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Only 17% of patients who received 1 g/kg of intravenous immunoglobulin every 4 weeks or more experienced disease relapse compared with 50% of those treated with lower or less frequent dosing.

The neurologist at Christus St. Vincent Health System provided commentary on the importance of emphasizing social connectedness following diagnosis of Parkinson disease, along with the signs to look for in social isolation. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The director of the Division of Movement Disorders at the USC Keck School of Medicine discussed the phenomenon behind reflex tears and whether they can serve as a valuable biomarker for Parkinson disease.

Following respective improvements in odds of good and poor outcomes, investigators concluded that the addition of mechanical thrombectomy should be considered over best medical management practices alone.

In the main matched analysis, associated noted before Parkinson disease diagnosis were motor (up to 10 years) and cognitive (up to 5 years) symptoms.

Following an NCD that will allow for Medicare coverage of the therapy only in NIH- and FDA-approved studies and trials, Biogen has pulled its application to the European Medicines Agency for aducanumab treatment in Alzheimer disease.

The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto discussed why elevating the voices of patients and caregivers is important to understanding and treating an individual with Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Those treated with siponimod (Mayzent; Novartis) for 5 or more years had significant reductions in 6-month disability and cognitive processing speed compared with patients who switched from placebo.

After readjusting baseline to month 12, more patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis on continuous ozanimod achieved NEDA-3 and NEDA-4 status than those on interferon ß-1a.

Despite a low percentage of patients missing work time due to their condition, a higher percentage reported impairment while working, overall work impairment, and activity impairment.

Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, discusses the design of a novel comparative study assessing the effect of siponimod (Mayzent; Novartis) and ocrelizumab (Ocrevus; Genentech) on microglia and astrocytes in patients with SPMS.

Here's what is coming soon to NeurologyLive®.

Jacqueline A. French, MD, discussed the factors that influence the challenges in treatment selection in epilepsy, and how patient conversations and comprehension of heterogeneity can help in the treatment selection process.

The professor of neurology at the University of Basel discussed a recent study presented at AAN 2022 on whether levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with MS disease activity or progression. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Discussing the progress made in therapeutic approaches to multiple sclerosis, Robert K. Shin, MD, shared his perspective on how the focus on treatments has shifted in the community.

Patients treated with ofatumumab (Kesimpta; Novartis) demonstrated significant decreases in absolute and percent CD19 counts at day 5 of treatment, which persisted through the 90-day period.

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 epilepsy and seizure disorders.

The proportion of women exposed to valproate between the first and last trimester of pregnancy decreased alongside an increase in the proportion of women exposed to therapeutic alternatives such as lamotrigine and levetiracetam.

The pandemic has highlighted several large gaps in care that have created challenges for individuals with Parkinson disease, including a framework for addressing mental health and loneliness, and proper care for women with PD.

Neurology News Network for the week ending April 23, 2022. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

In a large-scale study, the use of the Simoa neurofilament light test helped identify individuals with MS at risk for detrimental disease course and suboptimal therapy response.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 22, 2022.

The neurologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto provided insight on the differences between outcome measures for Alzheimer disease and how they factored into a new item-level analysis of aducanumab (Aduhelm; Biogen). [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

While shutdowns disrupted care for all patients with Parkinson disease, hospitals were forced to postpone elective procedures such as the initial DBS device implantation and implantable pulse generator replacements.

Stephen Krieger, MD, spoke about the phase 3b NOVA study (NCT03689972) data presented at AAN 2022 on natalizumab (Tysabri; Biogen) dosing regimens.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD. [LISTEN TIME: 25 minutes]

BioArctic CEO Gunilla Osswald, PhD, called the decision disappointing but noted that phase 1 data are supportive of ABBV-0805’s progression to phase 2 and that the company would “investigate options to continue the development” of the α-synuclein antibody.

The main driver of the burden was direct medical costs, especially prescription drugs (such as disease-modifying therapies), which accounted for 54% of the total medical costs per person with multiple sclerosis.

The study evaluating 68 boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will consist of therapy with off-the-shelf cardiosphere-derived cells.

The chair and vice-chair of the Headache and Facial Pain Section of the American Academy of Neurology provided insight on projects they feel are needed to advance the care of patients with migraine-related disorders. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]