Neurology Today in 5

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief highlights articles on Eastern equine encephalitis relief, systems developed to meet demand for anti-amyloid therapies, and a new protocol for timely diagnosis and treatment for eye stroke in the emergency department. This Podcast is being Sponsored by LocumTenens.com

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief highlights new findings on brain pathways in placebo pain relief, that Parkinson's gene variants are more common than thought, and why there is momentum behind new blood biomarker tests for Alzheimer's.

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today's editor-in-chief highlights a new workgroup's recommendations on biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer's, AI's ability to track Parkinson's severity from brief videos, and the latest research on how racism leads to neural changes and accelerated aging.

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses data on the association between weight loss drugs and a rare type of optic neuropathy, ethical issues around normothermic regional perfusion, and how neurologists are onboarding and training advanced practice practitioners in comorbid cancer and stroke.

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses data on the complex interaction between body composition, vascular health, and neurodegenerative disease, Tenecteplase in an extended treatment window and stroke-related disability, and gene expression in cormorbid cancer and stroke.

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses data on an angiotensin receptor for blocker for hypertension associated with reduced risk for epilepsy, a study finding first responders to 9-11 clean-up sites had an increased risk for early dementia, and dementia experts comment on approval of donanemab.

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses data on the effectiveness of rescue therapies when endovascular thrombectomy fails, how first-seizure clinics reduce hospitalizations, and AI's use in sleep neurology.

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses a paper advising against prematurely withdrawing life support for severe TBI, data showing those with the highest composite score of inflammatory markers had a greater risk for stroke, original reporting stressing that residency programs and applicants need to adopt more strategic approaches to managing the overwhelming volume of...

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses a push among neurocritical care experts to develop a code procedure for intracerebral hemorrhage, new findings showing people with Havana syndrome have functional neurologic disorder, and a study reporting distal symmetric polyneuropathy is more prevalent but less diagnosed in primary care clinics in low-income areas.   This podc...

In this week's podcast, Neurology Today 's editor-in-chief discusses a new study reporting better outcomes with surgical removal of hematoma in intracerebral hemorrhage, disparities in access to diagnosis and care for epilepsy, and the challenges that remain for women in neurology research.

Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights new articles that discuss program directors' response to the use of generative AI for personal statements, the good news for neurology based on the 2024 Match Day, and the AHS statement on CGRP-targeting therapies as a game changer for migraine treatment.

Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh,MD, FAAN, highlights new research that explores an association between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue and long COVID; negative phase 3 findings on AMX0035 for ALS, and the pending approval of donanemab for Alzheimer's disease.

Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh,MD, FAAN, highlights new research that casts doubt on the future of BTK inhibitors for MS, an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of lecanemab, and findings that COVID vaccines are not significantly associated with adverse neurologic events.

Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights new stories reporting on the impact of SARS-CoV2 on dopamine neurons, a European Medicines Agency warning about valproate risks for men, and neurologists on the pros and cons of working locum tenens.

Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights new stories reporting on the use of AI in EMS systems for stroke detection, the association between human growth hormone and iatrogenic Alzheimer's, and seizure dogs for refractory epilepsy.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses a new study showing retinal vascular perfusion as a migraine biomarker, clinical and pathophysiological correlates of posterior cortical atrophy, and advances in gene therapies for neuromuscular disorders.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing the cerebral amyloid angiopathy as a risk factor for nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage, AI beats humans in neurology-like boards, and the impact of popular weight loss drugs on neurologic conditions.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing the rising incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an effective therapy for prodromal migaine, and neuroinflammation in military personnel exposed to blast injury.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies on the impact of deep brain stimulation on cognition in severe traumatic brain injury and how adaptive functioning is impacted in children exposed to antiseizure drugs in utero, and the editorial board's picks for the best advances of 2023.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing double the suicide risk among Parkinson's patients; underrepresentation of non-White people in Alzheimer's trial related to biomarker eligibility; early immune systems changes may play early role in ALS and Parkinson's.

Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses new studies showing serotonin depletion associated with long COVID; implantable cardiac monitors detect Afib 3 years post-stroke; and what Medicare's decision to cover PET amyloid scans means for neurologists.

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.