Neurology® Podcast

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Christian Cordano about differences in age-related retinal and cortical atrophy rates in multiple sclerosis. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Ingo Helbig about the use of ketamine for management of neonatal and pediatric refractory status epilepticus. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Elizabeth Coon talks with Dr. Valeria Iodice about diagnosing pre-motor multiple system atrophy. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Xavier Ayrignac about adult-onset CNS disorders showing as neuroinflammatory disorders. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

The October 2022 replay of past episodes showcases four dynamic interviews about acute stroke. This episode features conversations with Dr. Prachi Mehndiratta on young onset stroke risk in Black and White individuals, followed by an interview with Dr. Scott Mendelson on race and ethnic disparities in stroke thrombolysis, leading into an interview with Dr. Gaspard Gerschenfeld on stroke outcomes using tenecteplace (vs. tPA0 before thrombectomy. October's Neurology Recall concludes with an interview with Dr. Urs Fischer on thrombectomy alone vs. IV alteplase with thrombectomy. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Alex Menze talks with Dr. Jacqueline French and Dr. David Auerbach about the updated research and science behind the neurological and cardiac "sudden death" risks of sodium channel blockers such as Lamotrigine. Dr. French will be joining us for our Fall Conference from Oct 28th-30th, 2022 to discuss other major findings in the Epilepsy community during her workshop "Curbside Consults; Epilepsy". This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Southerland talks with Dr. Carlos Garcia-Esperon about the association of endovascular thrombectomy with functional outcome in patients with acute stroke with a large ischemic core. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Johan Koekkoek about the effectiveness of AED duotherapies in patients with glioma. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Ken Tyler about CNS infections and next gen sequencing, and ends by touching on the monkeypox virus (MPV), and polio surges. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Dan Ackerman talks with Dr. Jonathan Coutinho about ECG-gated cardiac CT in the acute phase of ischemic stroke vs. thransthoracic echocardiography. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Prof. Bart Jacobs about the association of preceding infections with the clinical variation of Guillain-Barré syndrome across geographical regions. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Jessica Ailani talks with Dr. Susan Mollan about the amount of weight loss required to reduce intracranial pressure in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Matt Barrett talks with Dr. Philip Tipton about differences in motor features of C9orf72, MAPT, and GRN variant carriers with familial frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Marinos Dalakas about IVIg efficacy in GAD antibody-positive stiff-person syndrome. Read the full article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

The September 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews about cognitive impairment from less common causes. This episode features dynamic conversations with Dr. Raquel Garnder on cognitive outcomes in TBI, transient global amnesia and TGA recurrence with Dr. Michaela Hernández, and a lesson on COVID Brain Fog and other cognitive syndromes with Dr. Avi Nath from NINDS. This month's Recall concludes with a conversation with Dr. Monica Shieu on PAP therapy and incidence of cognitive disorders in OSA.

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Adeline Goss about palliative care for inpatients with dementia. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Karlo Lizarraga and Dr. Angela Hewitt about neurophysiological biomarkers to optimize deep brain stimulation in movement disorders. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Dan Ackerman talks with Prof. Urs Fischer about the use of thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Mark Dubbelman about determining clinical meaningfulness in dementia. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. W. Oliver Tobin about histiocytic diseases affecting the CNS. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Scott Mintzer talks with Dr. Adithya Sivaraju about predicting outcomes among patients undergoing intracranial EEG. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. B.J. Hicks talks with Dr. Prachi Mehndiratta about the differences in multiple risk factors between Black and White individuals with young-onset ischemic stroke. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Adrienne Boire about the disordance between perceptions and experience in patients undergoing lumbar puncture. Read the full article in Neurology: Clinical Practice. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Farrah Mateen talks with Dr. Nicoline Schiess about the WHO Brain Health Unit and the Intersectoral Global Action Plan for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Lucilla Parnetti about the clinical application of α-synuclein seed amplification assays (SAAs) in the identification of Parkinson disease and other synucleinopathies. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

The August 2022 replay of past episodes showcases recent interviews in the realm of Parkinson disease (PD), with topics ranging from initial clinical management to more advanced methodologies to optimize treatment. This episode features conversations with Dr. Anthony Lang, Dr. Meredith Bock, and Dr. Jan Rusz on dopamine-based therapies in early PD, factors associated with quality of life in PD, and new research on speech impairment subtypes in PD, respectively. The episode concludes with Dr. Michael Fox discussing brain networks and their role in cognitive decline after DBS surgery.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Manu Sharma about the genome-wide association of age-at-onset in Parkinson disease. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Micaela Hernández about transient global amnesia and the prevalence and risk factors of relapse. Read the full article in Neurology: Clinical Practice. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Derek Stitt talks with Dr. Monica Shieu about the impact of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy on incidence of cognitive disorders and decline among adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Prof. Barbara Sahakian about the associations of social isolation and loneliness with later dementia. Read the full article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Kara Goucher, two-time Olympic long-distance runner, about her journey with receiving a diagnosis of runner's dystonia (or repetitive exercise dystonia). Her diagnosing neurologist, Dr. Trevor Hawkins, provides insight into the clinical and diagnostic reasoning involved in diagnosing uncommon dystonic syndromes.

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Prof. Rigmor Højland Jensen about psychiatric co-morbidities in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Kelsey Wiggs Karlan about whether children born to women who use serotonergic antidepressants during pregnancy have higher risk of neonatal seizures and epilepsy. Read the full article in Neurology.

In this episode dedicated to the memory of Neurology Podcast Founder Dr. Ted Burns, Dr. Jeff Ratliff narrates a compilation of excerpts from a previously recorded discussion between Dr. Stacey Clardy and Ted Burns in 2021 about Ted's journey with the podcast and his impact on neurology education.

The July 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews that provide a wealth of insight into a variety of topics in epilepsy. This episode features Dr. Halley Alexander in conversation with Drs. Emanuela Voinescu, Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, Nishant Sinha, and Alison Pack on seizure frequency during pregnancy and postpartum, the anatomy of surgical lesions and outcomes in temporal lobe epilepsy, predicting seizure recurrence via brain networks, and the AAN Guideline Subcommittee's practice advisory for antiseizure medication withdrawal, respectively.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff discusses the suppression of mutant C9orf72 expression by a potent mixed backbone antisense oligonucleotide with Drs. Jonathan Watts and Robert Brown.

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Avi Nath, Clinical Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), about COVID brain fog and other cognitive syndromes. Read the full article referenced in this podcast in the Washington Post.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Prof. Sarosh Irani about the use of corticosteroids as a first-line agent in the treatment of LGI1 antibody encephalitis.

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, about NINDS's mission and clinical neurology.

Dr. Jeff Burns talks with Dr. Ron Petersen, Director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, about Medicare's recent decision to officially limit Aduhelm (aducanumab) coverage to patients in clinical trials. Read the full article discussed in this interview in the New York Times.

Dr. Karen Hirsch talks with Dr. Linnéa Grindegård about the association between EEG patterns and serum neurofilament light as a marker of neuroaxonal injury after cardiac arrest. Read the full article in Neurology.

Drs. B.J. Hicks and Andy Southerland talk with Dr. Scott Mendelson about racial and ethnic disparities in the rates of declination of thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Prof. Gráinne Gorman about the use of L-arginine in the treatment of mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS). Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Fábio Nascimento talks with Dr. Elaine Pang about the identification and characterization of pure sleep epilepsy after first-ever seizures from sleep in adults. Read the full article in Neurology.

The June 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews about the impact of the FDA's approval of aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD). This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Gregg Day, Ron Petersen, and Jason Karlawish on the clinical science guiding amyloid-based treatments for AD, the importance of patient participation when considering the use of aducanumab, and the business of Alzheimer disease, respectively. This month's Recall concludes with an interview featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pam Belluck on Medicare's limitations on aducanumab coverage.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Meredith Bock about the association of motor, non-motor, and behavioral symptoms with health-related quality of life in people with Parkinson disease. Read the full article in Neurology.

In the second part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about her career and work studying the consequences of repetitive traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). For more information on the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank at the Boston University CTE Center, including brain donation inquiries, click here.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Ming Lim about the diagnosis and management of opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS) in children. Read the full article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.

In the first part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about the high incidence and mortality rates of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in NFL athletes. For more information on the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank at the Boston University CTE Center, including brain donation inquiries, click here.

Dr. Derek Stitt talks with Dr. Anne Oaklander about the association of long COVID with incident polyneuropathy affecting the small-fiber axons. Read the full article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.