This high dose nusinersen regimen for spinal muscular atrophy includes 50mg loading doses and 28mg maintenance doses.

Scientists traced connectivity between neurons to identify how the brain communicates with the spinal cord to control motor function. Signals relayed to motor neurons from the brain enable muscle ...

The least-squares mean difference in the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale-Expanded change from baseline at 12 months was 1.8 points for those 2 to 12 years receiving apitegromab vs placebo.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In TEMPO-1, fixed 5 mg and 15 mg doses of tavapadon improved outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Gain Therapeutics’ phase 1 drug for Parkinson’s disease associated with a common gene mutation appears to restore motor function in mice, even after a delay between symptom onset and treatment, new ...

All current local anesthetics block sensory signals—pain—but they also interrupt motor signals, which can be problematic. For example, too much epidural anesthesia can prevent mothers in labor from ...

A research team has revealed that a molecule in the brain -- ophthalmic acid -- unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic ...

Hippotherapy, a form of equine-assisted therapy, utilises the rhythmic, multidimensional movement of the horse as a therapeutic tool to promote improvements in motor function among individuals with ...

What most people think of when they hear the word "dementia" is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often don't know is that dementia can cause many different symptoms—affecting speech, ...

Doctors are turning to a new form of therapy to help stroke survivors regain mobility in their arms and hands, offering new hope for those facing long-term disability. Strokes remain one of the ...