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Phase 2 study analysis of Roche's fenebrutinib reveals similar safety profiles across multiple autoimmune indications, including relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Jeff Chamberlain, PhD, a leading professor in gene therapy focused on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, shared his reaction to being named the recipient of the 2024 MDA Legacy Award, as well as the state of the DMD field currently.

The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis at Cleveland Clinic talked about findings from an interim analysis of the phase 2 CALLIPER trial assessing vidofludimus calcium in progressive multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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 Alzheimer disease and dementia.

A recent study presented at the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum suggests that increased aerobic glycolysis in normal appearing white matter may be an early feature of multiple sclerosis.

New data from the TRAP-MS trial showed clemastine fumarate's association with increased disability accumulation in cases of non-lesional multiple sclerosis.

A recent study presented the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum showed that a subset of CD8+ T cells preferentially expanded in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis.

A recent study presented at the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum revealed the association between paramagnetic rim lesions and subsequent cognitive decline in patients with multiple sclerosis.

New findings from a study presented at the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum revealed an increase in epigenetic age acceleration among a subgroup of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Neurology News Network for the week ending March 1, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Using a 4-point score change on Symbol Digits Modalities Test, more than 80% of patients had either sustained improvement or no sustained change after 2 years of treatment with cladribine.

GA Depot, which remains under review by the FDA, showed a safe and tolerable profile in an additional 52-week extension period.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending March 1, 2024.

The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research talked about recent findings on long-term impact of ozanimod in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A new study showed that NLRX1, a mitochondrial innate immune sensor, may serve as a promising therapeutic target to prevent inflammatory neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis.

The chief medical advisor at the Muscular Dystrophy Association provided perspective on the upcoming meeting and the conversations surrounding new therapeutics for diseases that once had little to nothing. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A recent study presented at 2024 ACTRIMS Forum showed that body mass index may influence disease progression in patients with multiple sclerosis.

These data, presented at 2024 ACTRIMS Forum, highlight the impacts neurofilament light has on patients with multiple sclerosis irrespective of race or ethnicity.

Long-term data from the phase 3 DAYBREAK trial affirmed sustained efficacy of ozanimod for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, with a high amount of patients who were relapse-free at 6 years.

The program director in the division of Neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provided context on the importance of Rare Disease Day and strides made over the years. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Rare Disease Day raises awareness for rare disorders, highlighting challenges, improving detection, and fostering collaboration for treatment advancements.

In honor of Rare Disease Day, the vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Muscular Dystrophy Association shared his perspective of advocacy and policy progress in the realm of rare neuromuscular diseases. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Caroline Just, MD, reflects on the challenges of diagnosing and treating rare neurological diseases, urging for improved education, collaboration, and research efforts.

Experts in stroke care expressed a need for significant increases in awareness of stroke risk factors and symptoms in patient communities that experience racial disparities.

Alexander Scheer, MD, medical director at Scheer Medical Wellness, provided his medical perspective on insomnia in the clinical practice of sleep medicine.

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted sleep medicine and epilepsy expert Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS, director of the Sleep Disorders Center and staff in the Epilepsy Center at Cleveland Clinic.

The associate professor of neurology at McMaster University talked about findings from secondary analyses on the phase 4 ANNEXA-I trial assessing andexanet alfa in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

The director of Dysautonomia Clinic talked about the often overlooked triad of dysautonomia, hypermobility spectrum disorder, and mast cell activation syndrome in the field of headache medicine.

The conversations behind cerebroprotection in stroke have begun to get louder, with a pipeline that includes several different approaches to treatment.

A recent study showed that the 2021 European guidelines for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy provided a clearer definition of variants for the disease.