Authors


Luke Lovelace

Latest:

Promising Disease-Modifying Therapies in Parkinson Disease

Despite years of use of gold-standard therapy levodopa, therapeutic development in Parkinson disease has advanced rapidly and expanded to numerous novel pathways and targets.


Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça, MD

Latest:

Key Considerations in Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy / Considerações essenciais para o tratamento da atrofia muscular espinhal

The expert panel shares clinical pearls for treatment and management of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. O painel de especialistas compartilha recomendações valiosas para o tratamento e manejo da atrofia muscular espinhal.


Pierre Tariot, MD

Latest:

Aducanumab’s Implications for Future Clinical Trials: Pierre N. Tariot, MD

In addition to his work study pimavanserin in treating dementia-related psychosis, the director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute commented on the potential for aducanumab in Alzheimer disease.


Stephen From

Latest:

Challenges With Addressing Neurodegeneration in Poststroke Patients: Stephen From

The chief executive officer of Aruna Bio discussed the reasons for the failure of neuroprotective agents in ischemic stroke trials and why AB126 has potential to restore neurodegeneration in such affected patients. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]


Ye Vivian Liang, MD, PhD

Latest:

Advice for Clinicians Treating Spasticity

Experts on spasticity provide advice for practicing clinicians to optimize patient outcomes.


Hermona Soreq, PhD

Latest:

Role of Cholinergic Transcripts in Sex-Specific Declines of Alzheimer Disease: Hermona Seroq, PhD

The professor of molecular neuroscience at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences discussed the premise behind a study of RNA-sequencing data to better understand the reasons why females suffer accelerated dementia. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]


Sana Aslam, DO

Latest:

NeurologyLive® Clinician of the Month Spotlight: Sana Aslam, DO

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted movement disorder expert Sana Aslam, DO, an assistant professor of neurology at University of Colorado School of Medicine.


Ihtsham ul Haq, MD, FAAN

Latest:

Trends in Movement Disorder Research: Ihtsham ul Haq, MD, FAAN

The chief of Movement Disorders Division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed some of the recent focused efforts to uncover more about Parkinson disease and what is on the horizon.


Jonathan Graff-Radford, MD

Latest:

Jonathan Graff-Radford, MD: Blood Tests as a Diagnostic Innovation in Alzheimer Disease

The neurologist at Mayo Clinic detailed promising diagnostic tools, including the revelation of blood tests in patients with Alzheimer disease.


Olena Bueno, RN

Latest:

Challenges and Opportunities Bringing Lecanemab to Neurology Community Clinics 

A group of experts from The Neuron Clinic shared their experience developing a novel inclusive clinical program to treat patients with early Alzheimer disease using lecanemab.


Spencer Hutto, MD

Latest:

CNS Demyelination and Autoimmune Neurology: Spencer Hutto, MD

The fellow of autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital also discussed concerns of associations between multiple sclerosis and COVID-19.


Elias Kouchakji, MD

Latest:

Elias Kouchakji, MD: Investigating Pamrevlumab for DMD in Phase 3 LELANTOS Study

The senior vice president of clinical development, drug safety, and pharmacovigilance at FibroGen provides details of the phase 3 LELANTOS trial of pamrevlumab in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.


Vincent Martin, MD

Latest:

Weighing Approaches on Preventive Use, Medication Overuse in Chronic Migraine: Vincent Martin, MD

The president of the National Headache Foundation discussed whether switching or continuing preventive medications has a benefit in patients who have chronic migraine with medication overuse. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]


Alexander Merkler, MD, MS

Latest:

Future Research Regarding Anticoagulant Use in Reducing Recurrent Stroke: Alexander Merkler, MD, MS

The assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine discussed his future aspirations to uncover more about the beneficial effects of anticoagulants in reducing recurrent stroke. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]


Shafali Jeste, MD

Latest:

Current Roadblocks Toward Expanding Gene Therapy Across Pediatric Neurology: Shafali Jeste, MD

The chief of neurology and co-director of the Neurological Institute at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles described some of the major resource and policy-level barriers for gene therapy in pediatric neurological conditions. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]


Amynah Pradhan, PhD

Latest:

Shaping the Future of Medical Research Using Insights From the Headache Community: Amynah Pradhan, PhD

The associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago talked about the importance of diverse insight and perspectives from the headache community in shaping medical research priorities. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]


Jason Sico, MD, MHS

Latest:

AUPN 2022 Veterans Health Administration Workshop

Glenn Graham, MD, PhD; and Sharyl Martini, MD, PhD, moderate a discussion with 4 clincial experts to advance specialized clinical care, education and research for Veterans with movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and seizures, and headache. [WATCH TIME: 1 hour, 52 minutes]


Ali Rezai, MD

Latest:

Key Takeaways From a Study of FUS in Early AD Dementia: Ali Rezai, MD

The executive chair at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University shed light on early data from a small sample of patients with early Alzheimer disease who underwent focused ultrasound treatment. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]


Bryan Roth, MD, PhD

Latest:

Anecdotal Evidence and the Need for Trials of Psychedelics in Headache Disorders: Bryan Roth, MD, PhD

The Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor and director of the NIMH psychoactive drug screening program at University of North Carolina School of Medicine discussed the need for large placebo-controlled trials of psychedelics in migraine disorders. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]


Ali Habib, MD

Latest:

Clinical Pearls for Management of Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Panelists discuss how a multidisciplinary approach involving various specialists is crucial in managing generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), offering final insights and recommendations for health care professionals treating gMG patients.


AJ Joshi, MD

Latest:

Next Steps for ATA188, Research Related to EBV and Multiple Sclerosis: AJ Joshi, MD

The chief medical officer at Atara Biotherapeutics provided insight on the future direction of its investigational agent ATA188 following new data that suggested a link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]


Nathaniel Schuster, MD

Latest:

Future Research on Cannabis Use to Treat Migraine: Nathaniel Schuster, MD

The pain management specialist and headache neurologist at the University of California San Diego Center for Pain Medicine discussed the different forms of cannabis and the need to conduct larger, multicenter studies to better understand its effects in migraine. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]


Carla LoPinto-Khoury, MD, FAES

Latest:

Lifting Barriers to Equitable Care in Epilepsy

Four neurologists treating patients with epilepsy share their experience in and out of the clinic tackling issues of access for their patients.


Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

Latest:

The Changing Landscape of Preventative Migraine Treatments

A panel of expert neurologists shares advice for community neurologists on preventive migraine treatment and exciting therapies to look forward to.


Douglas J. Gelb, MD, PhD

Latest:

AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 9: Engaging Medical Students in Neurology – Part 2

Episode 9 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Donald S. Higgins, Jr., MD, of the Veterans Health Administration; and Douglas J. Gelb, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]


Rana K. Zabad, MD, FAAN

Latest:

The Evolving Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis

Join Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD; Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD; and Rana K. Zabad, MD, FAAN, for perspectives on how the diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis have evolved over time.


John Chen, MD, PhD

Latest:

Building a Greater Understanding for NMOSD Treatments, Neurodegeneration: John Chen, MD, PhD

The neuroophtalmologist at Mayo Clinic detailed improvements in prescribing methods for NMOSD treatments and the conversations surrounding reversing neurodegeneration. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]


Bernd C. Kieseier, MD

Latest:

The Unresolved Bottleneck of Accessing Care for Mental Health in MS: Bernd C. Kieseier, MD

The global program head of the development unit for neuroscience at Novartis talked about the evolving landscape of mental health care for multiple sclerosis including the accessibility barrier that remains for patients in many regions. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]


Frank Gleeson

Latest:

Promising Preclinical Evidence of Skeletal Muscle Regenerator SAT-3247: Frank Gleeson

The president and chief executive officer of Satellos Bioscience provided an overview of the previously observed preclinical data supporting SAT-3247 as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophies. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]


Zhen Zhang, PhD

Latest:

Assessing the Felix NeuralAI Wristband for Essential Tremor Management: Zhen Zhang, PhD, & Rajesh Pahwa, MD

The president at Fasikl and the Laverne and Joyce Rider professor of neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center talked about results from a pilot study assessing the Felix Neural AI wristband in patients with essential tremor. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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