Neurology® Podcast

1. Featured Article: Nusinersen in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 patients older than 7 months: a cohort study2. What's Trending: MRI-guided thrombolysis for stroke with unkown time of onset (WAKE-UP study)In the first segment, Dr. Ted Burns talks with Dr. Laurent Servais about his paper on safety and efficacy of nusinersen treatment in patients with SMA type 1 older than 7 months. In the second p...

1. Antiepileptic Drug Clearances during Pregnancy and Clinical Implications for Women with Epilepsy2. AAN Position Statement: Lawful physician-hastened deathIn the first segment, Dr. Derek Bauer talks with Dr. Paula Emanuela Voinescu about her paper on antiepileptic drug (AED) clearances during pregnancy and the relationship between AED serum concentration and seizure frequency. In the second part...

1. Cerebello-spinal tDCS in ataxia: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover trial2. What's Trending: Emerging therapies for spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophyDr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Alberto Benussi about his paper on cerebellar anodal and spinal cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation as a therapeutic approach for reducing symptoms in patients w...

1. Featured Article: Dual antiplatelet therapy pretreatment in intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke2. What's Trending: Recurrent glioblastoma treated with recombinant poliovirusDr. Dan Ackerman talks with Dr. Andrei Alexandrov about his paper on dual antiplatelet therapy pretreatment. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Kait Nevel focuses her interview with Dr. Darrell Bigner on t...

1. Practice guideline recommendations summary: Disorders of consciousness2. Multiscale Analysis of Independent Alzheimer's Cohorts Finds Disruption of Molecular, Genetic, and Clinical Networks by Human HerpesvirusIn the first segment, Dr. Jeff Burns talks with Dr. Joseph Giacino about the AAN Guideline update on disorders of consciousness. In the second part of the podcast, we are featuring a disc...

For the September 2018 Delayed Recall episode, we are featuring recordings of in-person interviews that took place at the April 2018 AAN Annual Meeting. All interviewees were plenary speakers who gave talks throughout Annual Meeting week. These recordings originally appeared as "What's Trending" segments in July 2018 (July 17, 24, and 31, respectively). In the first interview, we will hear Dr. Alb...

1. How Early Can We Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease (And Is It Sufficient)? 2. What's Trending: Updates to the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3)Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Ronald Petersen about his paper on Alzheimer disease diagnosis. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Tesha Monteith focuses her interview with Dr. Jes Olesen on what's new in the 3rd edition of the...

1. Featured Article: Silent infarct is a risk factor for infarct recurrence in adults with sickle cell anemia2. What's Trending: Neuropalliative Care: Priorities to move the field forwardDr. Justin Sattin talks with Dr. Lori Jordan about her paper on silent infarct and the risk of infarct recurrence in adults with sickle cell anemia. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Maisha Robinson focuses h...

1. Neurology® Clinical Practice: Safety and efficacy of plasma exchange in pediatric transverse myelitis2. Clopidogrel and aspirin in acute ischemic stroke and high-risk TIA (POINT study)Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Benjamin Greenberg about his paper on therapeutic plasma exchange in a cohort of pediatric transverse myelitis patients. Next, Will Rondeau interviews Dr. Clay Johnston about findi...

1. Diagnosing Cerebral Ischemia with Door-to-Thrombolysis Times Below 20 Minutes2. What's Trending: Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic StrokeDr. Jimmy Berthaud speaks with Dr. Perttu Lindsberg about his paper on the accuracy and consequences of rapid stroke diagnostics in a neurological emergency department. In the second segment of the podcast, Dr. Kevin Barrett interv...

1. Organic solvents and MS susceptibility: Interaction with MS risk HLA genes 2. AAN 2018 Controversies in Neurology plenary: Andrea Leigh Haller and David Perez discuss primary caregivers for functional disorder patientsDr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Anna Hedström about her paper on exposure to organic solvents and the associated risk of developing multiple sclerosis, followed by a discussion w...

1. Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation as acute therapy for migraine: The randomized PRESTO study2. AAN 2018 Hot Topics plenary: Michael Wilson discusses metagenomics for diagnosing CNS infectionsDr. Teshamae Monteith talks with Dr. Cristina Tassorelli about her paper on vagus nerve stimulation for treating migraine, followed by a discussion with Dr. Stacey Clardy and Dr. Michael Wilson on next-g...

This month's Delayed Recall episode consists of the Migraine Lesson of the Week series posted each week in January 2018. The episode starts with Dr. Teshamae Monteith's interview with Dr. Stephen Silberstein (January 9, 2018) about updates in chronic migraine risk factors and management, followed by her interview with Dr. Jelena Pavlovic (January 16, 2018) on the interplay between migraine and hor...

1. Featured Article: Longitudinal analysis of impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease2. What's Trending: Frontiers in Neuroscience plenary interview from 2018 Annual MeetingThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the July 17, 2018 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Alexis Elba...

Dr. Derek Bauer talks with Dr. Jacqueline French about her paper, a summary of a recent practice guideline on the treatment of new-onset epilepsy. 

Dr. Brian Eckerle talks with Dr. Rob van de Graaf about his paper on conscious sedation vs local anesthesia during endovascular treatment for ischemic stroke. 

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Shelly Benjaminy about her paper on patients' perspectives from the chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency clinical trial in Canada. 

Dr. Alex Menze interviews Dr. Kelly Gwathmey about her paper on a new quality of life measure for diabetic polyneuropathy. 

The Delayed Recall episode for June takes a look at recent guidelines and developments in the field of multiple sclerosis treatment. In the first interview, Dr. Stacey Clardy and Dr. Alexander Rae-Grant discuss recent practice guidelines for multiple sclerosis, and talk about Dr. Rae-Grant's paper regarding these guidelines. This interview first aired on April 24, 2018. The second interview, from...

Dr. Roy Strowd talks with Dr. Saman Zafar about her paper on amateur fundus photography.

1. Featured Article: ABBY: A Phase 2 randomized trial of crenezumab in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's Disease2. What's Trending: Epilepsy Birth Control Registry This Neurology® Podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the May 22, 2018, print issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jeff Burns talks with Dr. Jeffrey Cummings a...

1. Featured Neurology® Clinical Practice Article: Ask a Neurologist: What Primary Care Providers ask, and reducing referrals through eConsults2. What's Trending: Update on arboviruses This Neurology® Podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the May 15, 2018, print issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Heather Harle inter...

1. Featured Article: Factors associated with treatment delays in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus2. What's Trending: Focused ultrasound for treating tremorThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the May 8, 2018 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Erika Axeen talks with Dr. Iván Fernández about h...

This month's Delayed Recall episode includes interviews on topics that were highlighted in the Neurology Today "Best Advances of 2017" editorial. The episode starts with Dr. Andy Southerland's interview with Dr. Joseph Safdieh (April 10, 2018) that features a few editor's pick from the Best Advances in neurology in 2017. Following this clip, we have the full-length interview from the February 28,...

1. Featured Article: Baseline symptoms and basal forebrain volume predict future psychosis in early Parkinson disease2. What's Trending: Drug pricing This Neurology® Podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the May 1, 2018, print issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Matthew Barrett about his...