Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast

Sam, Ali and Alizah interview Don Gilbert about the future of child neurology training, and discuss the history of Tourette's and updates on Meningitis research.

Sam, Ali and Alizah interview Azara Singh about transitions of care, physician wellness, training residents and esoteric karaoke. We also discuss Sidney Carter and the beginnings of child neurology.

Ali, Alizah, and Sam interview Audrey Nath, MD, PhD about her escapades in policy, advocacy, and standup comedy.

Just a snippet of episode 2 from season 1 :)

Welcome back! Sam and Ali talk with Alizah Patterson - 10 days before she finishes her neurodevelopmental disabilities residency! - about NDD, the training pathway, and the joys of cursing. Alizah presents a fascinating case and we discuss the development of EEG.

Sam and Ali talk to Kim Hindery about the many benefits and services of the advocacy group Child Neurology Foundation, the upcoming Pigabilities fundraiser, the yearly Beauty of Neurology gala, and whether it is better to fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses.

Sam and Ali talk neurogenetics and philosophy with Kuntal Sen, recount the life and times of Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, and review the natural history of alternating hemiplegia of childhood.

Ali and Sam interview Jess Goldstein, MD about her first-hand experience with the ICE presence in Minneapolis and its effects on patients and families. Jeanne Cady Solis gets her (long overdue) due, and we learn about new work using metabolomics in febrile seizures.

Ali and Sam chat with Dhanalakshmi Angappan about her path from pediatrics in India to child neurology in the United States. Ali questions myth versus reality, and Sam reviews a generalist model for addressing chronic daily headache.

Sam and Ali interview the mysterious Amy G Dala before delving into Communism and new clinical trial data for spinal muscular atrophy.