Amit Rakhit, MD, MBA: Measuring Improvement in Fragile X Syndrome, Other Rare Conditions
May 24th 2019The chief medical officer and head of Research & Development at Ovid Therapeutics spoke about what prompted the development of this scale to measure improvement for patients with Fragile X syndrome, and possibly other conditions.
Rebecca Ichord, MD: Addressing Pediatric Stroke With Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis
May 19th 2019The director of the Pediatric Stroke Program at CHOP discussed the findings of a single-center study exploring the incidence of children presenting with acute arterial ischemic stroke who may have been eligible for mechanical thrombectomy.
Rebecca Ichord, MD: Challenges in Providing Care for Pediatric Stroke
May 16th 2019The director of the Pediatric Stroke Program at CHOP spoke about the need to improve early recognition and assessments in pediatric stroke, and how ultimately, awareness of the condition is a huge step toward achieving this goal.
Huma Sheikh, MD: Complementary Approaches for Multimodal Migraine Treatment
May 10th 2019The assistant professor of neurology at Mount Sinai Health System spoke about the recent trend toward approaching migraine in a more holistic fashion, and the incorporation of nonpharmacologic options for patients with the chronic headache condition.
Jessica Robinson-Papp, MD: Medical Marijuana for Neurologic Conditions
May 8th 2019The professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai spoke about what’s currently known about medical marijuana’s use, how CBD fits into the conversation, and what research still needs to be done.
Amit Rakhit, MD, MBA: Developing Therapies for Fragile X Syndrome
May 8th 2019The chief medical officer and head of Research & Development at Ovid Therapeutics spoke about the Visual Analog Scale that the company developed to help better understand the impact that potential treatments have on patients with Fragile X syndrome.