Reminder! 4th year US med students, apply by June 6, 2025 for @AANMember Visiting Medical Student Scholarships Helps alleviate the cost of a #neurology visiting rotation More info: Visiting Med St: bit.ly/42yd1Ge Visiting Med St Diversity: bit.ly/4j6bNZW

A new multicenter US study (N=736 girls with pediatric-onset MS) explored how menarche (first menstrual period) impacts disease activity—comparing pre-, peri-, and post-menarche phases! #MedTwitter #neurotwitter Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD elissa ortolani

🌞 Nothing like a little yoga to stretch the mind and body! Our fellows are soaking up the Pittsburgh sunshine and summer vibes one pose at a time 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️💛 #Pittsburgh #neurotwitter NeurologyMATCH2026 Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD elissa ortolani

1/ 🧵 New meta-analysis on amantadine for MS‑related fatigue by Cruccioli et al. (AAN 2025). Analyzed 9 RCTs with 601 patients (66% on amantadine). #MedTwitter #medEd Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD elissa ortolani

1/ 🧠 A new open-label study in Annals of Neurology evaluated fluoxetine (Prozac) as a targeted therapy for epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS) caused by gain‑of‑function (GoF) KCNT1 mutations. #MedEd #NeuroTwitter elissa ortolani Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD

1/9 A prospective cohort study of 554 children with acquired demyelinating syndrome (ADS) identified 196 MOG‑IgG positive cases. Among them, 8 children (∼4%) met the 2017 McDonald criteria for MS, median age 11 years. #neurox #medEd Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD elissa ortolani

🎶 Nothing beats summer vibes in Pittsburgh! Our residents had a blast at the free music festival on the North Side—great tunes, great company, and a perfect way to unwind! #PittsburghSummer

1/ 🧵 New study by Zara et al. (Neurology, May 13, 2025) investigates the risk of false positive acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies (AChR-IgG) in real-world radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIPA) testing for myasthenia gravis (MG) #MedTwitter #neurox Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD

🧠✨ Interested in Child Neurology? Join us for our Virtual Open House to meet the team, learn about our training, and ask questions! 👇🏼

1️⃣ New longitudinal study in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation by Businaro et al. (June 2025): A cohort of 23 patients with CASPR2 and/or LGI1 antibody–positive encephalitis, with 130 serum samples (32 acute, 98 remission) was analysed to evaluate antibody titers

1/🧠 New seizure phenomenon: A 34-year-old woman in an epilepsy monitoring unit exhibited classic automatisms—eye blinking, behavioral arrest, lip-smacking, plus a new behavior: subtle, non-rhythmic left-hand movements tapping her smartphone screen (“touch-screen automatisms”)

Our residents kicked off the academic year with pizza, laughter, and plenty of bonding! 🍕😊 Grateful for moments that build community and connection. Here’s to a year of growth—together! Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD elissa ortolani NeurologyMATCH2026

🔥 Hot off the press! Let's use this to help parents and caregivers understand that epilepsy surgery can save lives. bit.ly/4o6tv2h

1/ 🧵 New research (Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, July 2025) describes GAD‑ab‑positive temporal lobe epilepsy (GAD‑TLE) as a distinct epilepsy syndrome. Patients had high‑titer glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies confirmed by cell‑ and tissue‑based assays #MedTwitter

1/ 🧵 New report highlights a life-threatening myotonic crisis triggered by non‑dystrophic myotonia (NDM), mimicking malignant hyperthermia (MH). In this case, a 10-year-old girl experienced extreme rigidity and hypermetabolic signs during an asthma flare and respiratory

Can GLP-1 receptor agonists treat dementia? New review explores how drugs like semaglutide & liraglutide—used in diabetes & obesity—may help prevent or slow major neurocognitive disorders. #MedEd #neurotwitter Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD elissa ortolani

New @PERC publication at Annals of the Child Neurology Society 📊✨Proud to work with this amazing team toward improving care for kids with #epilepsy. The Notorious EEG (M. Scott Perry MD) #NeuroTwitter #PERC

We have over 400 members who volunteer their time for PERC. And only one employee. No detours. No middlemen. World-class research, delivered in the leanest model possible. Support us today: perc-epilepsy.org/donate

Yes Special Interest Groups are a great way to network with experts, develop collabs and preview nascent projects. Child Neurology Society

Have a look at the latest publication from our group #EEG #Epilepsy WesternU Epilepsy Expanding the spectrum of the “texting rhythm” in EEG - Nambiar - Epileptic Disorders - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep…