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AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 8: Engaging Medical Students in Neurology – Part 1Episode 8 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Rohit Das, MD, of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; and Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD, of Indiana University School of Medicine. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Managing MS in the Community: Advice and ResourcesAdvice and resources for colleagues, including community practitioners and neurologists, to encourage collaboration and best support for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Stroke Intervention: A New Application of Interventional NeuroradiologyNew training pathways are needed to close the gap between capable-physician supply and the growing demand for thrombectomy.
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Utilizing the SCACOMS Composite Measure to Assess Treatment Benefit of Troriluzole in Spinocerebellar Ataxia: Irfan Qureshi, MDThe chief medical officer at Biohaven provided insight on its investigational spinocerebellar ataxia agent troriluzole, the advantages of the newly developed SCACOMS measure, and how the therapy stacks against natural history data. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Telehealth Exam for SMA in Children and AdolescentsCrystal Proud, MD, demonstrates a typical neurological telehealth exam for pediatric SMA with one of her patients.
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Gene Editing as a Promising Treatment Approach for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Walter Strapps, PhDThe chief scientific officer at Liberate Bio discussed how through the advancement of nonviral delivery technologies and nucleic acid therapeutics, genetic medicines can potentially bring relief to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Todd Levine, MD: Synuclein’s Role in Parkinson Disease DiagnosisThe chief medical officer of CND Life Sciences and medical director of Honor Health Neurology spoke to the role synuclein has played in advancing PD diagnosis.
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Remaining Questions Surrounding COVID-19 Vaccines in MSDaniel Kantor, MD, discussed the data from his presentation at the 2022 CMSC annual meeting on COVID-19 vaccine response in patients with multiple sclerosis, and what questions are still lingering among the clinical community.
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Creating Innovative Ways to Improve Alzheimer Disease Prevention: Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhDThe professor of clinical geriatric epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet discussed strategies for lowering the risk of Alzheimer disease, and the new ways to approach prevention. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
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Importance of Telehealth Services for the MS PopulationBryant Robinson, senior manager of government relations at the National MS Society, discussed how telehealth access has become vital for patients with multiple sclerosis who often lack nearby specialist care.
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Key Takeaways for MS Providers Regarding Major Medicare Changes Expected in 2025Sarah Anderson, PharmD, NBC-HWC, senior director of clinical resources and programming at National MS Society, talked about the significant updates under the Inflation Reduction Act to come in 2025 for patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Expanding the Genetic Pool of Non-European Populations in Parkinson Disease: Ignacio Mata, PhDThe associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Institute provided insight on a recently published meta-analysis identifying independent genome-wide significant loci whose expression is associated with Parkinson disease risk. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Broad FDA Approval of Gene Therapy Expands Treatment Choices for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Debra Miller & Michael Kelly, PhDThe chief executive officer and the chief scientific officer at CureDuchenne talked about a recent webinar that discussed the broad FDA approval of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, highlighting patient choice and the ongoing efforts to improve treatments. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]
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Looking Ahead at MS Treatment and Closing Thoughts on BiosimilarsJeffrey Cohen, MD; Sarah Anderson, PharmD, NBC-HWC; and Alicyn Magruder, PharmD, BCACP, MSCS, share their final thoughts on the future landscape of clinical MS care in the biosimiliars era. [WATCH TIME: 12 minutes]
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Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease With New Blood Tests in Primary Care Settings: Sebastian Palmqvist, MD, PhDThe associate professor of neuroscience at Lund University in Sweden discussed findings from a study of a new blood test examining biomarkers which demonstrated a high accuracy in identifying Alzheimer disease pathology. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Reassessing the Process of Drug Development for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Dongzhe Hong, PhDThe postdoctoral research fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School discussed some of the issues with ensuring timely care access to approved therapies for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
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Understanding the Role of Sleep in the Emergence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, MD, PhDThe pediatric neurologist at the University of California, Davis, provided perspective on some of the mechanistic links between sleep and neurodevelopmental disorders. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
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Michael Okun, MD: Long-Term Plan for Modifying Neurologic Device Approval SystemThe executive director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases gave his call-to-action on how to change the approval system for neurologic devices for rare diseases.
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Increased Risk of Insomnia in Transgender Youths With Mental Health Disorders: Ronald Gavidia, MD, MSThe clinical assistant professor in the division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan spoke about the associations of mental health with insomnia in transgender youth. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Improving Patient Communication in MGExpert neurologists share thoughts on how to improve patient/physician communication and how listening to the patient needs will aid in managing MG.
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Practice Pearls for Management of NMOSDExperts in neurology discuss immune tolerance as an alternative strategy and share practice pearls for approaching treatment of NMOSD.
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Pediatric AES Insights: Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Neonatal Epilepsy CarePediatric epilepsy specialists Adam Numis, MD, and Laura Kirkpatrick, MD, highlighted efforts to standardize data collection for pediatric epilepsy health equity and improve neonatal epilepsy outcomes.
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The Need to Find Valuable Parkinson Disease Biomarkers: Mark Lew, MDThe director of the Division of Movement Disorders at the USC Keck School of Medicine discussed the early reactions behind reflex tears as a potential biomarker for Parkinson disease. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
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Future Directions for the Management of NarcolepsyMargaret Park, MD, and Russell Rosenberg, PhD, DABSM, provide clinical pearls and the future treatment landscape for the management of narcolepsy.v
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Improving Access to Stroke Systems of Care: Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS, MPhilThe president of the American Heart Association discussed the necessary steps to increase access to systems of care in order to improve health overall, including the integration of telemedicine.
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Promising Innovative Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygous Alzheimer Disease: R. Nolan Townsend; Sandi See Tai, MD; Kim G. Johnson, MDA trio of experts talked about Lexeo Therapeutics’ LX1001 gene therapy trial that demonstrated promising safety and biomarker effects in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
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Cure CMD: Benefits of the Biennial SciFam ConferenceRachel Alvarez and Gustavo Dziewczapolski, PhD, of Cure CMD spoke about the benefits of attending the biennial Scientific & Family Conference to learn more about congenital muscle diseases and interact with the patient community.
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The Art of Patient Assessment and Knowledge of Treatment Options in Migraine: Dolores D. Santamaria, MDThe director of the Headache Center at Allegheny Health Network talked about the evolution of migraine treatments and highlighted the importance of personalized medicine for patients living with this disabling condition. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]
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Sleeping Around the Podcast: Living with Narcolepsy & Cataplexy: The Patient's PerspectiveSleeping Around the Podcast is joined by Rachel Nesmith, a patient with narcolepsy, who shares her story of overcoming the burdens and impairments of living with narcolepsy and cataplexy.
