Neurology® Podcast

1) High dose midazolam infusion for refractory status epilepticus and 2) Topic of the month: Parkinson's and parkinsonism disorders. 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. Mike Brogan interviews Dr. Jan Claassen about his paper on high dose midazolam infusion for refractory status epilepticus. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about genetic testing in early onset epileptic encephalopathies. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Matt Barrett interviews Dr. Vicki Shanker about clinical approach to non-Parkinson disease tremor. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Claassen and Numis. Dr. Claassen serves as an editorial board member of Neurocritical Care.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

1) Influence of age at surgical menopause influences cognitive decline and Alzheimer's pathology in older women and 2) Topic of the month: Parkinson's and parkinsonism disorders. 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. Jeff Burns interviews Drs. Riley Bove and Philip De Jager about their paper on the influence of age at surgical menopause influences cognitive decline and Alzheimer's pathology in older women. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about parechovirus and neurologic disease. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Binit Shah interviews Dr. Anthony Lang about non-neurodegenerative causes of parkinsonism - drug-induced; structural: NPH, stroke, tumor; psychogenic. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Bove, De Jager, Numis and Lang.Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; receives royalties for the publications of Early diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment and Dementia: An atlas of investigation and diagnosis; is a consultant for PRA International and receives research support from the NIH, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Elan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Danone, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Merck Serono and for clinical trials.Dr. Bove receives research support from Partners Healthcare, National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the NIH.Dr. De Jager serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of Neuroimmunology; serves on the scientific advisory board for Teva Neuroscience, Genzyme/Sanofi; receives speakers' honoraria from Biogen Idec and Source Healthcare Analytics, LLC; receives research support from Biogen Idec, GlaxoSmithKline, Genzyme/Sanofi, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the NIH.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Lang served as an advisor for Abbott, Abbvie, Allon Therapeutics, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Biogen Idec, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Ceregene, Medtronic, Inc, Merck Serono, Novartis, NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, UCB.; received research support from Brain Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Edmond J Safra Philanthropic Foundation, Michael J. Fox Foundation, National Parkinson Foundation, Parkinson Society Canada, Tourette Syndrome Association, W. Garfield Weston Foundation; received publishing royalties from Saunders, Wiley-Blackwell, Johns Hopkins Press, Cambridge University Press; served as an expert witness in cases related to the welding industry.

1) Guideline on assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in individuals with multiple sclerosis and 2) Topic of the month: Parkinson's and parkinsonism disorders. 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. Mark Keegan interviews Dr. Sarah Minden about AAN paper on assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about airplane headache. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Binit Shah interviews Dr. Melissa Armstrong about diagnosis, management and prognosis of atypical parkinsonian disorders. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Keegan, Minden, Numis and Armstrong.Dr. Keegan serves as Chief Editor of eMedicine and receives research support from Terumo BCT.Dr. Minden received honoraria and travel reimbursement for meetings from Pfizer Inc, Merck Serono, Genentech, Inc., Novartis, and Avanir Pharmaceuticals; received research support from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Center for Mental Health Services, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; holds stock options in Merck Serono, Schering-Plough Corp, and GlaxoSmithKline.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Armstrong serves on the Level of Evidence Review Team for Neurology®; is an evidence-based guideline methodology consultant for the AAN; receives research support from Abbvie as local sub-investigator; received a 2011 Movement Disorders Society travel Scholarship to the MDS International Congress; and in 2010-2011 was partially funded by a Edmond J. Safra Fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital.

The New MS Drugs

1) Effect of head impacts on diffusivity measures in collegiate contact sport athletes and 2) Topic of the month: Parkinson's and parkinsonism disorders. 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. Noah Kolb interviews Dr. Thomas McAllister about his paper on effect of head impacts on diffusivity measures in collegiate contact sport athletes. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about recurrent rhabdomyolysis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Matt Barrett interviews Dr. Dan Weintraub about management of neuropsychiatric manifestations of Parkinson disease. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. McAllister, Numis and Weintraub.Dr. McAllister receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Weintraub serves as an editorial board member of Movement Disorders Journal; serves on the scientific advisory board of Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Merck Serono, Eli Lilly and Company, Biogen Idec, Lundbeck Inc., UCB, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CHDI Foundation, Inc, ADCS; receives fees from the University of Pennsylvania for licensing of Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson disease; receives commercial funding for travel from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; gave expert testimony for defense in 2012-2013 in lawsuit related to impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease; receives research support from Novartis, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and the NIH.

1) Building foundations for improving health opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa and 2) Topic of the month: Maintenance of Certification. 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. Matt Wong interviews Dr. Michael Finkel about his paper on building foundations for improving health opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Roy Strowd is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neurapraxia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Michelle Mauermann interviews Dr. Kerry Levin on part two of the orientation of new processes to the Maintenance of Certification. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Finkel, Strowd and Levin.Dr. Finkel gave expert testimony as a treating physician in 2012.Dr. Strowd serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Levin serves as an editorial board member of Muscle and Nerve; serves on the scientific advisory board of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; received reimbursement for travel to policy meetings and examination writing committees from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; receives royalties from UpToDate.

1) Practice variability in brain death determination and 2) Topic of the month: Maintenance of Certification. 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. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Jeff Frank about his paper on practice variability in brain death determination. Dr. Roy Strowd is reading our e-Pearl of the week about prion protein problems. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Elliot Dimberg interviews Dr. Janice Massey on part one of the orientation of new processes to the Maintenance of Certification. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Strowd and Massey.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology; and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Strowd serves on the editorial team for the Neurology Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Massey serves on the AAN Board of Directors; the editorial board of Seminars in Neurology; and received unrestricted educational grants from Allergan, Inc. and Merz harmaceuticals, LLC for Annual Duke Advanced EMG and Chemodenervation Workshop.

More topics in biostatistics

1) Temporal trends in new exposure to antiepileptic drug monotherapy and suicide-related behavior and 2) Topic of the month: Area of functional symptoms and conversion disorder. 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. Matt Wong interviews Dr. Mary Jo Pugh about her paper on temporal trends in new exposure to antiepileptic drug monotherapy and suicide-related behavior. Dr. Roy Strowd is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Garcin syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Shanna Patterson interviews Dr. Jon Stone about treatment of functional neurologic symptoms. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Pugh, Strowd and Stone.Dr. Pugh serves as an associate editor of BMC Health Services Research and BMC Geriatrics; serves on the scientific advisory board of the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy; receives research support from the Veterans Administration health services research and development service.Dr. Strowd serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Stone receives speaker honoraria from the Movement Disorders Society, Norwegian Neuropsychiatric Association, British Medical Association, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UCB, Tribunals Judiciary (UK) and St Louis Dept of Neurology; does expert witness work and runs a free patient information website.

1) Fibroblast growth factor-21 being a sensitive biomarker of mitochondrial disease and 2) Topic of the month: Area of functional symptoms and conversion disorder. 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. James Addington interviews Dr. Carolyn Sue about her paper on fibroblast growth factor-21 being a sensitive biomarker of mitochondrial disease. Dr. Roy Strowd is reading our e-Pearl of the week about MAD for seizures. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Shanna Patterson interviews Dr. Jon Stone about functional neurologic symptoms and how to discuss this diagnosis with patients. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Sue, Strowd and Stone.Dr. Sue receives research support from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.Dr. Strowd serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Stone receives speaker honoraria from the Movement Disorders Society, Norwegian Neuropsychiatric Association, British Medical Association, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UCB, Tribunals Judiciary (UK) and St Louis Dept of Neurology; does expert witness work and runs a free patient information website.