Neurology

Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a long-term condition, it can be managed with proper treatment.

Genetics, the environment, and hormones may play a role in lupus.

Genetics, the environment, and hormones may play a role in lupus.

Our round-up of the latest Rx products.

Symptomatic and disease-modifying treatment options for multiple sclerosis.

Insomnia is one of the most prevalent patient complaints, ranking third after headaches and the common cold.

Patients require careful assessment before OTC analgesics for migraines can be recommended.

Cutaneous reactions occurred in most participants in a Netherlands-based multiple sclerosis therapy study, lowering dermatologic-specific quality-of-life scores.

MitoQ, an antioxidant drug under development by Antipodean Pharmaceuticals Inc, may have potential in treating multiple sclerosis in addition to other neurologic diseases.

Receptos is set to start phase III trials of a sphingosine-1–phosphate-1–receptor modulator codenamed RPC1063. Trial investigators are recruiting participants.

Amid conflicting evidence, Swedish researchers have found an association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and alcohol consumption, but the benefits of regular moderate alcohol intake in reducing the risk of MS may be attenuated by smoking.

The controversial chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency theory states that constricted vasculature is part of the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. A recent trial shows that the theory may be a scientific dead end.

Current Topics in Multiple Sclerosis features review articles on the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis.

An update to the Atlas of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) shows a modest increase in the number of patients with MS and the prevalence of MS between 2008 and 2013. The report also highlights disparities in access to treatment between high- and low-income countries.

A Novartis-sponsored study found better continuation rates and higher adherence in participants receiving oral disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis.

Specialty medications on the path to approval include 2 new hepatitis drugs.

Understanding stroke is the first step in knowing how to prevent it.

Understanding stroke is the first step in knowing how to prevent it.

Use of tumor necrosis factor–alpha inhibitors was recently linked to the reactivation of ancillary neurologic adverse events.

Negative findings were reported for both clinical and imaging measures in a Phase II randomized trial of riluzole in comparison to placebo in patients with very early multiple sclerosis (MS).