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Paul Melmeyer, MPP, Executive Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy at the Muscular Dystrophy Association, discusses the Neuromuscular Advocacy Collaborative, its growing year-round presence, and what the group hopes to accomplish heading into the 2027 MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference.

Joanna Wardlaw, MD, Professor of Applied Neuroimaging at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the evolving understanding of cerebral small vessel disease, emerging therapeutic approaches, and the makings behind a successful trial.

Terry Livingston, PharmD, vice president of medical affairs at Octave Bioscience, discussed the evolving role of blood-based biomarkers in multiple sclerosis care.

The 36-month CORE-VNS study findings showed sustained seizure reduction, improved quality of life, and reduced seizure-related hospitalizations among people with drug-resistant epilepsy receiving vagus nerve stimulation therapy.

New biomarker data showed smaller post-onset increases in plasma neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein with privosegtor added to steroids in patients with acute optic neuritis.

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

A target trial emulation pooling ACCORD-BP and SPRINT data found calcium channel blocker regimens reduced blood pressure variability without changing cardiovascular outcomes.

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 recent advances in gene therapies.