Neurosciences

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Andrew G. Lee, MD, explains why a team approach is needed for neuro-ophthalmic conditions.

What risks should we accept in exchange for a miracle?

In this video, Alokkumar Jha, PhD, MSc, BE, spoke with Healio about key presentations from the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

The FDA approved Ultomiris for the treatment of adults with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, according to a press release from Alexion.

WAILEA, Hawaii — The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a program to restore vision through the transplantation of whole human eyes, according to a speaker here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio video perspective, Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD, discusses the neuro-ophthalmology program at Hawaiian Eye/Retina 2024.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched the Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts program, which aims to transplant whole human eyes to restore vision, according to a press release.

The top Healio neuroscience-related articles in 2023 included an overview of an accelerated “papilledema protocol” and data on nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy risk factors and prevalence in the U.S.

Treatment with an oral suspension of active gold as an adjunct to disease-modifying therapy was linked to improved neurological function in those with stable relapsing MS, according to a poster presented at ECTRIMS 2023.

A study based on a large U.S. database found that all types of objectively measured visual impairment were associated with a higher prevalence of dementia in older adults.