Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| Neurogenetics | Rare Neurological Diseases  

TK2 deficiency is a rare mitochondrial disorder with a broader clinical spectrum than previously recognized, affecting children and adults. The…

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| Neuropathies | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Plasma periaxin is an ultrasensitive biomarker that differentiates peripheral demyelinating neuropathies from CNS diseases. A 2025 Brain study…

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| Neuropathies | Rare Neurological Diseases  

A cross-sectional study of sural nerve biopsies in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) showed extensive deposition of terminal…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Cemdisiran, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) that targets complement C5 mRNA and is administered subcutaneously, demonstrated efficacy in the treatment…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Phase 2/3 DEVOTE trial reached the primary endpoint, which is improvement in the CHOP INTEND score in the 50/28 mg nusinersen regimen compared with…

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| Neurogenetics | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Recessive RNU2-2 syndrome is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe developmental delay, epilepsy, and overlap with…

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| Rare Neurological Diseases  

Piet et al. propose a new paradigm: epilepsy risk and phenotype are determined by the combined effects of rare high-impact variants and the polygenic…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Delpacibart etedesiran, a monoclonal antibody–oligonucleotide conjugate, showed delivery to muscle and improvement of aberrant splicing in patients…

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| Rare Neurological Diseases  

EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union for Levacetylleucine for the treatment of neurological manifestations in…

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| Neuroscience/ Translational neurology | Rare Neurological Diseases  

This study by Kumar et al. explores the neural circuits underlying cognitive dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), an inherited…

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| Neuroimmunology | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is an autoimmune neurological disorder marked by rigidity, spasms, and heightened sensitivity to stimuli, often associated…

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| Muscle & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Recent decade brought major developments in MG. Five new things highlighted include thymectomy, new immunotherapies, recent guidelines, progress in…

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