2025 AAN Annual Meeting Top Science Press Conference, March 31, 2025

April 14, 2025

Paul M. George, MD, PhD, FAAN, Chair of the AAN Science Committee, discusses his selections for the most groundbreaking scientific research being presented at the 2025 AAN Annual Meeting, April 5-9 in San Diego. He was joined by the authors of three abstracts: Rajesh Pahwa, MD, FAAN, University of Kansas Medical Center; MaryAnn Mays, MD, FAAN, Cleveland Clinic; and Robert J. Fox, MD, FAAN, Cleveland Clinic.

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