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The relative risk of epilepsy or seizures after COVID-19 infection, compared with influenza infection, was more marked amongst children and non-hospitalized individuals over the 6-month time horizon.

The president of the International Neuropalliative Care Society detailed potential disease states that could benefit from neuropalliative care as well as the importance of the patient community in expanding this type of approach. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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

Experts in neurology discuss changes in cognitive health and the role that sphingosine-1-phospate receptor modulators and disease-modifying therapies play in MS management.

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 sleep disorders.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, FAAN, offered his perspective on data from the phase 2/3 N-MOmentum trial of the recently approved inebilizumab (Uplizna; Horizon Therapeutics) and why the therapy stands out from other NMOSD treatments.

Neurology News Network for the week ending November 26, 2022. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 25, 2022.

The postdoctoral researcher and health psychologist at King's College, London spoke at ECTRIMS 2022 about the relationship between mood and fatigue in patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Cognitive problems have been reported to occur in as many as 7 in 10 individuals with MS, yet they remain a difficult and undertreated challenge in clinical care.

Peginterferon beta-1a, a pegylated form of interferon designed to maintain biologic effects in the body for longer periods, is being evaluated against CinnaGen’s interferon beta-1a formulation, CinnoVex.

The paradigm-shifting evidence of the link between MS and EBV does not exist in isolation. In fact, the relationship has been suspected for more than 40 years, and evidence therein has been accumulating over the past 2 decades.

In a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis, findings revealed an association with obstructive sleep apnea and severe COVID-19 that were suggestive of a causal relationship.

The codirector of the ALS Center at Washington University School of Medicine detailed the reasons for hope within the ALS space and the promising innovations in the coming future. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A sleep study on adolescents and their insomnia symptoms showed that those with a shorter sleep duration experienced deficient executive functions in daily life.

The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine provided perspective on how the clinical community can improve trials for multiple sclerosis that help improve treatment decisions. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The 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.

NRTX-1001, an injectable suspension of high-purity inhibitory neurons, is currently being assessed in a phase 1/2 trial that includes a dose-escalation period comprising of 10 individuals with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

The postdoctoral researcher and health psychologist at King's College, London spoke at ECTRIMS 2022 about the most important aspect for improving fatigue in MS. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Compared with conventional treatments, which included routine pharmaceutical treatments or occupational therapy without exercise, aquatic therapy showed several benefits in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial fatigue for patients with MS.

The president of the International Neuropalliative Care Society discussed the area in which neuropalliative has expanded and improved, as well as the potential in the coming years. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Fatigue, although not immediately visible, is among the most debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis, affecting not only patients' day-to-day functioning but their quality of life.

The professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis offered an overview of the State of the Science Summit that was held on November 3, 2022, featuring a panel of expert clinicians. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Nearly 95% of patients treated with vidofludimus calcium were free from 12-week confirmed disability worsening events at week 96 of the open-label extension trial.

The executive vice principal of advocacy and healthcare access at the National MS Society spoke about the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and how clinicians may use health navigator services to advocate for their patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Cognitive and other symptoms in multiple sclerosis can be invisible—meaning not readily observed in the individual. However, their impact on a patient’s life can be obvious.

The president of the International Neuropalliative Care Society provided an overview of the organization’s recently concluded conference and the significance of the growth of neuropalliative care. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

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

Over a 12-week treatment period, treatment with continuous subcutaneous carbidopa/levodopa resulted in significantly greater increase in ON time and reduced OFF time, while demonstrating a safe profile.

The executive vice principal of advocacy and healthcare access at the National MS Society spoke about the role of the National MS Society with patient advocacy and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]