NeuroFrontiers

Riley Bove, MD, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA details results from the MINORE and SOPRANINO studies examining Ocrevus treatment in pregnant and lactating women with multiple sclerosis.

Jae W. Song, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, discusses the diagnostic value of intracranial vessel wall MRI for vasculitis, as well as when clinicians should order this imaging technique and the challenges that may arise.

Beth McQuiston, MD, RD, Medical Director, Abbott, Abbott Park, IL, and David Okonkwo, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA, describe some of the important updates to guidelines for the assessment of traumatic brain injury, including biomarker testing.

Jack Reeves, PhD, researcher at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, discusses results of a study which demonstrated high efficacy disease-modifying therapies may help prevent the development of paramagnetic rim lesions and slow the progression of multiple sclerosis.

Preventable harm is a serious concern for patients with Parkinson disease who receive care in the hospital setting, even when admitted for reasons other than their diagnosis. Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, Chief Quality and Transformation Officer at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, discusses his work with the Parkinson’s Foundation developing new hospital care standards for reducing medication mismanagement and improper or insufficient care.