This Week on NeurologyLive — January 25, 2021

Every week, the NeurologyLive staff prepares this preview of what to expect from our coverage. This week on NeurologyLive, there are a number of hot topics that we will be posting throughout the week. As always, our weekly coverage extends beyond just these topics, so make sure to check out the rest of the site!

Today, the finale of the NeurologyLive Peer Exchange video series, "Updates in the Management of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis," featuring Fred Lublin, MD; Patricia K. Coyle, MD; Mark Freedman, MD; and Scott D. Newsome, DO, who discuss a number of topics pertaining to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, including a focus on fatigue and its impact on quality of life.

To catch up on the rest of the series, click here.

The latest in our NeuroVoices series, dedicated to conversations with leaders in the neurology community, will go live later this week. This time, our featured guest is James Berry, MD, MPH, who joins the discussion this Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Berry, the director of the MGH Multidisciplinary ALS Care Center, detailed the "The Data is Here" campaign by Answer ALS, including how the campaign started, the importance of data-based registries, growing momentum within the ALS community, and the complexities of clinical trials.

To check out the prior NeuroVoices conversations, click here.

A conversation with Jennifer Martin, PhD, AASM board of directors, and professor of medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, will air during NeurologyLive's segment on the Medical World News channel this Thursday, January 28, 2021. Martin discussed the work she and colleagues conducted on literature related to insomnia and evaluated the efficacy of common treatments used and the recently released updated AASM guidelines.

To check out what's on the Medical World News channel now, click here.

Episode 28 of the NeurologyLive "Mind Moments" podcast will air on Friday, January 29, 2021. The episode features a group discussion led by June Halper, MSN, MSCN, who is joined by Patricia K. Coyle, MD, and Frederick Foley, PhD, as well as patient and care partner Ann Moore and Kathy Zelles. They spoke to the patient journey with multiple sclerosis and their perspectives on various facets of the disease.

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The American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting may have wrapped up, but NeurologyLive's coverage is still ongoing! A number of expert interviews are still being conducted to learn and speak more about the data presented at the conference, as well as how the latest updates from the virtual conference floor are expected to impact clinical practice.

To catch up on post-AES 2020 coverage and expert perspectives, click here.

Additionally, the latest in our News Network series, "Treating Epilepsy: Key Takeaways From AES 2020," will premiere this week, featuring Trevor Resnick, MD, who evaluates the long-term safety, efficacy, and tolerability of soticlestat (TAK-935/OV935) as adjunctive therapy, as seen in the phase 2 ELEKTRA study, for pediatric patients with Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes.

To check out the whole series, click here.