Trending Topic

A digital rendering of a human brain with highlighted neural pathways and electric activity, visualizing brain function.
18 mins

Trending Topic

Developed by Touch
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Pavel Burko, Ilias Miltiadis, Mahsa Alavi

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by the degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, which ultimately leads to muscle weakness, atrophy, spasticity and contractures.1 ALS typically manifests in the 50–60 years age range, although familial cases may present in late adolescence or early adulthood.2 The time from the first symptom to diagnosis is approximately 10–16 […]

Aksel Siva, AAN 2019 – Diagnosis and treatment of neuro-Behçet disease (Part 2)

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Published Online: May 29th 2019

US Neurology Editorial Board member, Aksel Siva (Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey), discusses latest initiatives in the diagnosis of neuro-Behçet disease, a rare and relatively unknown neurological disorder, as well as promising investigational therapies.

 

Questions

  1. How can MRI imaging parameters be used in the differential diagnosis of neuro-Behçet disease and other central nervous system inflammatory disorders? (0:04)
  2. What are the limitations of current treatment options for neuro-Behçet disease? (3:17)
  3. What investigational therapies appear most promising? (5:39)

 

View Part 1 of this expert interview here.

 

Speaker disclosures: Aksel Siva has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

 

Filmed at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, May 2019.

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Close Popup