The April 2024 replay of past episodes showcases four incredible interviews on functional neurologic disorders. The episode begins with the 3-part FND roundtable discussion with Prof Jon Stone discussing various topics in FND with Drs. Selma Aybek, David Perez, and Sarah Lidstone. In the first discussion they touch on FND diagnosis and exploring new phenotypes. The second discussion is on how and why FND and the third discussion is on treatments for FND. The episode concludes with Dr. Halley Alexander’s conversation with Dr. Genna Waldman about reviewing psychogenic non-epileptic events.

Related Links:

1. An Updated Round Table Discussion on FND: Diagnosis of FND and New Phenotypes
2. An Updated Round Table Discussion on FND: How and Why Does FND Occur?
3. An Updated Round Table Discussion on FND: Sharing a Diagnosis and Treatment
4. Reviewing Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Events

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Annette Langer-Gould about the effective dose of rituximab and other B-cell depleting therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis, as well as important comorbidities to prevent infection risks.

Read the related article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation. 

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Dr. Jeff Ratliff speaks with Dr. Avindra Nath, the recipient of the 2024 American Brain Foundation Ted Burns Humanism in Neurology Award.

Read more about the Ted Burns Humanism in Neurology Award.

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Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Valérie van Hezik-Wester about whether people living with severe medically refractory epilepsy (PSRE) benefit from a seizure dog.

Read the related article in Neurology. 

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Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Genevieve Rayner and Eliza Honybun about the relationship between prenatal antiseizure medication exposure and adverse postnatal neurodevelopmental outcomes. 

Read the related article in Neurology.

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Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Carles Gaig about developing a composite score to assess the severity of the multiple symptoms present in anti-IgLON5 disease.

Read the related article in Neurology. 

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Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Aaron Baldwin about how access to genetic testing may vary based on various factors such as race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and insurance status.

Read the related article in Neurology. 

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Dr. Deanna Saylor talks with Drs. Gretchen Birbeck and Melody Asukile about ways to improve global collaboration among neurologists.

Read the related article in JAMA Neurology.

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Howard Goodkin talks with Dr. Fred Lado about the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) updated guidelines for specialized epilepsy centers. 

Read the related article in Neurology.

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The March 2024 recall includes three episodes taken from the 2023 November Headache Series. In part two of this two-part recall, Dr. Tesha Monteith begins with a discussion with Dr. Messoud Ashina on the mechanisms of migraine. The episode continues with Dr. Peter Goadsby talking about updates on migraine treatments and CGRP inhibitors. Finally, the episode concludes with an interview with Dr. Stewart Tepper discussing rapid developments in neuromodulation.

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https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/28721028

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/28812568  

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/28868248

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org