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American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2021 Annual Meeting

April 17 - 22, 2021; Virtual

April 17 - 22, 2021 Virtual
  • AAN 2021 Long-term Benefit for DBS in Treating Parkinson's Motor Symptoms Deep brain stimulation significantly improves motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease over the long term regardless of the therapeutic target. However, nonmotor symptoms continued to progress, new research shows.
  • AAN 2021 Intranasal Third-Generation CGRP Effective for Acute Migraine Intranasal zavegepant, a third-generation calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor agonist, is effective and well tolerated in the treatment of acute migraine, new research shows.
  • AAN 2021 MS Hospital Visits Increase in Warmer Weather The authors of a new study warn that global warming could have serious implications for people living with multiple sclerosis and for healthcare usage.

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