The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education

By Michael Kentris

What's The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education about?

A podcast about everything neurology! Join us and learn more about common clinical scenarios, the newest studies, challenging clinical cases, and more. 

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The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education episodes:

06.10.2024
Pediatric Headache Care with Dr. M. Ismail K. Yousaf
Send us a Text Message. Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Yousaf on pediatric headache care. Discover how his journey from adult neurology to specializing in pediatric headaches is reshaping transition care, and the unique psychosocial and developmental...
06.03.2024
IM Board Review #8 - Spinal Cord
Send us a Text Message. We continue our general survey of neurology with an overview of the spinal cord. Things we cover in this podcast: Signs and Symptoms of MyelopathyBreakdown of some causes of compressive versus non-compressive myelopathiesInfectionsNeoplasmsTransverse MyelitisMetabolic CausesVascular MyelopathiesGenetic DisordersThe...
05.23.2024
An Approach to Acute Weakness with Dr. Derrick Cheng
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Derrick Cheng joins us today for an approach to acute onset weakness! Join us as on our treatment journey from onset to treatment, and think about what you might do if encountering the same clinical...
05.13.2024
Mentorship and Virtual Networking with The Neurotransmitters team
Send us a Text Message. Meet the Neurotransmitters! In this episode, we go behind the scenes with The Neurotransmitters team: Drs. Tirtha Sawant, Rida Farhan, and Ricardo Vivanco. They reflect on their personal journeys as international medical graduates (IMGs) seeking...
05.07.2024
IM Board Review #7 - Multiple Sclerosis
Send us a Text Message. Hello and welcome back to our ongoing internal medicine - neurology board review series! Today we are covering multiple sclerosis (MS). Tune in to learn more about What signs & symptoms should prompt concern for MS?What goes into...
04.29.2024
CAA-related TFNEs or Amyloid Spells with Dr. Andreas Charidimou
Send us a Text Message. On popular demand, we invited Dr. Andreas Charidimou once again, to discuss amyloid spells or Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-related Transient Focal Neurological Episodes (CAA-TFNEs)What are CAA-TFNEs and its suggested pathophysiology? What are some of its differentials?Clinical features...
04.08.2024
IM Board Prep #6: Movement Disorders
Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to our IM Board Prep series, that is designed to help internal medicine residents ace the neurology section of their board exams! This episode is on movement disorders, categorized into hyperkinetic and hypokinetic. In...
03.25.2024
Art and Humanity in Behavioral Neurology with Dr. Michael P.H. Stanley
Send us a Text Message. Join us as Dr. Michael P.H. Stanley, our distinguished guest from Brigham and Women's Hospital, shares an intimate portrait of his fascination with cognitive and behavioral neurology. We discuss the philosophical terrains of the mind-brain dichotomy...
03.20.2024
IM Board Prep #5: Dementia and Cognitive Decline
Send us a Text Message. Join us today as we go over the basics on some of the following: What is mild cognitive impairment vs dementia?What goes into the evaluation of dementia, both at the bedside and in the labThe basics...
03.04.2024
Healing Headaches: A Physical Therapy Approach with Dr. Sam Kelokates
Send us a Text Message. Join us in yet another headache podcast but this time with a doctor of physical therapy, Dr. Sam Kelokates! In this episode, we discuss the role of physical therapy in treating different headache disorders. We talk...
03.04.2024
IM Board Prep #4: Seizures and Epilepsy
Send us a Text Message. Hello and welcome to our mini-series designed to help prepare internal medicine residents get ready for the neurology section of their board exams! While it is aimed at IM residents, it is a good review for...
02.25.2024
A Case of Jerking Shoulder Movements with Dr. Japleen Kaur
Send us a Text Message. Hello and welcome to our Case Presentation Series! It is a series designed to combat neurophobia in medical students and trainees from different specialties. We will discuss interesting neurology cases that medical students and trainees...
02.16.2024
IM Board Prep #3: Stroke
Send us a Text Message. Hello and welcome to our mini series designed to help prepare internal medicine residents get ready for the neurology section of their board exams! While it is aimed at IM residents, it is a good review...
02.08.2024
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease with Dr. Andreas Charidimou
Send us a Text Message. Discover the intricacies of small vessel ischemic disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) with expert neurologist Dr. Andreas Charidimou. We dive into the everyday challenges faced by primary care physicians interpreting MRI results, offering expertise on...
02.04.2024
Artificial Intelligence in Neurology with Dr. Braydon Dymm
Send us a Text Message. Discover what happens when artificial intelligence (AI) meets the complex world of neurology as we chat with Dr. Braydon Dymm, a stroke neurologist interested in the intersection of AI, neurology, and education. We examine current uses...
02.01.2024
New Year's reflections with Dr. Ashley Paul
Send us a Text Message. It's New Year and January is the month for reflections! That's where my conversation with Dr. Ashley Paul begins, as we navigate the importance of introspection in the field of neurology. Using New Year prompts,...
01.24.2024
IM Board Prep #2: TBI and ICH
Send us a Text Message. Hello and welcome to our mini series designed to help prepare internal medicine residents get ready for the neurology section of their board exams! While it is aimed at IM residents, it is a good review...
01.19.2024
Headache with Dr. Aniket Natekar
Send us a Text Message. Join Dr. Aniket Natekar, a neurologist and headache specialist, for an enlightening discussion on the stigmas and complexities surrounding headache disorders. Navigating the world of migraine treatment can be as bewildering as the condition itself. Dr....
01.11.2024
IM Board Prep #1: Headache
Send us a Text Message. Hello and welcome to our new mini series designed to help prepare internal medicine residents get ready for the neurology section of their board exams! While it is aimed at IM residents it is a good...
12.02.2023
Brain Death with Dr. Ashley Paul
Send us a Text Message. This episode of The Neurotransmitters podcast offers an invaluable look into the latest updates to the American Academy of Neurology's guidelines for adult brain death, with our co-host Dr. Ashley Paul, a Movement Disorders neurologist...
11.13.2023
Demystifying Neuromuscular Medicine with Dr. Anishee Undavia
Send us a Text Message. Do you often forget that the peripheral nervous system is a part of neurology? Our guest, Dr. Anishee Undavia, a seasoned neuromuscular neurologist, shines a spotlight on this enigmatic field, unraveling the complexities of diseases...
09.25.2023
Navigating Neuropathy with Linda Petiot
Send us a Text Message. Have you ever felt a pins and needles sensation that won't go away, or experienced unexplained burning or fatigue? These are just a few symptoms of neuropathy, a complex condition that affects many people worldwide....
07.25.2023
Promoting Neurophilia with Dr. Nupur Goel
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Nupur Goel joins us to talk about her journey from undergraduate education to the Massachusetts General Hospital neurology residency program. We talk about the importance of creating opportunities for yourself and the power of leveraging...
06.22.2023
Hydrocephalus with Dr. Jamie Wright
Send us a Text Message. On this episode of The Neurotransmitters, host Dr. Michael Kentris interviews Dr. Jamie Wright about hydrocephalus, a condition that affects the brain. Dr. Wright shares her personal story of being born with the condition and...
05.24.2023
Life after cardiac arrest with Dr. Samantha Fernandez
Send us a Text Message. Many times neurologists are called to evaluate people who aren't waking up after a cardiac arrest. There are guidelines which help guide the medical field with respect to neurologic prognosis. But what happens to those...
04.11.2023
Let's Learn About Apheresis!
Send us a Text Message. Come and learn more about apheresis with me! Lori Harada, an experienced nurse trainer for apheresis talks about some of the many applications of this procedure and how it differs from dialysis. Check out apheresis guidelines...
03.31.2023
Intro to Spinal Cord Anatomy
Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to the Neurotransmitters! Today we are talking about spinal cord anatomy. When should you be thinking about a myelopathy (or spinal cord lesion)? Isn't spinal cord anatomy complicated? Join in as we take...
03.22.2023
Perspectives - Interview with Kristin Beale on Spinal Cord Injury
Send us a Text Message. The multi-talented Kristin Beale (author, marathoner, fencer, and more) joins me to talk about life after a spinal cord injury (SCI). She discusses her journey, how her life has changed, and common misperceptions people have...
03.13.2023
Intro to Brainstem Anatomy
Send us a Text Message. It's back to basics this week with an overview of brainstem anatomy! While the brainstem is a complicated area of the nervous system some key principles can help it to be remembered more easily! The...
03.03.2023
Perspectives - Functional Neurologic Disorders with FND Life
Send us a Text Message. Join me as I have a discussion about Functional Neurologic Disorders with FND Life , the host of "Talking it out about..." where she discusses her life with FND. In this episode we discuss how...
12.24.2022
Stiff Person Syndrome
Send us a Text Message. Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a relatively rare neurologic disorder that often causes disabling muscle spasms. After Celine Dion recently announced she was diagnosed with SPS it has received significant attention in the news. What...
11.17.2022
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Send us a Text Message. Today let's talk a little about some considerations for the patient presenting with an acute ischemic stroke. I've got a couple of references for you below as well! Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With...
10.17.2022
Stroke Mimics and Chameleons
Send us a Text Message. Today we talk about a common issue in hospital neurology. Is it a stroke? There are many things that can mimic a stroke, and vice versa. These stroke "chameleons" can be diagnostically challenging so it's...
10.10.2022
Concussion with Dr. Miesty Woodburn
Send us a Text Message. I'm joined in this episode by Dr. Miesty Woodburn, a neurologist with training in concussion in athletes. We discuss the signs and symptoms of concussion as well as general principles of how to manage symptoms...
10.03.2022
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with Dr. Bilal Butt
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Bilal Butt, a neuro-critical care physician, joins us to discuss the diagnosis and management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages. Learn common presenting features and complications that may arise during hospitalization. You can reach Dr. Butt...
09.26.2022
Physical Therapy for Functional Neurologic Disorders - Interview with Zachary Grin, DPT
Send us a Text Message. Zachary Grin, a doctor of physical therapy, joins me to discuss what kinds of physical therapy treatments are available for those dealing with functional neurologic disorders or FND (functional movements/gait/seizures/etc.) and how those differ from...
09.19.2022
How to Think Like a Neurologist with Dr. Ethan Meltzer
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Ethan Meltzer joins me to discuss his new book "How to Think Like a Neurologist," his thoughts on neurology education, and other musings on neurology. Find his excellent new book "How to Think Like a...
08.08.2022
Choosing an Antiseizure Medication
Send us a Text Message. Join me as I discuss the thought process that goes in to choosing an anti-seizure medication with epileptologist Dr. Rohit Marawar! He gives us some excellent advice in particular regarding anti-seizure medication in the older...
06.13.2022
Facial Weakness
Send us a Text Message. Developing facial weakness can be very disturbing. Is it a stroke, an infection, something else?! Justin Bieber reports he was recently diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. What is it and how is it different than Bell's...
05.28.2022
The Neurotransmitters Trailer
Send us a Text Message. A podcast about everything neurology! Join us and learn more about common clinical scenarios, the newest studies, challenging clinical cases, and more. Reach out online! You can find me on Twitter @DrKentris or send an...
05.27.2022
Evaluation of New Onset Seizures
Send us a Text Message. The question of what to do with new onset seizures is a very common one in neurologic practice. Here we'll go through some common questions such as: Was it a seizure? What can mimic seizures? What kind of...
05.13.2022
Perspectives - Functional Neurologic Disorders
Send us a Text Message. I'm joined for a conversation on functional neurologic disorders (FND) by the host of FND Portal, a website and twitter account which provides information about, and advocacy for, FND. We talk about the various manifestations...
05.04.2022
Hiccups and Memory Loss - A Case Report
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Rishanki Jha joins me to discuss an interesting case of a man with memory loss. -------------------------------------------- Find Dr. Jha on twitter @rishanki_j Dr. Jha's book of poetry, "Modern Miseries and My Bottle of Cough Syrup" https://amzn.to/380EUOZ -------------------------------------------- From the Wim...
04.26.2022
The Mental Status Exam
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Michael Kentris discusses the mental status portion of the neurologic examination including some tips he's found useful in his clinical assessments. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of any associated organizations. The information...
04.14.2022
Thoughts on the Cost of Neurology Medications
Send us a Text Message. Drs. Michael Kentris and Praveen Venkatachalam talk about the recent report from 46Brooklyn about the strange increase in dimethyl fumarate as well as the overall expensive nature of certain medications used in neurology practice. Wreck-fidera: How...
04.06.2022
Journal Roundup #1 April 2022
Send us a Text Message. Join in on the virtual journal club. Links to articles and books below: Acute epileptiform abnormalities are the primary predictors of post-stroke epilepsy: a matched, case–control study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acn3.51534 A Simple Risk Score for Predicting Neurologic Outcome in Out-of-Hospital...
03.29.2022
First Principles of Clinical Neurology
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Michael Kentris talks about basic first concepts in approaching a neurologic complaint for those who are new to clinical neurology. Lange Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach https://amzn.to/3uzCyhw The views expressed do not necessarily represent those...
03.09.2022
Thoughts On the Recent International Stroke Conference
Send us a Text Message. Drs. Praveen Venkatachalam and Michael Kentris discuss some of the papers and presentations from the International Stroke Conference this year. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of any associated organizations. The information in this...
03.09.2022
What is Neurophobia
Send us a Text Message. Drs. Ashley Paul and Michael Kentris discuss what is "neurophobia" and what we can do to help educate people about neurology to reduce its prevalence. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of any...

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The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education episodes:

Pediatric Headache Care with Dr. M. Ismail K. Yousaf

IM Board Review #8 - Spinal Cord

An Approach to Acute Weakness with Dr. Derrick Cheng

Mentorship and Virtual Networking with The Neurotransmitters team

IM Board Review #7 - Multiple Sclerosis

CAA-related TFNEs or Amyloid Spells with Dr. Andreas Charidimou

IM Board Prep #6: Movement Disorders

Art and Humanity in Behavioral Neurology with Dr. Michael P.H. Stanley

IM Board Prep #5: Dementia and Cognitive Decline

Healing Headaches: A Physical Therapy Approach with Dr. Sam Kelokates

IM Board Prep #4: Seizures and Epilepsy

A Case of Jerking Shoulder Movements with Dr. Japleen Kaur

IM Board Prep #3: Stroke

Cerebral Small Vessel Disease with Dr. Andreas Charidimou

Artificial Intelligence in Neurology with Dr. Braydon Dymm

New Year's reflections with Dr. Ashley Paul

IM Board Prep #2: TBI and ICH

Headache with Dr. Aniket Natekar

IM Board Prep #1: Headache

Brain Death with Dr. Ashley Paul

Demystifying Neuromuscular Medicine with Dr. Anishee Undavia

Navigating Neuropathy with Linda Petiot

Promoting Neurophilia with Dr. Nupur Goel

Hydrocephalus with Dr. Jamie Wright

Life after cardiac arrest with Dr. Samantha Fernandez

Let's Learn About Apheresis!

Intro to Spinal Cord Anatomy

Perspectives - Interview with Kristin Beale on Spinal Cord Injury

Intro to Brainstem Anatomy

Perspectives - Functional Neurologic Disorders with FND Life

Stiff Person Syndrome

Acute Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Mimics and Chameleons

Concussion with Dr. Miesty Woodburn

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with Dr. Bilal Butt

Physical Therapy for Functional Neurologic Disorders - Interview with Zachary Grin, DPT

How to Think Like a Neurologist with Dr. Ethan Meltzer

Choosing an Antiseizure Medication

Facial Weakness

The Neurotransmitters Trailer

Evaluation of New Onset Seizures

Perspectives - Functional Neurologic Disorders

Hiccups and Memory Loss - A Case Report

The Mental Status Exam

Thoughts on the Cost of Neurology Medications

Journal Roundup #1 April 2022

First Principles of Clinical Neurology

Thoughts On the Recent International Stroke Conference

What is Neurophobia