As the MS patient population includes more patients from the millennial generation, the founder and CEO of the Joi Life Wellness Group Multiple Sclerosis Center offered her insight on the way care differs for this generation compared with prior ones. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
The registered dietician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago discussed the variety of diets available to patients with epilepsy and how they differ from one another. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
The physical therapist at UC Health and cochair of the International Organization of MS Rehabilitation Therapists discussed the importance of the care team for patients with MS and the role effective communication plays. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Commenting on recent advances and persistent challenges for these patients, the associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Keck Hospital spoke on the need to increase equity and access to care. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
The associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Keck Hospital discussed the role of occupational therapists and other medical professionals in the care of these patient populations. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
The associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Keck Hospital discussed the growing awareness for the care of these patients, as well as the integration of occupational therapists. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
With AMX0035 expected to be submitted to the FDA for review in the coming months, the investigator at the Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital chimed in to share her thoughts on its potential. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Types of testing that can help neurologists distinguish between acute attacks of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and multiple sclerosis, as well as therapies that can be used to help manage patients with NMOSD.
Jacinta M. Behne, MA, describes how the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation supports patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Following her presentation at MDS 2021, the PhD candidate in epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Center discussed highlights from this year’s virtual congress. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
Episode 15 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Alissa Willis, MD, of University of Mississippi Medical Center; and Rohit Das, MD, of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
The professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine discussed whether omaveloxolone’s therapeutic benefit is enough for it to become the first approved therapy for Friedrich ataxia. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
The PhD candidate in the epidemiology department at Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands discussed the need for tailored treatment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
The PhD candidate in the epidemiology department at Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands discussed the need for tailored treatment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Neurology News Network for the week ending September 25, 2021. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
An overview of fumarates available as treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis and recommendations for counseling and caring for patients on these therapies.
Considerations for using anti-CD20 therapies versus other available treatment options for relapsing multiple sclerosis.
The professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine discussed his presentation at MDS 2021, which highlighted the therapeutic benefit of omaveloxolone in Friedreich ataxia. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
When asked about developments, the neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center in Israel commented on the need to identify disease-modifying therapies. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
The director of the Women’s Prevention Center at Cleveland Clinic discussed why understanding genetics may help drug development of Alzheimer disease treatments. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
Following his presentation at the MDS Society Virtual Congress 2021, the neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center discussed his views on the use of medical cannabis. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
The director of IT and Neuroinformatics Development at the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center discussed future neuroimaging projects the center is evaluating and where the focus turns to next. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Next steps for medical cannabis will need to include how cannabinoids affect the brain, according to the neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center in Israel.
The director of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Prevention Center at Cleveland Clinic discussed her recently awarded NIH grant and her work to understand why women are more likely to be impacted by Alzheimer disease.
Doug and Kim, patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, describe the types of symptoms that prompted each of them to seek an evaluation by a neurologist for an eventual diagnosis of a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Mayo Clinic’s Brian G. Weinshenker, MD, compares multiple sclerosis with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and explains why community neurologists need to receive more education on NMOSD risk factors and symptoms.
The neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center in Israel discussed future use of medical cannabis and concerns for psychiatric adverse effects.
The neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center in Israel outlined the small, retrospective study, shedding light on its findings.
The professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medical School commented on the available treatments for Parkinson disease, as well as ongoing therapeutic development.
Neurology News Network for the week ending September 18, 2021.
