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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending Aprl 5, 2024.
Welcome to NeurologyLive®'s Friday 5! Every week, the staff compiles 5 highlights of NeurologyLive®'s widespread coverage in neurology, ranging from newsworthy study findings and FDA action to expert interviews and peer-to-peer panel discussions.
As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted multiple sclerosis expert Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS, FAAN, FANA, director of the Stiff Person Syndrome Center and professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Advancements in the detection and care of multiple sclerosis have led to improved diagnosis rates and a more multidisciplinary approach to treating the autoimmune disorder.
Elizabeth Miller, MA, the manager of health literacy at the National MS Society, discussed the impact of health literacy in the multiple sclerosis community.
In this week's NeuroVoices Q&A, the associate professor of neurology at the University of Naples discussed a recently enrolled study assessing the use of dimethyl fumarate, an approved therapy for relapsing MS and psoriasis, in patients with Friedreich ataxia.
The executive medical lead at Italfarmaco SpA talked about data from both animal models and clinical trials supporting the efficacity of givinostat in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at MDA 2024. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]