Every Wednesday, NeurologyLive®'s NeuroVoices series features in-depth, exclusive conversations with a wide variety of experts in the care and management of patients with neurologic diseases about a range of topics in clinical care and therapeutic development.
NeuroVoices: Dustin Hammers, PhD, on Comparative Performance of Cognitive Screening Techniques
July 18th 2023The associate professor of neurology at the Indiana University School of Medicine provided commentary on a study comparing traditional cognitive screening methods and the Linus Health Digital Clock and Recall test.
NeuroVoices: Crystal Proud, MD, on Improving SMA Outcomes Through a Combination Approach
July 12th 2023The director of neurology and neuromuscular medicine at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia, provided perspective on the phase 4 RESPOND study assessing nusinersen in individuals with SMA who already received gene therapy.
NeuroVoices: Sara Pavitt, MD, on the Need to Educate the Clinical Community on Pediatric Headache
June 21st 2023At the 2023 AHS Annual Meeting, the chief of headache at UT Austin Dell Children’s Hospital discussed her presentation on a new educational intervention to improve knowledge of pediatric headache.
NeuroVoices: Sean Pittock, MD, on How Ravulizumab’s Effectiveness Speaks to Progress in NMOSD
May 10th 2023The director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology provided perspective on a phase 3 study of patients with NMOSD in which no relapses were recorded while on ravulizumab.
NeuroVoices: Aaron Ritter, MD, on Navigating Treatment Options for Parkinson Disease Psychosis
April 19th 2023The director of the Memory & Cognitive Disorders Clinic at Hoag Neuroscience Institute provided detail on an educational course that examined medication management for Parkinson disease psychosis.
NeuroVoices: Nancy Sicotte, MD, on Changes to the Understanding, Education of Multiple Sclerosis
March 1st 2023The chair of the Department of Neurology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center provided perspective on National MS Education and Awareness Month, and the changes to MS education in recent years.
NeuroVoices: Shumei Man, MD, on How Collaboration Between Hospitals Reduces Readmission for Stroke
February 8th 2023The medical director of stroke at Fairview Hospital, an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic, provided perspective on a new intervention that improves communication and reduces hospital readmission for stroke.
NeuroVoices: Rachel Alvarez on Identifying Key Treatment Needs for Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
February 1st 2023The executive direct of Cure CMD discussed the state of care for patients with congenital muscular dystrophies, the need for new treatments, and the patience with gene therapies.
NeuroVoices: RJ Tesi, MD, on XPro1595 and the Role of TNF Inhibitors in the Alzheimer Field
January 11th 2023The president and chief executive officer of INmune bio provided perspective on the need to diversify the Alzheimer treatment landscape and the potential role of TNF inhibitors like XPro1595.
NeuroVoices: Benzi Kluger, MD, MS, on the Expansion and Growth of Neuropalliative Care
November 23rd 2022The president of the International Neuropalliative Care Society provided perspective on the growth of the field of neuropalliative care, the organization’s role, and how clinicians are overcoming current barriers in place.
NeuroVoices: Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, on the Impact of Tofersen, Antisense Therapeutics in ALS
November 16th 2022The codirector of the ALS Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provided perspective on the phase 3 VALOR findings of tofersen, an antisense agent currently under review to treat SOD1-mutated ALS.