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American Academy of Neurology

4–10 May 2019, Philadelphia, USA

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Letter from the Editor

Editor

Prof. Hans-Peter Hartung, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 23:52

Interview with Prof. Natalia Rost

Expert

Prof. Natalia Rost, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, USA

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 09:10

Online First

Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Amyloid PET in cognitively impaired patients

Presented By

Prof. Gil Rabinovici, University of California San Francisco, USA

Trial

IDEAS

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 23:14

Tight blood pressure control lowers risk of mild cognitive impairment

Presented By

Dr Jeff Williamson, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, USA

Trial

SPRINT MIND

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30 July, 2019 22:16

Two experimental antibodies reduce amyloid levels

Trial

Phase 3, PRIME, ENGAGE, EMERGE

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30 July, 2019 21:20

How to implement brain-healthy behaviour in clinical practice

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30 July, 2019 09:21

Epilepsy

Cannabidiol effective in children with Dravet syndrome

Trial

GWPCARE

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30 July, 2019 23:23

Possible role of brivaracetam in controlling acute seizures

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30 July, 2019 22:24

Long term safety of diazepam nasal spray

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30 July, 2019 20:25

Brain-responsive neurostimulation reduces seizures

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30 July, 2019 09:30

Headache and Migraine

Atogepant effective and safe for migraine prevention

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30 July, 2019 23:33

Long-term efficacy and safety of erenumab

Trial

Phase 3, STRIVE

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30 July, 2019 22:34

Eptinezumab reduces mean monthly migraine days

Trial

Phase 3, PROMISE

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30 July, 2019 21:35

Fremanezumab efficacy and safety maintained over 1 year

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30 July, 2019 20:36

Lasmiditan: rapid onset of efficacy in acute migraine

Trial

Phase 3, SPARTAN, SAMURAI

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30 July, 2019 19:37

New formulation of rimegepant: fast onset of action

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30 July, 2019 18:38

Efficacy, tolerability, and safety of ubrogepant confirmed

Trial

Phase 3, ACHIEVE

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30 July, 2019 17:39

Galcanezumab reduces cluster headache frequency

Expert

Dr David Dodick, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, USA

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 16:40

Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for cluster headache

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30 July, 2019 09:41

Multiple Sclerosis and NMOSD

Three very promising new treatments of NMOSD

Presented By

Dr Stacey Clardy & Prof. Bruce Cree

Trial

PREVENT, SAkuraSky

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 23:07

Immune tolerance by peptide-loaded tolerogenic dendritic cells

Expert

Dr Irati Zubizarreta, Institut d’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer, Spain

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 22:08

New compounds for MS treatment

Trial

Phase 2, RADIUS-R, RADIUS-D

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30 July, 2019 21:10

Sequencing of high-efficacy disease-modifying treatments in MS

Trial

OCTAVE

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 20:12

Biotin, ocrelizumab, and ibudilast in progressive MS

Expert

Dr Andrew Goodman, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA

Trial

ORATORIO, Phase 3; SPRINT-MS, Phase 2; MS-SPI, Phase 3

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 19:15

No increased MS relapse risk postpartum

Expert

Dr Annette Langer-Gould, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, USA

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30 July, 2019 18:16

McDonald Criteria MS often misapplied and misunderstood

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30 July, 2019 17:17

Clinical relevance of neurofilament light chain levels

Trial

Phase 3, EXPAND, ADVANCE, CHAMPS, MSCRG, SENTINEL

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30 July, 2019 10:19

Neuromuscular Disorders

Encouraging results zilucoplan in myasthenia gravis

Presented By

Prof. James Howard & Dr Josep Gamez

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30 July, 2019 23:23

Experimental drug shows promise for SOD1-ALS

Presented By

Prof. Timothy Miller & Prof. Jinsy Andrews

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30 July, 2019 22:25

First-ever effective and safe treatment of CMT1A

Presented By

Dr Florian Thomas, Hackensack University Medical Center, New York, USA

Trial

Phase 3, PLEO-CMT

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30 July, 2019 21:26

Updates on three treatments of spinal muscular atrophy

Trial

ENDEAR, SHINE, FIREFISH, STR1VE

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 10:28

Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders

Leukaemia and hypertension therapies tested in Parkinson’s disease

Presented By

Dr Charbel Moussa & Dr Tanya Simuni

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 23:29

Levodopa oral inhalation powder

Trial

SPAN-PD

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30 July, 2019 22:30

Mesenchymal stem cells in a proof-of-concept study

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30 July, 2019 21:31

T-type-calcium channel modulator in essential tremor

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30 July, 2019 20:32

Experimental Parkinson’s disease therapies

Trial

BIPARK-1, BIPARK-2, MOVES-PD

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30 July, 2019 19:34

Laquinimod does not improve motor scores in Huntington disease

Trial

Phase 3, LEGATO-HD

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30 July, 2019 10:36

Stroke

Lack of consensus on anticoagulation after acute ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation

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30 July, 2019 23:38

Direct oral anticoagulants compared to vitamin K antagonist in atrial fibrillation -related cerebral ischemia

Trial

ARISTOPHANES

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30 July, 2019 22:39

Depressive symptoms associated with increased stroke risk

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30 July, 2019 10:40

Miscellaneous

Possibly lifesaving therapy in refractory PML

Presented By

Dr Erin Beck, National Institute of Health in Bethesda, USA

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30 July, 2019 23:42

New AAN guideline for treating Tourette syndrome

Expert

Dr Tamara Pringsheim, University of Calgary, Canada

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30 July, 2019 22:43

Subspecialty teleneurology: feasible and highly valued

Expert

Dr Lindsey Ross, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

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30 July, 2019 21:44

OV101 (gaboxadol) as therapy of Angelman syndrome

Trial

Phase 2, STARS

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AAN 2019

30 July, 2019 10:45

Featured articles

CONTENTS

Online First

Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Epilepsy

Headache and Migraine

Multiple Sclerosis and NMOSD

Neuromuscular Disorders

Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders

Stroke

Miscellaneous