Neurorehabilitation News

BOSTON — The SemontPlus maneuver led to quicker recovery than the Epley maneuver in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Older adults with atrial fibrillation who underwent catheter ablation developed less cognitive impairment than those receiving only medical management, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Now that there are disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, the necessity of identifying “contemporary population-level diagnosis rates of mild cognitive impairment and dementia” is crucial, according to a presenter.

BOSTON — Results from the long-term RESTORE study show patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy with ND4 mutation who were treated with Lumevoq had sustained improvement of best-corrected visual acuity in both eyes.

BOSTON — Laser interstitial thermal therapy may offer seizure freedom to select patients, particularly those with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Eculizumab significantly reduced disease severity and improved quality of life at 26 weeks in adolescents with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Implantation of GABAergic interneuron cells in two patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy resulted in significant seizure reduction, according to preliminary data presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Myrtelle Inc. has reported promising 6-month trial data for a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector-based investigational gene therapy for Canavan disease.

The FDA has approved Prospera, a spinal cord stimulation system to treat those with chronic intractable pain in the upper body and limbs.

The FDA has granted clearance to Neuspera Medical for its novel implantable system to treat chronic peripheral nerve pain.