer, executive director of the LEAD Coalition, discusses the need for improved access to social services surrounding the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer disease.

The director of the Headache Center of Southern California provided insight on how a layered treatment approach to chronic migraine can be directly implemented into clinical care.

The director of the Montefiore Headache Center detailed the ways the Migraine Buddy app can help simplify conducting migraine clinical trials while expanding the reach of patients.

The program director of the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Headache Medicine Fellowship program discussed the findings of the STOP 301 study.

Drs Patricia K. Coyle and Robert Fox comment on approaching multiple sclerosis relapses as early as possible with high-efficacy therapy.

Factors that may warrant a switch in therapy to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

The chief medical officer of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals discussed the findings of an assessment of rimegepant (Nurtec ODT) exposure with concomitant administration of inhibitors of P-gp and BCRP transporters.

The director of the Headache Center of Southern California discussed his research from AHS 2021 which evaluated safety and efficacy of combined treatment with CGRPs and onabotulimtoxinA.

The investigator at the Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital discussed how adding AMX0035 to a therapeutic regimen might improve treatment of ALS.

Neurology News Network for the week ending June 5, 2021.

Tom Crawford, MD, examines data from the SUNFISH trial of patients with type 2 and type 3 SMA and emphasizes the need for further data before risdiplam can be directly compared to other treatment options.

Trevor J. Resnick, MD, and Elaine Wirrell, MD, explain why the early diagnosis of Dravet syndrome is important, which patient profiles should be noted for ordering genetic testing, and what to do with those results.  

Basil Darras, MD discusses the FIREFISH trial of risdiplam in infants with type 1 symptomatic SMA and comments on the difficulty of comparing agents when trials have had different enrollment criteria.

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, and Elaine Wirrell, MD, provide an overview of Dravet syndrome and the seizure triggers in pediatric patients.

Peter Crino, MD, PhD, leads the discussion on exciting developments in approved therapies for managing seizures in TSC including the use of everolimus and cannabidiol.

Peter Crino, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, review the spectrum of epilepsy in patients with TSC and approaching the treatment of seizures.