2019 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting

The oral BTK* inhibitor evobrutinib at a dose of 75 mg/day reduced the number of gadolinium-enhancing lesions in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a phase II trial presented at AAN 2019.

A 10 or 20 mg/kg daily dose of cannabidiol could almost halve the risk of seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, according to the phase III GWPCARE2* study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting (AAN 2019).

Use of the antihypertensive drug isradipine did not reduce the progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to the STEADY-PD III* study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting (AAN 2019).