How is Narcolepsy Diagnosed

  Michael J. Thorpy, MD, ChB, Director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at the Montefiore Medical Center, discusses how narcolepsy is typically diagnosed. As Dr. Thorpy explains, narcolepsy is a rare neurological disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness...

Overview of Myasthenia Gravis

  Omar Sinno, MD, Medical Lead of Rare Disease at UCB, gives an overview of myasthenia gravis.  As Dr. Sinno explains, myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease due to antibodies attacking a person’s neuromuscular template. It is...

The History of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment

  Karen Chen, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Foundation, discusses how the treatment landscape for SMA has changed in the last 5 years. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by an...