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An emphasis on at-home care as well as reducing the risk of seizure exacerbation are among a list of notable recommendations to help optimize clinical care for patients with epilepsy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Washington in St. Louis detailed the ­­factors that may contribute to these inconsistencies in cerebral palsy diagnosis and what role neurologists should play.

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation discussed the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the care of patients with Alzheimer disease and dementias.

Educational sessions led by experts in multiple sclerosis will be held May 26-29, 2020.

Janssen’s S1P receptor modulator ponesimod showed its superiority to teriflunomide on annualized relapse rates, fatigue symptoms, MRI activity, brain atrophy, and NEDA-3 in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis.

The professor of neurology at NYU Langone detailed the neurologic symptoms that have been observed in patients with COVID-19.

The FDA-approved anti-CGRP therapy from Eli Lilly demonstrated a significant ability to decrease monthly migraine days in patients who did not respond to previous medications.

The neurologist at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic spoke to the wide variety of clinical benefits observed with ofatumumab treatment and how it fits into the MS care landscape.

Novartis’s S1P receptor modulator siponimod (Mayzent) showed benefits in a number of patients with SPMS on the Motor Integration and Collateral subscales of the Expanded Disability Status Scale.

The FDA-approved migraine therapy lasmiditan showed long-term efficacy and had similar change in Migraine Disability Assessment total score in both 100-mg and 200-mg doses.

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Washington in St. Louis discussed a study she and colleagues conducted which revealed significant differences between practitioners in diagnosing cerebral palsy.

Allergan’s oral CGRP antagonist showed a higher likelihood of freedom from pain and associated symptoms during mild headaches for patients with migraine compared to attacks of moderate to severe severity.

Vitalis’s VTS-Aspirin platform was granted an orphan drug designation to be used in combination with diroximel fumarate and monomethyl fumarate for the treatment of fumarate flush in relapsing multiple sclerosis.

The chair of neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan recently joined the ranks of health care providers who are caring for COVID-19 patients at the temporary hospital set up in the Javits Center.