Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies on a promising potassium channel opener for refractory epilepsy; the impact of adverse childhood events in headache disorders; and excessive engulfment by microglia/astroctyes in dementia.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new research on the risk of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages after blood transfusions; the burden of long distance travel to see neurologists; and two promising biomarkers for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new research on blood pressure targets for stroke after endovascular therapy, changing policies on CME, and a direct-to-consumer blood test for Alzheimer’s disease.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new research on football and the risk for Parkinson’s disease, the potential of deep brain stimulation for recovery from stroke, and neuroprostheses for patients with anarthria.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses the Medicare’s proposed coverage of carotid stenting in asymptomatic patients,neuro-oncologists’ perspectives on a federal initiative to target persistent poverty in vulnerable patients, and the technological promise of a new optical EMG for neuromuscular disorders.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses research that assesses the safety of endovascular treatment post-stroke for people with intracranial tumors, the AANEM guideline on IVIG use for neuromuscular disorders, and the latest data on donanemab.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses studies that associate poor oral health and risk for cognitive decline and how to manage first-ever sleep seizures that recur as well as the growth of concierge neurology.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses studies that identify gene variants associated with MS severity/progression, an AI program that read EEGs accurately, and butylphthalide as a promising neuroprotective agent for ischemic stroke.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses a novel therapeutic approach that induced antigen tolerance in an MS mouse model, the association between epileptiform activity and ICU outcomes, and an agent, vorasidenib, that slows low-grade gliomas.

In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses the association between gout and neurodegenerative diseases, tenecrteplase vs.warfarin for acute stroke, expedited cognitive decline after a heart attack.