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Takotsubo Syndrome and the Brain-Heart Connection: Frederic Schaper, MD, PhD

The instructor in neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital talked about research exploring takotsubo syndrome, a heart condition often triggered by emotional or physical stressors, and its relationship with brain lesions. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Advancing MS Care for Minority Populations Using the VISIBL-MS Bilingual Framework: Jaime Imitola, MD

The chief of the Division of MS and Neuroimmunology at UConn Health talked about the unevenly distributed progress in multiple sclerosis care, impacting minority populations who often face worse disease outcomes. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Impact of Antiepileptic Medications and Sex Hormones on Maternal and Child Outcomes in Epilepsy

Paula Emanuela Voinescu, MD, PhD, director of the Women's Epilepsy Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, talked about the influence of sex hormones on maternal outcomes in pregnant women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication.

A Promising New Approach To Reduce Repeat Surgeries for Subdural Hematomas: Jason M. Davies, MD, PhD

The assistant professor of neurosurgery and biomedical informatics at the State University of New York at Buffalo talked about the potential of embolizing the middle meningeal artery in patients with subdural hematomas. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Efficacy and Safety of Fremanezumab Consistent in Patients With Migraine and Obesity

Across 2, phase 3 studies, fremanezumab provided significant effects on monthly migraine days, regardless of whether patients were obese or not.

Faster Initiation of Diazepam Nasal Spray Associated With More Rapid Seizure Termination

Even when combining both adult and pediatric patients, diazepam nasal spray administered within 5 minutes of a seizure led to quicker seizure termination.

Integrative and Alternative Patient-Centered Therapies in Neurology: Carolyn Bernstein, MD

The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School talked about integrative therapies that may offer promising alternatives to traditional treatments for aiding neurological conditions. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Analysis on the Efficacy of Cenobamate in Pediatric Patients With Refractory Epilepsy

Kate Labiner, MD, a pediatric epileptologist at Child Neurology Consultants of Austin, talked about the potential of cenobamate in pediatric patients with refractory focal epilepsy who have failed multiple medications.

Safety of Cancer Treatments in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Prashanth Rajarajan, MD, PhD

The neurology resident at Massachusetts General Brigham talked about assessing the safety of cancer treatments in patients with multiple sclerosis using checkpoint inhibitors. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Baseline Amyloid PET Centiloid Levels Show No Impact on Lecanemab ARIA-E Rates

Investigators found no trends in amyloid-imaging abnormality rates based on centile tertile levels for lecanemab-treated patients.

ALZ-801 Shows Reduction in Relevant Alzheimer Biomarkers, Clearance of Amyloid After 2 Years

Patients treated with ALZ-801 showed improvements in cognition, reduced brain atrophy, and maintained dementia rating stages.

Researching Cannabis Use Disorder in Multiple Sclerosis: Leigh Charvet, PhD

The professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine discussed a study presented at AAN 2024 highlighting the risks of cannabis use in patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Analysis of Low-sodium Oxybate Proposes Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Visual Analog Scale for Sleep Inertia

An analysis of a phase 3 trial of low sodium oxybate in patients with idiopathic hypersomnia identified a minimal clinically important difference in the visual analog scale for sleep inertia.

Pregnancy Outcomes of Maternal Exposure to Ocrelizumab: Riley Bove, MD

The associate professor of neurology at University of California, San Francisco talked about findings from an analysis that assessed the safety of ocrelizumab when administered close to pregnancy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Switching to Subcutaneous Zilucoplan Raises No Safety Concerns in Myasthenia Gravis

A phase 3b study showed that switching from intravenous C5 inhibitors to subcutaneous zilucoplan in patients with myasthenia gravis was associated with symptom improvement at 12 weeks.

Improvements in Alzheimer Agitation, Response Rates Seen Through Brexpiprazole

Over 2, phase 3 studies, brexpiprazole-treated patients demonstrated greater response rates across various levels on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Index and Clinical Impression Scale-Improvement assessment.

Concomitant Atogepant and Ubrogepant for Acute and Preventive Migraine Demonstrates Safety

Combination of atogepant and ubrogepant resulted in minimal adverse events, and were safe and well-tolerated over a 12-week period.

Recognizing Excellence in Multiple Sclerosis Research, the Dystel Prize: Bruce Bebo, PhD

The executive vice president of research at National MS Society talked about the Dystel Prize which is presented at AAN to a recognized individual who promotes further advancements in understanding and treating MS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Long-Term Atogepant Effective, Safe as Migraine Preventive, Open-Label Studies Show

Results showed consistent reductions in monthly migraine days over 48 weeks, with a favorable safety profile observed.

Understanding Headache Essentials for General Neurologists: Susan W. Broner, MD

The medical director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Headache Program discussed key essential knowledge on the diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of different headache types. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Cenobamate's Efficacy in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Jacob Pellinen, MD

The assistant professor of neurology at University of Colorado School of Medicine discussed findings on the impact of cenobamate on hospital visits and emergency care for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy following surgery. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

New Insights into BTK Inhibitors and MRI Techniques for Smoldering MS: Thomas F. Scott, MD

The director of the Allegheny Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Center at Allegheny General Hospital discussed exploring the potential role of BTK inhibitors and advanced MRI techniques to address smoldering multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

Extended Use of Investigational Agent IPX203 Safe in Parkinson Disease

Even at the highest modal dose range, findings from the phase 3 RISE-PD trial showed that IPX203 did not increase safety risks for patients with Parkinson disease over time.

Pridopidine Maintains Effectiveness in Huntington Disease Without Antidopaminergic Medications

New findings from the phase 3 PROOF-HD trial showed that pridopidine outperformed placebo up to 78 weeks in patients with Huntington disease even after excluding those on neuroleptics and antichorea medications.

Riliprubart Demonstrates Favorable Benefit-Risk Profile as Potential Treatment for Chronic Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Patients on riliprubart demonstrated improvements on several measures of disability and impairment, including the INCAT, I-RODS, MRC-SS, and grip strength.

Earlier Initiation of Ublituximab Results In Improved Disease Outcomes in Treatment-Naïve Multiple Sclerosis

Patients with first MS symptoms less than 3 years prior to enrollment saw greater long-term benefits with ublituximab than those with longer disease course.

Pooled Phase 3 Studies Highlight AXS-07 as Effective Migraine Treatment

In the phase 3 MOMENTUM and INTERCEPT studies, patients treated with AXS-07 saw reductions in headache pain freedom, most bothersome symptoms, and use of rescue medications.

Bridging Engineering and Neuroscience in the Creation of Artificial Axons for Myelination Research: Krystyn J. Van Vliet, PhD & Anna Jagielska, PhD, MSc

The professor of materials science and engineering at Cornell University and chief executive officer at Artificial Axon Labs talked about the development of artificial axons through 3D printing. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Reevaluating Neuroprotective Multiple Sclerosis Trial Designs Using the Visual System: Shiv Saidha, MBBCh

The professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine discussed the trial design of the phase 4 RENEW study assessing the long-term safety profile of mitoxantrone in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]

The Potential of NLRX1 in Immune Regulation and Neuroprotection for Inflammatory Neurodegenerative Disorders: Marjan Gharagozloo, PhD

The assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine talked about her preclinical research in immunology to explore the intricate mechanisms controlling chronic inflammation in the central nervous system. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]