Rare Diseases
Conference Coverage
Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment of bvFTD Pose Challenges
HILTON HEAD, SC—Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), a clinically and pathologically heterogenous...
News
FDA Grants Fund Rare Disease Research
On September 24, 2018, the FDA announced that it awarded 12 new clinical trial research grants totaling more...
Literature Review
New System Classifies Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
A new system that incorporates clinical and serologic data may help classify idiopathic inflammatory myopathies,...
Conference Coverage
Early Treatment Improves Outcomes in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
HILTON HEAD, SC—Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) can result in severe disability...
Daily News Podcast
Sprain an ankle, get an opioid
And beware a nasty skin souvenir from travel abroad.
From the Journals
Huntington’s progression tracks with levels of mutant huntingtin, neurofilament light
Conference Coverage
Huntington’s Disease Symptoms Vary by Age of Onset
MIAMI—The greater the age of Huntington’s disease onset, the lower the likelihood that the patient’s major symptom type at disease presentation...
Literature Review
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Added to Recommended Uniform Screening Panel
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now among the disorders officially included in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), which state public...
Conference Coverage
How Can Neurologists Diagnose Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension?
SAN FRANCISCO—Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) sometimes may go undiagnosed, partly because the disorder is uncommon. But patients will...
News
FDA approves Diacomit for Dravet syndrome
Stiripentol (Diacomit) is a new way to treat this rare but potentially life-threatening form of epilepsy.