Dr. Smith and his colleagues (Dr. John Ravits and Dr. Robert Bowser) presented a novel idea regarding the onset and spread of ALS within the nervous system at CoNY. The meeting, held in Berlin on May 8-11, focused on controversies in neurology. Following this, at the invitation of Dr. Vicenzo Silani, Dr. Smith spoke at the University of Milan.
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Dr. Smith spoke at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Center at the University of Vermont.
Subsequently, Dr. Smith presented data obtained from the baseline visit of patients enrolled in the Nuedexta Bulbar Function treatment trial at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. As of May 2nd, 43 persons out of a planned enrollment of 60 were enrolled in the nationwide treatment trial that is being conducted at seven ALS centers.
Dr. Smith served as a panel member for a session at the 2014 California ALS Research Summit that focused on the treatment of ALS with antisense therapeutics. Furthermore, he presented a brief overview of a hypothesis regarding the spread of ALS within the nervous system. For more information about the ALS Summit, click here.
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