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The professor of neurology at the NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine gave her reaction to the data she and colleagues published on neurologic disorders in patients with COVID-19.

The SPI2 study did not replicate the improvements observed in prior study, instead suggesting that biotin (MD1003; MedDay Pharmaceuticals) is ineffective in patients with progressive MS.

The company is planning a pivotal trial of blarcamesine in Parkinson disease dementia after submitting results of the phase 2 study to the FDA for regulatory guidance.

The director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain detailed the symptoms of motoric cognitive risk syndrome and how they compare to more typical mild cognitive impairment.

In part 2 of this interview, Elias Kouchakji, MD, gives perspective on pamrevlumab’s unique pathway as a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment nearing the end of the clinical pipeline.

The authors noted that research is still needed to establish standards for cell mobilization and immune-conditioning regimens.

Patients treated surgically reported better outcomes, including reduced AED use, higher rates of survival, and fewer epilepsy-related ED visits, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits.

The Medical Director of The Neuroscience Institute at UW Medicine Valley Medical Center discussed the landscape of therapy for tonic-clonic seizures and how lacosamide might fit into the paradigm.

The professor of neurology at the NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine discussed a recent study she and colleagues conducted on new neurological disorders in patients with COVID-19.

The FDA told Xeris that it could advance diazepam directly into a phase 3 registration study for both pediatric and adult patients with epilepsy after reviewing phase 1b results.

The educational webinar series will feature 7 of the world leaders in Dravet Syndrome and will conclude on November 16 with a presentation from Ian Miller, MD.

The associate professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis discussed the challenges that sleep specialists continue to face despite a number of recent advances in the space.

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, DrMed, and Davide Valeriani, PhD, discussed the translational potential of DystoniaNet, and its potential to be adjusted for use in additional disease states.

The section chief of pediatric neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital discusses some of the challenges that patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and their caregivers face.

Constantino Iadecola, MD, discusses the interaction of vascular risk factors and the shortcomings of our current clinical approach to Alzheimer disease.

The Theranica Biotherapeutics remote electrical neuromodulation device is now cleared for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults, without limitation to episodic migraine.

Zosano plans to request a Type A meeting with the FDA to discuss strategies to address the FDA’s comments regarding the new drug application.

The director of the VA Southwest Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers explained how preventing social isolation—particularly in the time of COVID-19—can help prevent worsened disease states in patients.

Addressing sleep apnea at a physiological level may reasonably be more effective and have fewer adverse effects than more traditional treatment modalities that may only target one mechanism.