Neurology News

Patients with active secondary progressive MS who received high-efficacy therapy experienced relapses less often than those on low-efficacy therapy, according to findings published in Neurology.

The APOE e4 allele correlated with earlier clinical and biomarker-related changes of Alzheimer’s disease among patients with Down syndrome, according to results from a dual-center cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.

A physician’s concerns about long-term care typically increase over time – with many beginning to focus on this type of planning in their 50s or early 60s.

Patients with benzodiazepine-refractory convulsive status epilepticus who received a home medication vs. non-home medication did not differ in cessation of clinical seizures with improved consciousness by 60 minutes after drug initiation.

Postoperative home care after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease demonstrated efficacy, safety and feasibility while also decreasing travel burden, according to results from a single-center study published in JAMA Neurology.

Black patients with MS experienced a greater burden of disease compared with white patients with MS, even after adjustments for socioeconomic status, according to results published in Neurology.

Viltepso, an injection treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in patients with a confirmed mutation, demonstrated a statistically significant benefit for motor function in open-label extension results from a phase 2 study.

Exservan, the first oral film formulation of riluzole, has been made available in the United States for the treatment of ALS, according to a press release from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, the drug’s manufacturer.

Results of a meta-analysis published in Neurology determined there was no difference in functional outcomes between direct thrombectomy and combination with bridging IV thrombolysis among Asian patients with large vessel occlusion stroke.

In a 198 to 68 vote, members of the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ House of Delegates passed a resolution to change the title of physician assistants to “physician associates.”