Neurology

Medicinal use of cannabis is gaining acceptance despite a lack of published treatment guidelines.

A study of epilepsy patients who switched from one antiepileptic drug (AED) to another suggests that the switch did not tend to improve seizure control and may have worsened it.

Video from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society with the message, "MS Kills Connection. Connection Kills MS."

Patients with a longer disease duration and those with primary progressive MS were found to have higher rates of admission and longer hospital stays in this study from The American Journal of Managed Care.

This study discusses various treatments for multiple sclerosis, with a specific focus on alternative strategies like CCSVI.

This video summarizes the research findings from ECTRIMS 2012.

EMD Serono, Inc, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer Inc announced today that the FDA approved Rebif Rebidose (interferon beta-1a), a single-use auto-injector for the self-administration of Rebif, a disease-modifying drug used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

A recent study featured in the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits examines the role of patient out-of-pocket cost on adherence to disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis.

A new study indicates that starting HRT within 5 years of the onset of menopause is key to producing a neuroprotective effect.

In a session at the 2012 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Educational Conference, Aimee Tharaldson, PharmD, identified the top specialty drugs in the pipeline and highlighted the most recent therapeutic trends within each medication class.

A new study carried out by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and PBM Prime Therapeutics forecasts that multiple sclerosis specialty drug treatment cost will exceed $50,000 per person per year in 2016.

By the end of this year, it is likely that the FDA will approve more than 20 new specialty medications.

Eli Lilly's investigational monoclonal antibody failed to reach its primary endpoints, but it was associated with a significant slowing of cognitive decline in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced that the FDA has approved Aubagio (teriflunomide) as a new once-daily, oral treatment indicated for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Less than a quarter know that most fractures in epilepsy patients are unassociated with seizures, according to a recent study.

The authors of a comprehensive literature review offer broad recommendations for treating super-refractory status epilepticus.

Elderly patients taking carbamazepine in conjunction with phenytoin experience a reduced increase in carbamazepine levels, a study finds.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Active Biotech announced they will continue the clinical development of once-daily oral laquinimod for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in a third Phase III trial.

There are great challenges to gaining approval for new antiepileptic drugs to be used as monotherapy, but a recent article offers ideas for ways forward.

A number of recent studies have investigated the relationship between epilepsy and depression, providing insights into both conditions.