Neurocritical Care News

Certain physical exercises may prevent nerve damage caused by chemotherapy among individuals being treated for cancer, results of a randomized study published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Implementation of tissue bridges measured within the first weeks after spinal cord injury are linked with short-and-long-term clinical improvement, according to research from The Lancet Neurology.

Avidity Biosciences Inc. has announced positive data from the phase 1/2 FORTITUDE clinical trial of a proprietary monoclonal antibody that binds to the transferrin receptor 1 conjugated with a siRNA targeting DUX4 mRNA.

DENVER — The use of several common antibiotics led to exacerbation of myasthenia gravis in a small cohort of patients, Sanem P. Uysal, MD, said in this Healio video from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Wave Life Sciences has announced positive results from its phase 1b/2a clinical trial of WVE-003, a potential disease-modifying therapeutic for Huntington’s disease.

The European Commission has authorized a subcutaneous injection of Ocrevus to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis as well as primary progressive MS, according to the manufacturer.

The FDA has announced approval of a label expansion for Elevidys to include patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy aged 4 years and older with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene.

The FDA has approved Vyvgart Hytrulo in a once-weekly, 30- to 90-second subcutaneous injection to treat adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, according to the manufacturer.

The FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation to a novel regenerative cell therapy to treat drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, according to the manufacturer.

The FDA has approved an abbreviated new drug application for a generic version of Emflaza to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to the manufacturer.