Epilepsy

Expected to conclude in late 2026, the trial will feature 30 patients with Jordan’s syndrome, aged 9-45 years, who will be tested for a 24-week treatment period.

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Over a 52-week treatment period, patients who continued on bexicaserin and those who switched from placebo demonstrated notable decreases in motor seizures, further supporting the agent’s development.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of January 2025, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Jacqueline A. French, MD, a professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, provided clinical perspectives on her experiences and career growth in neurology amid National Women Physicians Day.

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Neal K. Shah talked about an artificial intelligence innovation that can be used to fight denied health insurance claims, thus improving revenue cycle management for physicians practices and the patient experience.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending January 31, 2024.

Explore some of the most highly anticipated clinical trials with data readouts expected in the second half of 2025—key updates that researchers and clinicians in neurology won’t want to miss.

A duo of experts discussed the importance of addressing barriers such as provider comfort, access to genetic counselors, and insurance coverage to reduce diagnostic latency and standardize genetic testing for epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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Pediatric 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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Jessica Nickrand, PhD, and Allyson Eyermann from the Child Neurology Foundation emphasized the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration for children with epilepsy and their families.

Leah Blank, MD, an assistant professor of neurology, population health, science, and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine provided commentary on some of the experience and positive movement from the 2024 American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting.

Take a look at some of the most-anticipated FDA pending approvals expected in 2025 that researchers and clinicians in neurology should keep an eye out on.

The professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine talked about using responsive neurostimulators to seek shortened drug evaluation timelines and enhance epilepsy treatment.

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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 tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending January 17, 2024.

The chief medical officer at Stoke Therapeutics discussed recent developments for zorevunersen, including the significance of breakthrough therapy designation and its plan for a phase 3 trial. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

James Wheless, MD, FAAP, FAAN, FAES, Le Bonheur Chair in Pediatric Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, shared insights on his presentation from AES 2024, focusing on stiripentol, an FDA-approved treatment for Dravet syndrome.

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An ongoing phase 2a study of RAP-219 involves adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who have an implanted responsive neurostimulation (RNS) device, allowing for real-time monitoring of intracranial EEG data.

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The global Phase 3 trial aims to enroll ~150 patients with Dravet syndrome who have SCN1A variants, assessing zorevunersen's impact on seizure frequency, behavior, cognition, and safety over 60 weeks, with results expected by 2027.

Lekha Rao, MD, an epileptologist at UCLA Health, discussed the challenges in diagnosing D/EE-SWAS, the importance of early EEG, and the need for greater awareness around this rare and complex epileptic condition.

Babitha Haridas, MD, MBBS, a pediatric epileptologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discussed the complexities with managing status epilepticus in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, focusing on the importance of identifying triggers early in their condition.