Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| Sleep disorders  

The meta-analysis investigated the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and dementia risk and found a significant association between OSA…

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| Sleep disorders  

Alterations of REM sleep microstructure are associated with greater neurodegeneration and neocortical amyloid deposition in older adults.

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| Multiple Sclerosis  

2023 revision of RIS diagnostic criteria expanding the spectrum of RIS.

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| Multiple Sclerosis  

Dimethyl fumarate in RIS delays clinical conversion to MS.

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| Clinical neurophysiology  

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique for stimulating the human brain, currently used in the diagnosis and monitoring of…

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| Higher Cortical Functions | Rare Neurological Diseases  

A “Mini Linguistic State Examination”, was developed to assess and classify language disorders in patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA).…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Rozanolixizumab is subcutaneous infused monoclonal antibody targeting the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in adult with MG.

As already presented…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

An interim analysis of the phase 3 open-label extension study (RAISE-XT) testing zilucoplan (a self-administered subcutaneous complement C5 inhibitor)…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Eculizumab (Soliris; Alexion) is an intravenous complement C5 inhibitor originally approved by FDA and EMA in adult’s patient with anti-acetylcholine…

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| Neuro-ophthalmology and -otology  

Newly elaborated consensus paper based on the Delphi process provides precise diagnostic criteria based on clinical features and paraclinical tests…

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| Neuro-ophthalmology and -otology  

In acutely dizzy patients testing for truncal instability is a valuable addition to the HINTS. Grade 2-3 truncal instability has moderate sensitivity…

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| Clinical neurophysiology  

An interesting neurophysiological and histopathological study that demonstrated structural abnormalities in muscles of patients with musculoskeletal…

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