The July 2024 replay of past episodes showcases four incredible interviews on infectious and post-infectious neurology. The episode begins with Dr. Alice Tang discussing the association between immune status and herpes simplex virus encephalitis. The episode leads into Dr. Haya Bishara talking about GBS and COVID-19 infection. In the third episode, Dr. Adam de Havenon talks about neurologic diagnoses in the year after COVID-19 vs. Influenza. The episode concludes with Dr. Avindra Nath talking about new research related to post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

Article Links:

Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis in Patients With Autoimmune Conditions or Exposure to Immunomodulatory Medications

Burden of Neurologic Health Care and Incident Neurologic Diagnoses in the Year After COVID-19 or Influenza Hospitalization

Association Between Guillain-Barré Syndrome and COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study

Podcast Links:

Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis

Guillain-Barré Syndrome and COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination

Neurologic Diagnoses after COVID-19 or Influenza Hospitalization

Post-infectious Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 

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Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Michael Marmura about the definition of refractory headache, the challenges in treating migraine, the role of comorbidities, and the importance of accurate diagnosis.

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Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Natalia Rost about the American Academy of Neurology’s groundbreaking brain health initiative.

Read more about the Brain Health Initiative. 

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Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Jennifer Robblee and Dr. Lawrence Robbins about how to diagnose and manage refractory headaches.

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Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Prof. Zsolt Illes about the mortality of patients with AQP4 antibody–seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder compared with that in the general population.

Read the related article in Neurology. 

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Dr. Dan Ackerman talks with Dr. Andy Southerland about the impact of glucose control on the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage following thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

Read the related article in Neurology. 

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Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Messoud Ashina about the comparison between cortical morphometry to a large sample of people with migraine and healthy controls, as well as across migraine subtypes.

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Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Avindra Nath about new research related to post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

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Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Dan Ackerman talks with Dr. Silja Räty about the outcomes of patients with basilar artery occlusion treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) only and compares IVT with endovascular thrombectomy.

Read the related article in Neurology.

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The June 2024 replay features four previously showcased episodes on topics in epilepsy. The episode begins with Dr. Genevieve Rayner and Eliza Honybun discussing the relationship between prenatal antiseizure medication exposure and adverse postnatal neurodevelopmental outcomes. The second episode leads into a conversation with Drs. Drs. Jacqueline French and Nora Jandhyala on the recognition of motor vs. non-motor seizures and its effect on the management and treatment of focal epilepsy in adolescents. The episode continues with Dr. Valérie van Hezik-Wester discussing the effectiveness of seizure dogs. The episode concludes with Dr. Fred Lado discussing the updated guidelines for specialized epilepsy centers.

Article Links:

• Neurodevelopmental and Functional Outcomes Following In Utero Exposure to Antiseizure Medication 
• Unrecognized Focal Nonmotor Seizures in Adolescents Presenting to Emergency Departments  
• Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs for People With Severe Refractory Epilepsy
• Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers

Podcast Links: 

•  Neurodevelopmental and Functional Outcomes Following In Utero Exposure to Anti-Seizure Medication
• Unrecognized Focal Non-Motor Seizures in Adolescents
• Effectiveness of Seizure Dogs
• National Association of Epilepsy Centers Updated Guidelines

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.