Treating Dystonia:deep brain stimulation

The 17th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) took place March 23-25 2023 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Prof. Amos D. Korczyn, CONy President (University of Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel) joined touchNEUROLOGY to discuss the main aims and focus of the recent CONy meeting, the unique debate presentation style, and the most exciting debates, topics and highlights […]

The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) is a professional society of clinicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals, who are interested in Parkinson’s disease, related neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, hyperkinetic movement disorders, and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control. touchNEUROLOGY caught up with the MDS President, Prof. Francisco Cardoso, to discuss the upcoming […]

Ecopipam is an investigational first-in-class drug being evaluated for the treatment of children and adolescents with Tourette’s syndrome. Prof. Donald Gilbert (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, OH, USA) discusses the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2b study investigating ecopipam.  The abstract entitled ‘Ecopipam in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, […]