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Three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor
Dr. Casey Halpern provides the main takeaways from his paper ona three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor.
Statins and neuroprotection in ICH
In the continuation of a series on stroke, Dr. Andy Southerland discusses whether statins provide protection against intracerebral hemorrhage.
Automated interpretation of EEGs
Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the latest developments in automated interpretation of EEGs and identifying IEDs in diagnosis.
PFOs and stroke, pt. 2
In the 2nd part of a 10-part series on stroke and the second part of an interview with Dr. David Thaler, he discusses patient selection for PFO closure.
Eastern equine encephalitis re-emergence
Dr. Stacey Clardy reports on the re-emergence of cases of eastern equine encephalitis.
Physical Activity and Prodromal Features of Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Alberto Ascherio discusses the main takeaways from his paper on physical activity and prodromal features of Parkinson's disease. Show references: https://n.neurology.org/content/93/23/e2157/tab-article-info
NMO treatment and prevention
Dr. Stacey Clardy talks about the main takeaways from her talk on treatment and prevention of NMO.
Daylight Saving Time and the Brain
Dr. Jason Crowell talks about Daylight Savings Time and effects on the brain, from a JAMA Neurology paper by Beth Malow et al., which can be read here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2753446
PFO closure and stroke prevention
Dr. Will Rondeau talks with Dr. David Thaler about the current state of PFO closure and stroke prevention, in the first of a ten-part stroke series.
Lasmiditan for acute migraine attacks
Dr. Teshamae Monteith discusses lasmiditan as a migraine drug for acute migraine attacks.
Indicators of improvement in pediatric demyelination
Dr. Sylvia Tenembaum discusses whether plasma exchange was safe and effective for children in her study this week in Neurology.
Nerve conduction studies in CSF
Dr. Ted Burns nerve conduction studies in CSF.
Continuum pearls: higher cortical visual disorders, pt. 3
Dr. Sashank Prasad and Dr. Marc Dinkin discuss higher cortical visual disorders in the third part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Higher Cortical Visual Disorders" by Drs. Prasad and Dinkin in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum.
Bothersome symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Christopher Tarolli discusses his paper, "Symptom burden among individuals with Parkinson's disease". Show references: https://cp.neurology.org/content/early/2019/11/20/CPJ.0000000000000746/tab-article-info?versioned=true
Sex-specific differences in dementia
Dr. Greg Day discusses sex-specific differences in dementia, from an October 9th article in Neurology.
HyperCKemia
Dr. Ted Burns discusses genetic panel testing and hyperCKemia.
Continuum pearls: higher cortical visual disorders, pt. 2
Dr. Sashank Prasad and Dr. Marc Dinkin discuss higher cortical visual disorders in the second part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Higher Cortical Visual Disorders" by Drs. Prasad and Dinkin in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum.
Social Health and Brain Health: Does neurology also have a duty to treat social ills?
Dr. Joel Salinas his editorial's definition of social health and the evidence demonstrating an association between social health and brain health.
Pharmacologic treatment for pediatric migraine prevention
Dr. Andrew Hershey provides the main takeaways of his paper on pharmacologic treatment for pediatric migraine prevention
Remote electrical neuromodulation
Dr. Teshamae Monteith discusses remote electrical neuromodulation.
CIDP
Dr. Ted Burns talks about CIDP basics and diagnosis.
Continuum pearls: higher cortical visual disorders, pt. 1
Dr. Sashank Prasad and Dr. Marc Dinkin discuss higher cortical visual disorders in the first part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Higher Cortical Visual Disorders" by Drs. Prasad and Dinkin in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum.
More prominent muscle involvement in dermatomyositis patients with anti-Mi2 autoantibodies
Dr. Andrew Mammen talks about what clinicians need to know about this subtype of dematomyositis.
Looking back on life of Oliver Sacks with Lawrence Weschler, pt. 2
In a highlight from the second part of a two-part interview with Lawrence Weschler, Oliver Sacks biographer, he discusses Sacks' legacy.
Distal parasthesias
Dr. Fabio Nascimento discuss distal parasthesias, from a Teaching Video NeuroImages article in Neurology.
Continuum Pearls: diplopias, pt. 3
Dr. Christopher Glisson discusses diplopia in the third part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Approach to Diplopia" by Dr. Glisson in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum.
Autologous, nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation for neuromyelitis optica
Dr. Richard Burt discusses the main takeaways from his paper on autologous, nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation for neuromyelitis optica.
Looking Back on the Life of Oliver Sacks, pt. 1
Here's a highlight from the 1st part of our 2-part interview on the life of Oliver Sacks with Lawrence Weschler.
Progressive solitary sclerosis
Dr. Eoin Flanagan discusses progressive solitary sclerosis.
Cancer risk in Parkinson disease
Dr. Jeff Ratliff highlights a Neurology Today article in discussing cancer risk in Parkinson disease. Read the article here: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/Fulltext/2019/09190/In_Small_Study,_Parkinson_s_Disease_Patients_with.1.aspx.
Continuum Pearls: diplopias, pt. 2
Dr. Christopher Glisson discusses diplopia in the second part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Approach to Diplopia" by Dr. Glisson in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum.
High precision plasma amyloid-β 42/40 predicts current and future brain amyloidosis
Dr. Randall Bateman gives the main takeaways from his paper addressing how high precision plasma amyloid-β 42/40 predicts current and future brain amyloidosis.
Nobel Prize winner Stanley Prusiner, pt. 2
In this highlight from our longer interview with Dr. Stanley Prusiner, Dr. Prusiner talks about what he would do differently if he could go back and do it all over.
CAA-related inflammation
Dr. Aaron Rothstein discusses cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Continuum Pearls: Diplopia, pt. 1
Dr. Christopher Glisson discusses diplopia in the first part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Approach to Diplopia" by Dr. Glisson in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum.
Orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson disease
Dr. Ylva Hiorth provides the main clinical messages from her study on orthostatic hypertension in Parkinson disease.
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Stanley Prusiner
Listen to an excerpt from the interview with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Stanley Prusiner.
Hippocampal sclerosis in cerebral malaria
Dr. Aaron Rothstein discusses a paper in the Resident & Fellow section on hippocampal sclerosis in cerebral malaria.
Anti-Ma2 paraneoplastic syndrome
Dr. Eoin Flanagan discusses anti-Ma2 paraneoplastic syndrome.
The World Health Organization's essential diagnostics list: Diagnostics for neurologic disorders
Dr. Kiran Thakur and Dr. Greer Waldrop give the main takeaways from their paper on the World Health Organization's essential diagnostics list.
Eculizumab in Aquaporin-4–Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Dr. Sean Pittock discusses the main takeaways from his article on eculizumab in aquaporin-4–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Inflammatory subtype of cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Dr. Aaron Rothstein discusses a less well-known imaging finding on a inflammatory subtype of cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
McArdle sign in MS
Dr. Eoin Flanagan discusses the McArdle sign in multiple sclerosis.
Combination therapy with nusinersen and AVXS-101 in SMA type 1
Dr. Emma Ciafaloni discusses the main takeaways from her paper combination therapy with nusinersen and AVXS-101 in SMA type 1.
Neuroimaging Findings in US Government Personnel With Possible Exposure to Directional Phenomena in Havana, Cuba
Dr. Douglas Smith discusses the main takeaways from his paper, "Neuroimaging Findings in US Government Personnel With Possible Exposure to Directional Phenomena in Havana, Cuba" from JAMA.
World travel reporting of neurologic care: Thailand
In the first part of a multi-part series, Dan Xia talks about what he learns about neurologic care from his travels around the world, this time from Thailand.
Practice guideline update summary: Vaccine-preventable infections and immunization in multiple sclerosis
Dr. Mauricio Farez talks about the main points from his practice guidelines paper on vaccine-preventable infections and immunization in multiple sclerosis.
Drug Pricing Update Part 1
Dr. Steve Pearson gives more takeaways from the second part of his update discussion with Dr. Gordon Smith on drug pricing.
Interpretation of antibody titers in paraneoplastic and autoimmune neuroantibody testing
Dr. Rae Bacharach discusses interpretation of antibody titers in paraneoplastic and autoimmune neuroantibody testing.
Upward gaze palsy
Dr. Fabio Nascimento discusses upward gaze palsy