SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

00484M106

(CUSIP Number)

October 25, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Visium Balanced Fund, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Delaware

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             None
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             370,997 (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             None
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             370,997 (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             370,997 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             1.31%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             OO

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Visium Long Bias Fund, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Delaware

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             None
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             156,978 (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             None
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             156,978 (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             156,978 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             .55%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             OO

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Visium Balanced Offshore Fund, Ltd.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             None
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             595,106 (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             None
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             595,106 (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             595,106 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             2.09%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             CO

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Visium Long Bias Offshore Fund, Ltd.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             None
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             492,531 (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             None
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             492,531 (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             492,531 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             1.73%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             CO

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Visium Capital Management, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Delaware

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             None
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             527,975 (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             None
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             527,975 (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             527,975 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             1.86%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             OO

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Visium Asset Management, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Delaware

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             1,718,804 (See Item 4)
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             None
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             1,718,804 (See Item 4)
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             None

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             1,718,804 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             6.05%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             OO

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Atlas Master Fund, Ltd.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             None (See Item 4)
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             103,192 (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             None (See Item 4)
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             103,192 (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             103,192 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             .36%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             CO

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)             Jacob Gottlieb
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨ (b)  ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION             United States

NUMBER OF   SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH   REPORTING   PERSON   WITH	5    SOLE VOTING POWER             1,718,804 (See Item 4)
	6    SHARED VOTING POWER             None (See Item 4)
	7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             1,718,804 (See Item 4)
	8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             None (See Item 4)

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             1,718,804 (See Item 4)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*             Not Applicable	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)             6.05%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*             IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

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Item 1	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		15 Skyline Drive Hawthorne, NY 10532
Item 2	(a) - (c)	This statement is filed on behalf of the following:
		(1) Visium Balanced Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“VBF”), with its principal business office at c/o Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. (6) Visium Long Bias Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“VLBF”), with its principal business office at c/o Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. (7) Visium Balanced Fund Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (“VBFO”), with its principal business office at c/o Morgan Stanley Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 2681GT, Century yard, 4th Floor, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. (8) Visium Long Bias Fund Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (“VLBFO”), with its principal business office at c/o Morgan Stanley Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 2681GT, Century yard, 4th Floor, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. (9) Visium Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VAM”), with its principal business office at Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. VAM is the investment advisor to each of VBF, VLBF, VBFO and VLBFO. (10) Visium Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VCM”), with its principal business office c/o Visum Asset Management, LLC, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. VCM is the General Partner of VBF an VLBF. Atlas Master Fund, Ltd., (“AMF”) a Cayman Islands corporation (“AMF”), with its principal business office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, P.O. Box 908 GT, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:
		Common Stock,
	(e)	CUSIP Number:
		00484M106
Item 3	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
		Not Applicable

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Item 4	Ownership:
	VBF
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		370,997 shares
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		1.31%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			370,997 shares
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			None
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			370,997 shares
	VLBF
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		156,978 shares
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		.55%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			156,978 shares
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			None
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			156,978 shares
	VBFO
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		595,106 shares
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		2.09%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			595,106 shares
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			None
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			595,106 shares
	VLBFO
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		492,531 shares
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		1.73%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			492,531 shares
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			None
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			492,531 shares
	VAM
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		By virtue of its position as investment advisor to each of VBF, VLBF, VBFO and VLBFO as well as managing an account for AMF, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,718,804 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by VBF, VLBF, VBFO and VLBFO as well as the shares of the Company’s Common Stock in the AMF managed account.
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		6.05%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			1,718,804 shares
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			1,718,804 shares
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			None
	VCM
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		By virtue of its position as General Partner to each of VBF and VLBF, VCM may be deemed to beneficially own the 527,975 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by VBF and VLBF.
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		1.86%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			527,975 shares
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			None
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			527,975 shares
	Jacob Gottlieb
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		By virtue of his position as the principal of VAM and the sole managing member of VCM, Dr. Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,718,804 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by VAM.
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		6.05%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			1,718,804 shares
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			1,718,804 shares
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
			None
Ownership:
	AMF
	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		103,192 shares
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		.36%
	(c)	Number of Shares as to which person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct vote:
			None
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct vote:
			103,192 shares
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
			None
Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
	Not Applicable
Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
	Not Applicable
Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
	Not Applicable
Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
	Not Applicable
Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:
	Not Applicable
Item 10	Certification:
	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: October 25, 2007

VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC		VISIUM LONG BIAS FUND, LP
By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb	By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb
	Mark Gottlieb		Mark Gottlieb
	Authorized Signatory		Authorized Signatory
VISIUM BALANCED FUND, LP		VISIUM BALANCED OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.
By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb	By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb
	Mark Gottlieb		Mark Gottlieb
	Authorized Signatory		Authorized Signatory
VISIUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC		VISIUM LONG BIAS OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.
By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb	By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb
	Mark Gottlieb		Mark Gottlieb
	Authorized Signatory		Authorized Signatory
JACOB GOTTLIEB		ATLAS MASTER FUND, LTD.
By:	/s/ Mark Gottlieb	By:	/s/ Matthew Siclari
	Authorized Signatory		Authorized Signatory

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