Neurology® Podcast

1) Reducing costs while enhancing quality of care in MS2) What's Trending: Interview with Lyell Jones about the topic of the Axon Registry and how it interfaces with practice and reimbursement this is part 2 with part 1 appearing last month 3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story on the AAN Guideline published in Neurology on the topic of recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovaleThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Mark Keegan interviews Dr. Ilya Kister about his paper on the various approaches neurologists may contribute to cost containment while maintaining and enhancing the quality of MS care. Dr. Andy Southerland is interviewing Dr. Lyell Jones for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about the topic of the Axon Registry and how it interfaces with practice and reimbursement. This is part 2 with part 1 appearing last month. In the next p

1) Anti-LGI1 encephalitis: Clinical syndrome and long-term follow-up2) What's Trending: Interview with Ben Utecht about his recently published book titled: Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about NEJM published paper on thymectomy for patients with myasthenia gravisThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Lara Marcuse interviews Dr. Maarten Titulaer about his paper on the clinical features and long-term follow-up of anti-LGI1 encephalitis. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Mr. Ben Utecht for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about his recently published book titled: “Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family.” In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Gil Wolfe about a Neurology Today story on the topic of thymectomy for pat

Interviews on evaluation of the anoxic brain injury patient.

1) Editorial Titled: The Terrorist inside My Husband's Brain2) e-Pearl topic: X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy3) Topic of the month: Neurologic prognosis following cardiac arrestThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Mrs. Susan Schneider Williams about her editorial on learning to deal with her husband's (Robin Williams) Lewy Body disease. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Andy Schomer concludes his interview with Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about prognostic models and clinical findings of myoclonus.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with UCB, CSL Behring, Walgreens and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Mrs. Schneider Williams serves on the boar

1) Influence of sodium consumption and associated knowledge on post-stroke hypertension in Uganda2) e-Pearl topic: Transient cerebral arteriopathy3) Topic of the month: Neurologic prognosis following cardiac arrestThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Justin Sattin interviews Dr. Larry Goldstein about his paper on the influence of sodium consumption and its associated knowledge on post-stroke patients with and without a history of hypertension in Uganda. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about transient cerebral arteriopathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Andy Schomer continues his interview with Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about the ancillary testing that is done in patients with cardiac arrest.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Goldstein serves as an editorial board member of Neurology®, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology Today and Stroke; serves as an Associ

1) Cortical superficial siderosis: Prevalence and biomarker profile in a memory clinic population2) What's Trending: Interview with Lyell Jones about Axon Registry and how it interfaces with practice and reimbursement (Part 1)3) Topic of the month: Neurologic prognosis following cardiac arrestThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Chris Tarolli interviews Dr. Sara Shams about her paper on the prevalence and biomarker profile of cortical superficial siderosis in a consecutive memory clinic population. Dr. Andy Southerland is interviewing Dr. Lyell Jones for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about the topic of the Axon Registry and how it interfaces with practice and reimbursement. This is part 1 with part 2 appearing next month. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Andy Schomer continues his interview with Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about the timing of th

1) Neurology® Clinical Practice: Incidence of meningeal enhancement on brain MRI secondary to lumbar puncture2) What's Trending: Interview with Robert Gross about his editorial on the trial article format being published this week3) Topic of the month: Neurologic prognosis following cardiac arrestThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jonathan Perk interviews Dr. Sarah Wesley about her Neurology® Clinical Practice paper on the unexplained meningeal enhancement after lumbar puncture. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. Robert Gross for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about his editorial on the trial article format being published this week in Neurology. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Andy Schomer interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about the treatment of cardiac arrest and hypothermia management.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Wesley serves on the editorial team

Zika virus interviews

1) Predictive value of ABCD2 and ABCD3-1 scores in TIA and minor stroke in the Stroke Unit Setting2) e-Pearl topic: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about his book review on: “The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science.”This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Anna Ranta interviews Dr. Michael Knoflach about his paper on the predictive value of ABCD2 and ABCD3-1 scores in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke in the Stroke Unit Setting. Dr. Steve O'Donnell is reading our e-Pearl of the week about alternating hemiplegia of childhood. Dr. Ted Burns interviews Jose Merino about a Neurology Today story about his book review on: “The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science.”DISCLOSURES: Dr. Ranta receives research support from the New Zealand Health Research Council.Dr. O'Donn

1) Anti-LGI1-associated cognitive impairment: Presentation and long-term outcome2) e-Pearl topic: Moyamoya disease and syndrome3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story on a published paper titled: Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral HemorrhageThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Lara Marcuse interviews Drs. Francesc Graus and Josep Dalmau about their paper on the presentation and long-term outcome of anti-LGI1-associated cognitive impairment. Dr. Steve O'Donnell is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Moyamoya disease and syndrome. Dr. Javier Provencio interviews Dr. Adnan Qureshi about a Neurology Today story on his published paper titled: Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Graus serves as an editorial board member of Lancet; receives license fee Payments fr

1) Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation: Next-generation sequencing in neuropathological diagnosis of infections of the nervous system2) e-Pearl topic: GABAb receptor encephalitis3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about the global burden of strokeThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Heather Harle interviews Dr. Carlo Pardo about his Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation paper on next-generation sequencing in neuropathological diagnosis of infections of the nervous system. Dr. Steve O'Donnell is reading our e-Pearl of the week about GABAb receptor encephalitis. Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Vladimir Hachinski about a Neurology Today story on the topic of the global burden of stroke.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Pardo receive research support from the Bart McLean Fund for Neuroimmunology Research-Project Restore and the NIH

1) Impaired self-agency in functional movement disorders2) What's Trending: Interview with James Sejvar about possible links between Zika virus, microcephaly, and Guillain–Barre syndrome3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about where advances are revolutionizing stroke treatmentThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Michelle Fullard interviews Dr. Carine Maurer about her paper on impaired self-agency in functional movement disorders Dr. Andy Southerland is interviewing Dr. James Sejvar for our “What's Trending” feature of the week on the topic of possible links between Zika virus, microcephaly, and Guillain–Barre syndrome. Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Ralph Sacco about a Neurology Today story on the topic of where advances are revolutionizing stroke treatment.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Maurer receives research support from the NINDS Intramural Pro

1) The clinical spectrum of Caspr2-antibody associated disease2) What's Trending: Interview with Lenore Launer about how hostile attitudes and effortful coping in young adulthood can predict cognition in later life 3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about five mentally stimulating activities associated with a lower risk for mild cognitive impairmentThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeremy Lanford interviews Dr. Maarten Titulaer about his paper on the clinical spectrum of Caspr2-antibody associated disease. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. Lenore Launer for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about her paper on how hostile attitudes and effortful coping in young adulthood can predict cognition in later life. Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Janina Krell-Roesch and Gregg Day about a Neurology Today story on the topic of five mentally st

1) International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis2) e-Pearl topic: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy3) Topic of the month: Neurology Year in Review Plenary Session at the AAN meeting on the topic of headacheThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Donald Sanders about the executive summary on the international consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis. Dr. Ilena George is reading our e-Pearl of the week about progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Dr. Tesha Monteith interviews Dr. Richard Lipton about his Neurology Year in Review Plenary Session at the AAN meeting on the topic of headache.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with UCB, CSL Behring, Walgreens and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dr.

1) Zika virus-associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome Variant in Haiti2 e-Pearl topic: Juvenile Huntington Disease3) Topic of the month: Clinical Trials Plenary Session at the AAN meeting about 5-HT6 antagonist as adjunctive therapy to cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer diseaseThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Aaron Berkowitz about his paper on Zika virus-associated Guillain-Barre syndrome variant in Haiti. Dr. Ilena George is reading our e-Pearl of the week about juvenile Huntington disease. Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Alireza Atri about his Clinical Trials Plenary Session at the AAN meeting about 5-HT6 antagonist as adjunctive therapy to cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Berkowitz receives royalties from the publication o

Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Clinton Wright about his paper on leisure time physical activity and how it is associated with cognitive decline. Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann about his Frontiers in Neuroscience Plenary Session at the AAN meeting about the implications for neurology and psychiatry in the treatment of cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome. 

Plenary Session Interviews - May 2016

Migraine updates and discussion on the topics of migraine genetics, science behind lifestyle factors, science behind lifestyle factors and clinical trials - July 2016

1) Low-cost, tablet-based option for prehospital neurologic assessment: the iTREAT Study2) What's Trending: Interview with Dafne Horovitz about her paper on cranial bone collapse in microcephalic infants prenatally exposed to Zika virus infection3) Topic of the month: Controversies in Neurology Plenary Session at the AAN meeting about the pro and con effects of cognitive enhancing activities and their effects on preventing dementiaThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Kevin Barrett interviews Dr. Andy Southerland about his paper on a low-cost, tablet-based option for prehospital neurologic assessment. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. Dafne Horovitz for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about her paper on cranial bone collapse in microcephalic infants prenatally exposed to Zika virus infection. Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Drs. Dave Knopman and

1) Quality improvement in neurology: Parkinson disease update quality measurement set2) What's Trending: Amyloid pathology and axonal injury after brain trauma 3) Topic of the month: George C. Cotzias Lecture at the AAN Meeting on antibody mediated disorders of the synapseThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Binit Shah interviews Drs. Janis Miyasaki and Stewart Factor about the AAN paper on new quality measures developed to improve outcomes for patients with Parkinson disease. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. Ansgar Furst for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about his editorial on incidental findings for what's to come in amyloid plaques in traumatic brain injury. Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Josep Dalmau about his George C. Cotzias Lecture at the AAN Meeting on the topic of antibody mediated disorders of the synapse.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Miy