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It was a pleasure to talk to Pat Penovich (Minnesota Epilepsy Group, St. Paul, MN, USA) about the exit survey, of a Phase 3 study, assessing patient experience of using the diazepam nasal spray for seizure clusters. The abstract ‘Examining the Patient Experience With Diazepam Nasal Spray for Seizure Clusters: Patient-reported Results From an Exit […]
touchNEUROLOGY were delighted to have the opportunity to speak with Amos Korczyn, Founder and President of CONy about his highlights of this year’s virtual meeting. Questions What were your personal highlights of CONy 2020? (0:05) Tell us about plans for CONy 2021 (4:43) Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Disclosures: Founder […]
It was a pleasure to speak with Martin Brodie (President, International Bureau for Epilepsy and co-Section Head of Epilepsy for CONy), who spoke with us on the topic of the debate session he participated in: Should combination antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy be offered immediately after failure of a single antiepileptic drug? Questions Could you tell […]
Vida Demarin (International Institute for Brain Health, Zagreb, Croatia) kindly took the time to speak with us on the topic of the debate session she participated in: Should statins be given to people over age 80 for stroke prevention? As co-Chair of CONy 2021, she also shared her excitement for the next congress, which will be […]
We were delighted to talk to Ingrid Scheffer (The University of Melbourne, The Royal Children’s Hospital and Austin Health, Victoria, Australia) regarding the open-label extension study of fenfluramine in patients with Dravet syndrome (Clinical Trial Identifier: NCT02823145). The abstract ‘Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjunctive FINTEPLA (Fenfluramine Hydrochloride) in an Open-Label Extension Study of Dravet Syndrome […]
We caught up with Kelly Knupp (University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado, CO, USA) to discuss the use of fenfluramine for the reduction of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. (Clinical Trial Identifier: NCT03355209). The abstract ‘Efficacy and safety of FINTEPLA (fenfluramine) for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a randomized, […]
We were delighted to have an opportunity to hear all about the Stroke Action Plan for Europe from Arlene Wilkie, Director General of the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE). Related useful resources: Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) Economic Impact of Stroke in Europe Questions What are the major challenges in stroke care across Europe and […]
We were delighted to have the opportunity to speak with Indu Subramanian (Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, and West Los Angeles Veterans Administration, Los Angeles, CA, USA) around the focus of her recently published article entitled: Synergy of pandemics-social isolation is associated with worsened Parkinson severity and quality of life, which was highlighted as a top […]
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