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The associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discussed plasma p-tau217 levels association with regional hypometabolism, cortical atrophy, and cognitive impairment in early symptomatic Alzheimer disease.

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 adaptive deep brain stimulation!

Matthew Evans, BM, BCh, DPhil, consultant neurologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, discusses emerging evidence for immune-mediated small fiber neuropathy, current diagnostic challenges, and the need for better clinical trials and biomarkers.

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Maya Hrachova, DO, neurologist and neuro-oncologist at Allina Health Brain and Spine Institute, discusses the evolving role of neurologic consultation in cancer care and the importance of accurate diagnosis in complex oncology patients.

Mitzi Joi Williams, MD, sits down with Sheree Love and Mana Opang Owusu to discuss how movement supports brain health, function, and quality of life for people living with neurologic conditions.

Phase 3 data showed a 53% reduction in relapse risk versus placebo, and ecopipam could become the first non-antipsychotic option ever approved for Tourette syndrome.

The phase 3 REVITALYZ study assessed whether once-nightly extended-release sodium oxybate can improve excessive daytime sleepiness and other core symptoms of idiopathic hypersomnia.

Irfan Qureshi, MD, chief medical officer at Biohaven, discusses newly reported data on opakalim, highlighting durable seizure control, favorable CNS tolerability, and the investigational agent’s potential role across multiple epilepsy syndromes.

The professor of neurology and pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center discussed her advocacy for sleep health, especially for pediatric patients and their families, at SLEEP 2026. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The FDA indicated that 3-year phase 1/2 data may support a BLA submission for AMT-130, an investigational gene therapy that previously demonstrated significant slowing of Huntington disease progression in treated patients.

AT ATMRD 2026, the CEO and founder of Yes, and... X discussed why social connection and support groups should be viewed as critical components of Parkinson disease care, alongside traditional medical management. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The section chief in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at West Virginia University discussed new evidence-based guidelines for sleep-disordered breathing in hospitalized patients.

Long-term phase 3 extension data showed that pitolisant was generally well tolerated and associated with sustained improvements in excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep inertia, and functional outcomes in adults with idiopathic hypersomnia for more than 2 years.

The phase 3 EMNERGIZE study evaluates whether the complement C2 inhibitor empasiprubart can improve disability and functional outcomes in adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

At SLEEP 2026, the section chief in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at West Virginia University discussed the high burden of undiagnosed sleep apnea in hospitalized patients. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Data from phase 3 studies presented at SLEEP 2026 showed that investigational oveporexton was associated with improvements in REM sleep architecture and sleep-related symptoms in patients with NT1.

A preclinical study found that SP16, an LRP1 agonist, reduced mechanical hypersensitivity and cold hyperalgesia in paclitaxel-treated mice in an LRP1-dependent manner, implicating Schwann cell LRP1 as a potential therapeutic target in CIPPN.

A randomized, placebo-controlled study will assess whether weekly subcutaneous imeroprubart can reduce relapse risk in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy despite standard-of-care treatment.

New phase 2 data showed that riliprubart was associated with sustained improvements in patient-reported outcomes at 76 weeks in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

The MAGNAZ trial, the first study evaluating zanubrutinib added to rituximab in anti-MAG polyneuropathy, reported baseline characteristics of 32 enrolled patients at PNS 2026, with efficacy results to follow.

Brett Morrison, MD, PhD, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, discussed the current landscape of biomarkers in peripheral nerve disorders and the evolving role of neurofilament light chain in clinical care and research. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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Neurologists Sarah Simmons, MD, PhD, and Fatma Inanici, MD, PhD, discuss how the combination of noninvasive cervical spinal cord stimulation with exercise therapy can improve upper extremity function in people with MS.

A real-world comparative study found efgartigimod produced similar GBS disability score improvement to plasma exchange at 4 weeks, with significantly greater MRC sum score recovery at weeks 8 and 12, and a comparable safety profile.

Analysis of 1420 patients from the International GBS Outcome Study found no significant difference in GBS disability scores between IVIg and plasma exchange at 4 or 26 weeks after adjusting for key clinical covariates.

An exploratory analysis of the phase 3 ADHERE trial found serum NfL levels correlated with CIDP disease activity and declined with efgartigimod treatment in patients with elevated baseline levels.