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The director of the Center for Clinical Ethics at Yale New Haven Health discussed the rationale behind the newly published AAN guidelines on functional seizures, outlining diagnostic priorities, evidence-based treatment recommendations, and key gaps.

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ALS expert Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, provided thoughts for National Women Physicians Day, reflecting on resilience in ALS research, the power of mentorship, and how leadership and advocacy can shape a meaningful career in neurology.

As part of National Women Physicians Day, a group of women clinicians discussed various topics in the care for women with movement disorders.

Riley Bove, MD, MS, associate professor of neurology at the University of California San Francisco, shares her personal view on National Women’s Physician’s and why it’s important for clinicians and patients in the field.

In honor of National Women Physician’s Day, the NeurologyLive® team highlighted recent studies on women transforming neurologic care and advancing women’s health.

Aleksandra Pikula, MD, DipABPN, DipABLM, FELMO, director of the JS Sonshine Center, shares her personal view on National Women Physician’s and why it’s important for clinicians and patients in the field.

Neurocrine Biosciences launches a Phase 2 trial for NBI-1065890, targeting tardive dyskinesia with promising new treatment options.

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NeuroVoices: Kathrin LaFaver, MD, FAAN, DipABLM, on What’s Ahead for Movement Disorder Care in 2026 Kathrin LaFaver, MD, FAAN, DipABLM, Isabella Ciccone, MPH

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Real-World Study Provides Support for Lamotrigine in Treating Non-Dystrophic Myotonias Louie Pasculli

Trial data showed that treatment with lamotrigine reduced myotonia severity in adults with genetically confirmed non-dystrophic myotonias, with sustained benefit and an acceptable safety profile.

Priority Review Granted for Weekly Subcutaneous Lecanemab Dosing in Early Alzheimer Disease Isabella Ciccone, MPH

If approved, lecanemab-irmb would provide an at-home subcutaneous injection option for both treatment initiation and maintenance dosing for patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease.

Norwegian Registry Study Links Maternal Diabetes to Doubled Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Offspring Marco Meglio

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The FDA raised no objections to Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ pilavapadin for a phase 3 program, which will include 2-arm registrational studies, in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

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