Neurology® Podcast

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Robert Evan Shapiro about the impact that migraine has on quality of life and the frequency of migraine-related stigma. Read the related article in Neurology . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Riley Bove about managing patients with multiple sclerosis as they navigate family planning and pregnancy. Read the related article in Neurology: Clinical Practice . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Subhojit Roy about a platform for investigating the role of serine-129 in synucleinopathies, with implications for drug development. Read the related article in the Neuron . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Drs. Thomas J. Montine and Brenna Cholerton about whether the association between neuropathologic burden and dementia in these older groups differs substantially from those seen in younger-old adults. Read the related article in Neurology .  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Derek Stitt talks with Dr. David T. Plante about the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort study to estimate the prevalence of idiopathic hypersomnia. Read the related article in Neurology .  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Prof. Xavier Ayrignac about the importance of considering alternative diagnoses for CTLA4 deficiencies.  Read the related article in Neurology .

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Bob Herman about a class action lawsuit that was filed against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, NaviHealth, for using a computer algorithm to "systematically deny claims" of Medicare beneficiaries struggling to recover from debilitating illnesses in nursing homes.  Read the related article in STAT News . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Jason Margolesky about the frequency of blepharoclonus in Parkinson disease and atypical Parkinsonian disorders to explore whether this clinical phenomenology may be useful in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with Parkinsonism. Read the related article in Neurology: Clinical Practice .  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

The February 2024 recall includes three episodes taken from the 2023 November Headache Series and will be part 1 of a two-part Recall series. In the first part of this two-part recall, Dr. Tesha Monteith begins with a discussion on the highlights of the 2023 International Headache Conference with Drs. Hayrunnisa Bolay, KC Brennan, and Gianluca Coppola. The episode continues with Dr. Stephanie Naha...

Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Monica T. Ly about brain lesions in former football players linked to vascular brain changes. Read the related article in Neurology . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Cecilia Hvitfeldt Fuglsang about the effects of migraine and PIH on the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. Read the related article in Neurology . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Deanna Saylor talks with Prof. Mayowa Owolabi about reducing the global burden of stroke. Read the related article in Lancet Neurology . 

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Genna Waldman about her presentation at the AES (Annual Epilepsy Society) symposium session reviewing PNEE (psychogenic non-epileptic events) and indications of discontinuation of medications.  Articles referenced in the episode:  https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.12356 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1059131119300342   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.c...

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Geoff Ling about his thoughts on rapid-fire mortar shooting and more broadly, how he goes about identifying what veterans have been exposed to and treating veterans in the clinic. They also discussed a little bit about a recently published article in the New York Times titled, " A Secret War, Strange New Wounds, and Silence from the Pentagon ."  Disclosures can be...

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Elsmarieke van de Giessen and Emma Coomans about a newly FDA-approved tau-binding radiotracer [ 18 F]flortaucipir and an accompanying visual read method to support the diagnostic process in cognitively impaired patients assessed for Alzheimer disease. Read the related article in Neurology . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Prof. Mike Lunn about the relationship between COVID-19 vaccinations and Guillain-Barré syndrome using the National Immunoglobulin Database. Read the related article in Brain .  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Derek Stitt talks with Dr. Ali A. Habib about trends in hospital admissions and in-hospital mortality for adult patients with MG. Read the related article in Neurology ® . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Benjamin N. Rome about ways to improve pharmacy benefit managers and the way they function in the system. Read the related article in The New England Journal of Medicine . Referenced in this Episode: June 2021 Neurology Recall Episode Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Dr. Haya Bishara about the association between GBS and both SARS-CoV-2 infection and the COVID-19 vaccine. Read the related article in Neurology . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

The January 2024 replay starts the new year off with four previously posted episodes on dementia. The episode begins with an interview with Dr. Kenneth Langa on the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in the US. The episode continues with an interview with Dr. Beau Ances about the burden amyloid has on individuals with Down syndrome compared to autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease...

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Drs. Divya Singhal and Myriam Abdennadher about work-life, parenting, and the well-being of neurologists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the related article in Neurology: Clinical Practice . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.  

Dr. Andrew Southerland talks with Dr. Franzi Herpich about her journey of experiencing a stroke in 2021 as part of ou r physician-as-patient series. Previously Posted Content: April 2022 Neurology Recall: Physician as Patient Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Adam de Havenon talks with Dr. Gustaf Edgren about the potential transmissible risk associated with some types of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in patients who receive transfusions.  Read the related article in JAMA .  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .  

Dr. Elizabeth Coon talks with Dr. Mitchell G. Miglis about the frequency of orthostatic hypotension in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder. Read the related article in Neurology .  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Drs. Michael Fox and Jacob Stubbs about their study on brain network associations in substance use disorders. Read the related article in Nature . Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org .