Dr. Gordon Smith and Dr. Whitley Aamodt discuss end-of-life care for patients with neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on healthcare utilization, hospice enrollment, and the importance of early conversations about care preferences.

Show reference:

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209925

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Cecile Vogt.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks about Neurology on the Hill and how you can get involved if you are interested.

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https://www.aan.com/policy-and-guidelines/capitol-hill-report/

Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the Neurology Today article, "A Comparison of Side Effects for Four First-line Antiseizure Medications" by Stacey Burling, available in the September 19th issue of Neurology Today or at neurologytoday.com.

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https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2024/09190/a_comparison_of_side_effects_for_four_first_line.1.aspx

Dr. Kait Nevel and Dr. Oumaima Aboubakr discuss the prevalence of epilepsy in primary CNS lymphoma.

Show reference:

https://www.neurology.org/doi/abs/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209748

In the final part of this three-part series, Drs. Stacey Clardy, Elisabeth Bik, and Matthew Schrag discuss how to uphold research integrity.

Show reference:

https://undark.org/2024/09/11/the-rise-of-the-science-sleuths/

Dr. Stacey Clardy discusses why B vitamins matter in neurology in this lab minute.

Dr. Stacey Clardy discusses what to check instead of ACE levels if you suspect a diagnosis of sarcoidosis in this lab minute.

Dr. Rae Bacharach talks with Dr. Manon Auffret about her NeuroByte titled, "How to Respond to a Request for Hastened Death from a Person Living with Neurologic Illness".

Show reference:

https://learning.aan.com/courses/74069

In part two of this series, Drs. Stacey Clardy, Elisabeth Bik, and Matthew Schrag discuss the best ways that we as neurology clinicians and researchers can help to actively prevent fraud.

Show references:

https://undark.org/2024/09/11/the-rise-of-the-science-sleuths/