Neurology Minute

In part two of this series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. John W. Winkelman highlight the key insights on medication management for patients dealing with troublesome restless leg symptoms. Show references: https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.11390

In the final part of this series, Dr. Halley Alexander, Dr. Neishay Ayub, and Janet Guo discuss the distribution of burnout rates. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200422   

In part one of this series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. John W. Winkelman discuss clinical lessons from the guidelines with regards to monitoring iron levels and prescribing supplemental iron for patients with restless leg syndrome. Show references: https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.11390

Dr. Greg Cooper and Prof. Gill Livingston discuss new hopeful evidence about dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Show reference: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract   

In the third part of this series, Dr. Halley Alexander, Dr. Neishay Ayub, and Janet Guo discuss the measures being implemented to alleviate burnout among neurologists and examine the data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200422  

In the second part of this series, Dr. Halley Alexander, Dr. Neishay Ayub, and Janet Guo delve into the key factors contributing to burnout. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200422

In the first part of this series, Dr. Halley Alexander, Dr. Neishay Ayub, and Janet Guo discuss the extent and impact of burnout in neurology and effective methods for measuring burnout. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200422

Dr. Jason Crowell and Dr. Nico Dosenbach discuss how the field has shifted from naming networks anatomically to naming them functionally.  Show references: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41583-024-00895-x  

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Josep Dalmau discuss GAD-antibody disorders, providing updates on the diagnosis and treatment of these GAD65-related diseases. Show references: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200363

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Josep Dalmau discuss the evolution of terminology in paraneoplastic disorders and the irruption of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Show references: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200363  

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco delves into autoimmune epilepsy, breaking down the terminology for better understanding.

Dr. Tesha Monteith discusses the Neurology article, "Kinetic Oscillation Stimulation for the Preventive Treatment of Chronic Migraine: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial" by Jan Hoffmann and colleagues. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000210220  

Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Adam Rodman discuss the implications of large language models in clinical reasoning and diagnostics. Show reference: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.10849  

Dr. Derek Stitt and Dr. Miranda M. Wan discuss improving training and public awareness to optimize palliative care for patients with neurologic conditions. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200322   

Dr. Salim Dib emphasizes that enhancing adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in sleep apnea patients is essential for achieving optimal benefits.

Dr. Salim Dib discusses the impact circadian rhythm disruption has on overall health.   

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Mary Whiton Calkins.

Dr. Alex Menze and Dr. Adrian Budhram discuss the clinical utility of cerebrospinal fluid correction factors for traumatic lumbar punctures. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200350  

Dr. Trey Bateman, Dr. Simon Ducharme, and Tristin Best discuss changes in hypothalamic structure across the lifespan in patients with genetic FTD and whether these changes related to sleep dysfunction.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209829   

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Maria Mikhaĭlovna Manàsseina.

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss the first female neurologist in Puerto Rico - Ana Judith Roman Garcia. 

In part two of a two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Nicolás Lundahl Ciano-Petersen discuss the associated paraneoplastic syndromes they saw from a neurologic perspective. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200260  

In part one of a two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Nicolás Lundahl Ciano-Petersen break down Merkel cell carcinoma and discuss what all neurologists need to know about it. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200260  

Dr. Tesha Monteith and Dr. Ashish D. Patel discuss headache referrals and the implementation of a design thinking approach to improve access to headache care. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200336   

In this lab minute, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks about paraneoplastic panels.