Movement Disorders

ASPIRO, an open-label trial, will assess the safety and tolerability of ANPD001, an investigational autologous neuronal replacement therapy being studied as a regenerative therapy for PD.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending May 4, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending May 3, 2024.

The associate chair for technology and innovation at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine provided commentary on a study from AAN 2024 that examined the driving factors behind burnout in neurology departments. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The chief scientific officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation and chief executive officer of Tasso discussed their company partnership to expand and accelerate genetic research in Parkinson Disease. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at New York Medical College, shared his reaction to the recently approved new sprinkle formulation of valbenazine for patients with tardive dyskinesia.

In this segment, Kremens described pump therapies currently in development, such as ND0612 and ABBV-951.

Kremens gave thoughts on the use of several investigational continuous agents, including IPX203, risvodetinib, and P2B001.

The original approval for chorea associated with Huntington disease was based on the phase 3 KINECT-HD study, an 128-patient cohort trial in which valbenazine met its primary end point.

The FDA approval of Medtronic’s spinal cord stimulator makes it the first on the market to offer a closed-loop feature that senses biological signals along the spinal cord and automatically adjusts stimulation in real time for chronic pain.

The 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]

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

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 on primary progressive aphasia.

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted movement disorder expert Kelly Papesh, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, executive director of the Association of Movement Disorder Advanced Practice Providers.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 27, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 26, 2024.

In this conversation, Kremens discussed the common use of antiemetics in Parkinson disease, the real-world data surrounding these agents, and whether there are certain clinical advantages to apomorphine hydrochloride injection.

A recent study showed the relationship between genes associated with lysosomal function and environmental exposure to pesticides in Parkinson disease.

Daniel Kremens, MD, JD, provided commentary on a number of various amantadine formulations for Parkinson disease, and how timing of dosing impacts efficacy.

The chief scientific officer at Athira talked about the potential of hepatocyte growth factor compounds in promoting neurotrophic signaling and providing broad neuroprotection across neurodegenerative diseases. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) Coding Test score, SAGE-718 failed to distinguish itself from placebo.

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

Larry Gifford, a patient living with Parkinson Disease and president of the PD Avengers, discussed sleep issues and nighttime symptoms faced by millions of patients with the disease worldwide.

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 on the sleep disorders.

Tavapadon's phase 3 success complements ongoing monotherapy trials, addressing the need for effective and well-tolerated PD therapies.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 20, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 19, 2024.

Patients experienced improvements in ON/OFF time and motor function, with favorable tolerability, paving the way for a phase 2 trial.

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, an AI innovator in neurological care, discussed how technology is poised to transform the fight against Parkinson, with the potential to improve millions of lives and advance health equity.

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