Commentary|Podcasts|July 26, 2024
Episode 120: Improving Gait in Multiple Sclerosis Through the Neural Sleeve
Author(s)Marco Meglio
Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Douglas Wajda, PhD. [LISTEN TIME: 13 minutes]
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Episode 120 of the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments ® podcast is now live! Scroll down to listen or click here to subscribe on your favorite streaming service.
The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.
In this episode, "Improving Gait in Multiple Sclerosis Through the Neural Sleeve, Douglas Wajda, PhD, an assistant professor of neurology at Cleveland State University, discussed a pilot study presented at the 2024 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) Annual Meeting using a functional electrical stimulation approach, Neural Sleeve, to treat gait in MS. Wajda, who has been studying gait in MS for several years, gave clinical insight on the functionality and feasibility of this approach, and the personalized treatment patients can gain from it. He also discussed the pilot study in detail, including the major end points and takeaways from the small group of patients observed.
The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here:
Gene Therapy LX2006 Positively Impacts Cardiac Biomarkers of Friedreich Ataxia, Clinical Data Show Buntanetap Transitioning to Crystal Form Following FDA Go-Ahead Endo Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Clonazepam Tablets Following Mislabeling Error
EPISODE BREAKDOWN
- 1:10 – Functionality of Neural Sleeve
- 3:15 – Feasibility and self-administration of Neural Sleeve
- 9:50 – Neurology News Minute
- 12:20 – Greatest clinical takeaways from pilot study
- 14:50 – Steps in advancing this therapeutic approach
- 14:50 – Challenges with gait in MS and personalizing treatment methods
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