NeuroFrontiers

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Guest: Elizabeth Anne Thiele, MD, PhD

Tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC, is a condition that can cause brain, kidney, and even heart abnormalities, which can make reaching a timely and accurate diagnosis difficult. How can we overcome this obstacle? Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Thiele, a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program, to discuss what we know about this condition.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Guest: Maria K. Houtchens, MD

Guest: Maria Lopes, MD

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are increasingly choosing to start families. It is incumbent on us as healthcare professionals to try to ensure their chances for healthy pregnancies while maintaining adequate disease control.

In this program, Dr. Houtchens and Dr. Lopes discuss the importance of patient/healthcare provider partnerships in family planning. Specific points of focus include the role of effective contraception, key concepts regarding the use of disease modifying therapies, and important practical considerations related to patient care in the time before, during, and after pregnancy.

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO

Guest: Riley Bove, MD

Guest: Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD

The disease course of multiple sclerosis (MS) can take many paths based on numerous factors, including age at diagnosis, gender, and MS subtype. Layered upon the typical MS management challenges are those that can occur with the physical and physiological changes of the normal aging process. How might the care of a patient with MS need to be modified as they age?

In this discussion, Dr. Bove and Dr. Weinstock-Guttman will review:

• The effects that aging may have on patients with MS
• The interplay between menopause and MS
• How aging may affect the approach to disease management

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Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Guest: James B, Potash, MD, MPH

Psychopharmacology is the study of genetic variations to pinpoint more effective personalized treatments for psychiatric disorders. But with clinicians, industry heads, insurance providers, and regulating agencies all weighing in on this practice and forming varying opinions, what’s the best way to move forward? Here to answer that question and others with Dr. Mimi Secor is Dr. James Potash, a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatrist in Chief at the John Hopkins Department of Psychiatry.

Host: Jenn Simmons, MD

Guest: Clark C. Chen, MD, PhD

Guest: David Piccioni, MD, PHD

Guest: Christina I. Tsien, MD

There is currently a high unmet need for treating high grade glioma, but is there hope on the horizon for more treatment alternatives? Joining Dr. Jenn Simmons to break down the current standard of care and potential treatments under investigation for high grade glioma are Dr. Clark Chen, Dr. Christina Tsien, and Dr. David Piccioni.

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Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN

As a follow-up to the Microgravity: A New Risk Factor for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension essay he wrote back in 2012, Dr. Andrew Wilner investigates whether there have been any updates on the 27 astronauts who had significant microgravity exposure.

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN

Even with quick thinking and timely action, the chances of a neurosurgeon being able to do more than taking out the bullet, administering antibiotics, and stopping the bleeding isn’t likely, and surviving a bullet to the brain can unfortunately be just the beginning of a patient’s struggles. Focusing on the title story of his book Bullets and Brains, Dr. Andrew Wilner discusses the serious aftermath congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords experienced while recovering from a headshot.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Guest: David Neagle

Is it possible that our environment and experiences have subconsciously programmed our emotional response to the world around us? Joining Dr. Brian McDonough is David Neagle, author of The Millions Within: Tips to Improve Emotional Intelligence, to offer advice on what impacts our emotional intelligence and the changes we can implement to strengthen our own.

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Host: Kristi Hughes, ND

Guest: David Perlmutter, MD

In this interview, Dr. Kristi Hughes speaks with board-certified neurologist and New York Times bestselling author, David Perlmutter, about effective methods for preventing and treating cognitive decline. Dr. Perlmutter describes how lab tests you are already using can be used to assess patients with cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. He outlines the important roles that systemic inflammation and gut health play in neurodegenerative diseases and discusses treatments that can prevent and even reverse cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. This interview has been brought to you by The Institute for Functional Medicine (www.ifm.org).

Host: John J. Russell, MD

Guest: Antonio Uccelli, MD

In this special edition of On the Frontlines of Multiple Sclerosis, Professor Antonio Uccelli, Director of the Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research at the University of Genoa in Genoa, Italy joins host, Dr. John Russell, to discuss the various treatment therapies for patients with multiple sclerosis, and the benefits and risks associated with these treatment options. This program has been brought to you through an independent eductional grant from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.