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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive motor impairment. ALS is the most common disease of motor neurons with an annual incidence of approximately 1.7–2.5 per 100,000 people. It is a terminal condition with a typical life expectancy of 2–5 years from symptom onset. […]

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What if your medical degree could launch more than a clinical career? In this candid and compelling read, Dr Jon Edelson shares his lessons for early-career clinicians ready to think beyond the bedside and explore the business of medicine.

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In this episode of Visionary Voices, Dr Anthony Caggiano, Chief Medical Officer at Cognition Therapeutics, joins us to explore how biomarkers are transforming our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, from diagnosis and disease progression to drug development and the future of clinical care.

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive motor impairment. ALS is the most common disease of motor neurons with an annual incidence of approximately 1.7–2.5 per 100,000 people. It is a ...

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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare, autoimmune neurological disorder in which peripheral nerve demyelination typically results in weakness, impaired limb sensation, fatigue and pain.1–4 CIDP may adversely affect activities of daily living, with a substantial impact on functional ...

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Welcome to this issue of touchREVIEWS in Neurology, where we explore significant advances in neurology, cognitive health, and wearable technology in the management of various chronic conditions. This issue brings together a collection of expert perspectives and research that spans ...

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Cognitive impairment is the hallmark symptom of Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), including psychosis, agitation and mood disturbances, are common not only in AD but also in Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia and ...

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A new guideline has been issued to assist neurologists and clinicians in selecting the best anti-seizure medications for people with epilepsy who may become pregnant. Published in Neurology, the guideline is a collaboration between the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Epilepsy Society (AES) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), with endorsement from the Child Neurology Society. It updates parts of the 2009 AAN and AES guidelines regarding birth malformations and child development in children born to people with epilepsy.

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We're excited to launch a new series of expert Q&As with our editorial board, highlighting their career milestones, top advice, and future insights in their specialties. In this first interview we are honoured to welcome Dr Ruben I Kuzniecky, MD, an internationally recognized leader in epilepsy, epilepsy surgery and neuroimaging.

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative condition that predominantly affects older people, with a rising prevalence worldwide.1,2 There are many on-going challenges and unmet needs in PD: difficulties in making an accurate diagnosis (particularly in the early stages ...

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Patrick Schindler, Friedemann Paul

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are a group of relapsing autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. The clinical hallmarks of NMOSD are myelitis and optic neuritis; however, a wider clinical spectrum has been recognized.1 The majority of patients with ...

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Lily H Kim, Muhammad Ammar Haider, Kevin K Kumar

Affecting over 70 million patients worldwide, epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by intermittent bursts of hyper-synchronous neuronal discharges.1 The manifestations are variable but reflective of the unique milieu and biology of epileptogenic foci.2 Pharmacological treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) ...

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Prof. Said Beydoun, Dr Pushpa Narayanaswami, Prof. Heinz Wiendl

Watch specialists in neurological disorders share their insights on the role of complement and complement therapeutics in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and myasthenia gravis (MG).

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Riley Kessler, Sonal Sharma, David R Lynch

Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA), a neurodevelopmental and progressive neurodegenerative disease, is the most common inherited form of ataxia, with disease incidence as high as 1 in 29,000 in Caucasian populations.1 Patients typically present with ataxia from ages 7 to 15 years and lose the ...

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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic neurodegenerative disease that can affect movement, cognition and mental health. It is caused by a dominant mutation in the huntingtin gene, HTT. HD is estimated to occur in 5–10 people per 100,000 yearly, worldwide.1 Pridopidine (...

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