Neurology® Podcast

Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the utility of a new systematic classification of epilepsy-related mortality used in a nationwide cohort study of children and young adults in Denmark with Dr. Marius Kløvgaard.

Dr. Jeff Burns discusses the amyloid hypothesis and the challenges clinicians face in navigating discussions on the use of aducanumab for Alzheimer disease with Dr. Erik Musiek.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht about the association between the anatomical location of surgical lesions and postoperative seizure outcomes in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.

Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the AAN Guideline Subcommittee’s practice advisory update on antiseizure medication withdrawal in seizure-free patients with Dr. Alison Pack.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Michael Alosco about the association between antemortem FLAIR white matter hyperintensities and neuropathology in brain donors exposed to repetitive head impacts.

The January 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews regarding the diagnosis and effects of traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) and concussions. This episode features Dr. Alex Menze in conversation with Dr. Robert Stern, Dr. Nathan Churchill, and Prof. Antonio Belli, offering listeners a comprehensive understanding of the diagnosis and management of head trauma.

Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Neurology® with Part II of a series of interviews on the history of the journal featuring editors-in-chief Drs. José Merino, Robert Gross, John Noseworthy, and Robert Griggs as well as Podcast Editors Drs. Ted Burns and Stacey Clardy.

Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Neurology® with Part I of a series of interviews on the history of the journal featuring editors-in-chief Drs. José Merino, Robert Gross, John Noseworthy, and Robert Griggs as well as Podcast Editors Drs. Ted Burns and Stacey Clardy.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the effectiveness of the three first line treatments for infantile spasms with Dr. Zachary Grinspan (00:51). In the second segment, Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Dr. Ricardo Taipa about the clinical manifestations, imaging results, and neuropathological findings associated with CNS involvement in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (14:53).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Avi Nath, Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, about COVID-19 vaccines and neurology immunotherapy (00:56). In the second segment, Dr. Andy Southerland discusses disparities in the utilization of stroke interventions with Dr. Adam de Havenon (18:18).

The December 2021 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews regarding the diagnosis and management of stroke. This episode features Dr. Andy Southerland and Will Rondeau in conversation with Drs. Seemant Chaturvedi, Lee Schwamm, Jyri Virta, and Sidsel Hastrup, offering listeners a review across the field of vascular neurology.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Christopher Klein about small fiber neuropathy incidence, prevalence, longitudinal impairments, and disabilities (00:45). In the second segment, Dr. Amy Guzik discusses the representation of women in stroke clinical trials relative to the burden of disease in the population with Dr. Cheryl Carcel (16:12).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Tesha Monteith discusses the International Headache Society and European Headache Federation 2021 joint International Headache Congress with Dr. Patricia Pozo-Rosich (00:45). In the second segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Jan Rusz about identifying speech subtypes in patients with Parkinson disease in response to long-term dopaminergic therapy (8:18).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell discusses the AAN Guideline Subcommittee's practice guideline summary on dopaminergic therapy for motor symptoms in early Parkinson disease with Dr. Anthony Lang (00:45). In the second segment, Dr. Kathryn Nevel talks with Dr. Amanda Guidon about the development of consensus disease definitions for neurologic immune-related adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (17:04). 

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Stacey Clardy discusses the causes, features, evaluation, and treatment of chronic meningeal inflammation or infection with Dr. Allen Aksamit. In the second segment, Dr. Eoin Flanagan talks with Dr. Tomas Kalincik about the associations of disease-modifying therapies with COVID-19 severity in multiple sclerosis (26:48).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Gregg Day discusses the importance of patient participation in the decision-making process when considering the use of aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease with Dr. Ron Petersen, Director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Center. In the second segment, Dr. Andy Southerland talks with Dr. Jyri Virta about the risk of aneurysm rupture after thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke and unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell discusses the business of Alzheimer disease and how to approach teaching patients about aducanumab with Dr. Jason Karlawish. In the second segment, Dr. Jennifer Bickel talks with Dr. Eric Kaiser about the contribution of melanopsin and cone signals to light-induced reflexive eye closure in migraine.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Kiran Thakur about the importance of monitoring COVID-19 vaccines for neurologic adverse events and learning from past vaccination programs. In the second segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff interviews Dr. Carles Gaig about the frequency and types of movement disorders in patients with anti-IgLON5 disease.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Alberto Espay talks with Prof. Julian Gillmore about CRISPR-Cas9 in vivo gene editing for transthyretin amyloidosis. In the second segment, Dr. Pearce Korb discusses the long-term outcomes of osmotic demyelination syndrome in an updated cohort with Dr. Whitney Fitts.