Great news for #migraine sufferers that there is a new #CGRP antagonist #rimegepant for acute treatment in those who don't respond to/tolerate others i.e. triptans. The issue is going to be funding, getting access, who will prescribe and ensuring appropriate patients receive it.

Very helpful! Concise guidance for when considering genetic testing in the NHS #neurology clinic Neurology Trainees

Exeter BRC *funded* PhD in Genetics & Genomics with Exeter Rare Disease "Discovery & characterisation of rare neurodevelopmental disorders" exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/… Contact Emma Baple / Lettie Rawlins (email on site) 👇I did a similar PhD, great supervisors, I'm happy to be contacted

Very interesting work aiming to find treatment for a group of #HSP subtypes with similar underlying mechanisms. #neurogenetics #precisionmedicine

It's not every day your son goes to school as Spiderman then you cycle past Zog and Stickman on your way to work! #WorldBookDay

I was lucky to join a fascinating clinic here with #HSP and other hyperkinetic movement disorders. #Neurogenetics helping with diagnoses but still lots of unmet need for prognosis and treatments

Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill health and disability globally, affecting 3.4 billion people worldwide, suggests GBD study in The Lancet Neurology 🔗 buff.ly/43kfZyo

Another treatment option for people living with migraine in England! Today, NICE announced that Atogepant (Aquipta) has been approved for use as a preventive treatment for migraine in England. You can read more about the announcement here: migrainetrust.org/news/nice-anno…

Would you / should you consider thrombolysis for hyperacute monocular visual loss? 👁🧠💉 We discuss the issues we considered when confronted with this situation University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Practical Neurology #stroke #acuteneurology tinyurl.com/wddz7uja

A thread on the major scandal behind this GP’s rant at the PM. 🧵 We are ALL struggling to get appointments with our GP. But, unbelievably, thousands of GPs are unable to find work, and that’s because of the government’s Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). 1/9

The Academy has updated its figure on the global burden of neurological disease in line with World Health Organization (WHO)'s analysis, which found over 1 in 3 people worldwide are living with a neurological condition. bit.ly/3VXKCaE #NeuroTwitter #Neurology

“I fear the literature has devolved from papers making a single major claim that is proved in multiple ways to papers having multiple claims, each with a single reed of support” This is absolutely spot on 👌 Publish houses of brick, not mansions of straw nature.com/articles/54538…

Today, for some reason, I just felt compelled to back up my Windows computer onto a good old fashioned external hard drive

📣Calling all mentors📣 An amazing opportunity to mentor junior doctors interested in a career in neurology, providing advice, support, and guidance under the ABNT mentorship scheme. See link below for more details and how to apply: theabn.org/page/mentoring

1 in 6 people has a neurological condition, – that’s any condition that affects the brain, spinal cord and/or nervous system. Share your experiences and improve care for people affected by neurological conditions. bit.ly/4cN4Dqk

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New McDonald Criteria for diagnosis MS. Xavier Montalban: New criteria includes RIS under certain circumstances, central vein sign, neurofilament light chain and optic nerve. #ECTRIMS2024