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The associate vice president of clinical Innovation and strategy and the health equity director at National MS Society talked about leveraging data mapping to bridge healthcare gaps and promote health equity in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

TOPAMAD will include 70 children with epileptic spasms who experienced hormonal therapy failure to determine whether modified Atkins diet or topiramate is a more effective treatment approach.

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Over a 6-week period, patients taking IGC-AD1, on average, experienced a more significant reduction in agitation scores compared with those on placebo, with effects seen as early as week 2.

The phase 2 study for risvodetinib in Parkinson disease aims to halt disease progression and reverse functional loss.

The professor of pediatric neuromuscular diseases at the University of Oxford provided commentary on the commonly used scales to assess neuromuscular function and where inconsistencies have been observed. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

This complex waste clearance pathway within the CNS plays a crucial role in maintaining brain homeostasis, as a mechanism of protein waste removal alongside autophagy and protein aggregate ubiquitination.

The associate professor in the department of neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine talked about the significant disease burden experienced by patients with migraine even as therapeutics have advanced for the condition. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

The chief executive officer at Elixirgen Therapeutics provided commentary on the promise of the Bobcat mRNA, and the mechanism of action for mRNA-like therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Despite the overall cohort not reaching statistical significance on the primary end point, a subgroup of patients on SLS-005 without AMX0035 performed better.

With the added coverage, it paves the way for individuals facing the hurdles of migraine disease to obtain an easy-to-use nonpharmacological option for both acute and preventive migraine care.

The professor of epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet talked about findings from a comprehensive study on the correlation between obesity and accelerated progression of multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

In collaboration with Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA, the survey aims to understand the impact of tremors in patients with Parkinson disease.

The chief executive at Encephalitis International talked about results from a recent survey conducted on the misconceptions of encephalitis recognition among emergency medical professionals. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A panel of experts MS specialists provided commentary on the clinical development of these therapies, some of the specific agents within the pipeline, and how to navigate potential safety concerns.

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A 24-hour subcutaneous infusion of ND0612 was superior to oral immediate-release levodopa–carbidopa at increasing on time without troublesome dyskinesia and reducing off time in adults with Parkinson disease.

The assistant professor of neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania discussed preclinical research on neural repair in multiple sclerosis at ACTRIMS Forum 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Revance’s daxibotulinumtoxinA-Ianm (Daxxify) is the first and only approved peptide-formulated, long-lasting neuromodulator for patients with cervical dystonia.

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New findings from a phase 1 trial presented at AD/PD 2024 showed that UB-312 antibodies decrease α-synuclein levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson disease.

The Melissa and Paul Anderson President’s Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, discussed the promising avenue of BTK inhibitors for addressing progressive multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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A recent analysis of a phase 2 trial showed that repeated intrathecal injections of MSC therapy led to significant reductions in serum biomarkers and improvements in neurological function for progressive MS.

Shae Datta, MD, a neurologist and headache specialist at NYU Langone Health, discussed the effects of traumatic brain injury and the need to accurately diagnose patients in a timely manner.

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Over an 18-month period, patients demonstrated significant increases in ON time with bemdaneprocel, even after stopping immunosuppressives 1 year into treatment.

The medial director of Novartis talked about findings from a real-world study assessing ofatumumab treatment for multiple sclerosis presented at the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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