Neurology® Podcast

The May 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews about autoimmune neurologic diseases of the central nervous system. This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Josep Dalmau, Jérôme Honnorat, and Carles Gaig on the clinical evaluation of first episode psychosis, GFAP autoimmune syndrome, and anti-IgLON5 disease, respectively, as well as a suite of clinical pearls for each syndrome. This month's Recall concludes with a useful series from Dr. Justin Abbatemarco on navigating instances when autoantibodies are not clearly correlated with a distinct clinical syndrome.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Michael Fox about the association of connectivity between brain networks and sites of deep brain stimulation (DBS) with DBS-induced cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson disease. Check out the free clinical tool designed to help DBS programmers based on the research discussed in this episode here.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Mark Keezer about the risk of sudden death and cardiac arrhythmia in patients utilizing lamotrigine to treat epilepsy. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Director of NINDS, about research recommendations, priorities, and outcomes at the 2022 Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Summit.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Gregg Day about amyloid-targeting treatments for Alzheimer disease as well as how to navigate conversations about aducanumab with patients.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Drs. Howard Colman and Kelly Fritz about the availability of lomustine for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in light of the drug's recent withdrawal from Medicare Part D coverage.

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Barbara Decker about maternal obstetric complications and non-elective postpartum readmissions in women with prior stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Aurora Pujol about diagnosing genetic white matter disorders by singleton whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing using interactome-driven prioritization. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Todd Schwedt about the treatment of chronic migraine with medication overuse through the patient-centered Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy (MOTS) clinical trial. Read the full article in Neurology.

The April 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews with fellow neurologists about their personal experiences as patients. This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Daniel Drubach, Daniel Gibbs, Ted Burns, and Oliver Sacks, offering our listeners essential lessons and insights into the importance of physician empathy.