Neurology® Podcast

1) Depression in epilepsy and 2) Topic of the month: Child neurology topics. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Chenjie Xia interviews Ms. Kirsten Fiest about her paper on depression in epilepsy. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the art of memory revisited. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Waugh interviews Dr. Mark Gorman about the topic of autoimmune disorders. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. Karam.Dr. Karam served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

Topics in biostatistics

1) Prolonged anoxic vegetative state and 2) Topic of the month: Headaches. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matt Flaherty interviews Prof. Luigi Trojano and Dr. Anna Estraneo about their paper on prolonged anoxic vegetative state. Dr. Jen Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about myokymia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Mike Sowell interviews Dr. Beau Bruce about the topic of pseudotumor cerebri. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Flaherty, Fugate, Bruce and Prof. Trojano.Dr. Flahery serves on the scientific advisory board for CSL Behring; is a consultant for CSL Behring; has a patent pending for non-invasive CNS monitor; receives research support from the NIH and the Principal Investigator of a phase II NINDS-funded trial (STOP-IT) with study drug supplied by Novo Nordisk.Prof. Trojano receives royalties from the publication of the books Neuropsicologia dei Lobi Frontali. Sindrome disesecutive e disturbi del comportamento and Lineamenti di Neuropsicologia Clinica.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce is a consultant for Kaiser Permanente of Georgia; receives research support from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Pfizer Inc, and NIH; was a recipient of the Practice Research Fellowship.

1) Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Headaches. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Thos Cochrane interviews Dr. Boris Kotchoubey about his paper on unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. Dr. Jen Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about periodic alternating nystagmus. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Mike Sowell interviews Dr. Andrew Hershey about the topic of pediatric headache. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Cochrane, Kotchovsky, Fugate and Hershey.Dr. Cochrane receives royalties from the publication of the book First Aid for the Boards: Neurology.Dr. Kotchoubey receives research support from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Hershey serves as an Associate Editor for Headache and Cephalagia; serves on the scientific advisory boards for MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Allergan, Inc. and Impax Laboratories, Inc..

1) Incident Parkinson disease and 2) Topic of the month: Headaches. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Morgan interviews Dr. Tien Khoo about his paper on incident Parkinson disease. Dr. Jen Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Mike Sowell interviews Dr. Alan Finkel about the topic of post-traumatic headache. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Morgan, Khoo, Fugate and Finkel.Dr. Morgan has served on the speakers' bureau of GE Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., and UCB Pharma; has performed CME for Oakstone Publishing, LLC; is a consultant for Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Chelsea Therapeutics, and Impax Laboratories, Inc.; receives research support from NIH as a sub-investigator and received compensation for review of medical records and expert witness testimony in multiple cases of litigation involving neurological conditions.Dr. Khoo receives speaker honoraria from Teva and Lundbeck; receives funding for travel from GlaxoSmithKline and receives educational support from a grant with UCB Pharma.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Finkel serves on the speakers' bureau of Allergan, Inc. receives research support from American Headache Society, DVBIC and the American Academy of Neurology.

1) Pre-hospital thrombolysis and 2) Topic of the month: Headaches. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Joachim Weber about his paper on pre-hosptial thrombolysis. Dr. Jen Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Ondine's curse. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jen Bickel interviews Dr. Todd Rozen about the topic of cluster headaches. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Audebert and Fugate.Dr. Audebert serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers of Teleneurology; is a consultant for Lundbeck Inc.; receives speaker honoraria from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lundbeck Inc., Bayer Vital, UCB, Sanofi-Syntelabo Inc and Pfizer Inc; receives research support from Center for Stroke Research Berlin funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and funding of the STEMO project by the Technology Foundation Berlin with co-financing by the European Union; serves on the speakers' bureau of German TeleStroke Networks within the Competence Network Stroke and gave expert testimony in a trial launched by Lundbeck Inc. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

Polyneuropathy

1) Active multiple sclerosis and 2) Topic of the month: Headaches. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Michelle Johansen interviews Dr. Jack Ratchford about his paper on active multiple sclerosis. Dr. Jen Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about nummular headache. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jen Bickel interviews Dr. Gretchen Tietjen about the topic of women and migraine. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Ratchford, Fugate and Tietjen.Dr. Ratchford serves as a consultant for Biogen Idec, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Diogenix, Inc.; and receives research support from Biogen Idec, Novartis, and Sun Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Tietjen serves as an Associate Editor of Headache; serves on the scientific advisory board for MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. and holds stock options in Johnson & Johnson and Stryker.

1) Multiple cranial nerve impairment and 2) Topic of the month: Encephalopathy caused by systemic disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Vincent Roubeau about his paper on multiple cranial nerve impairment. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neurosyphilis presenting as mesial temporal encephalitis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Steven Lewis and Allison Weathers about vitamin deficiency, infection and autoimmunity. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Karam, Burns, Lewis and Weathers.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Lewis serves as CME Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and as Associate Editor for Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®; receives royalties for the books: Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination and Neurology for the Non-Neurologist and anticipates receiving royalties for the book: Neurologic Disorders due to Systemic Disease.Dr. Weathers receives honoraria as an AAN speaker.

1) Orexin receptor antagonism and 2) Topic of the month: Encephalopathy caused by systemic disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Tom Roth and Joe Herring about their paper on orexin receptor antagonism for treatment of insomnia.Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about central fourth nerve palsies. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Steven Lewis and Allison Weathers about drugs that can cause encephalopathy. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Roth serves on the scientific advisory boards for Merck, Jazz and Transcept; serves as an editorial board member for Sleep and Sleep Medicine; receives research support from Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Linguflex LLC and APnes, serves on the speakers' bureau of Purdue Pharma L.P. and is a consultant for Abbott Laboratories, Accadia, Acogolix Inc., Acorda, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Alchemers, Alza Corporation, Ancel, Arena, AstraZeneca, Aventis, AVER, Bayer Schering Pharma, BMS, BTG, Cephalon, Inc., Cypress, Dove, Eisai Inc., Elan Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, Evotec, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Hypnion Inc, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Intec, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Jazz, Johnson & Johnson, King Pharmaceuticals, Lundbeck, Inc., McNeil, MediciNova, Merck, Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Neurocrine, Neurogen, Novartis, Orexo, Organon Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Prestwick, Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Purdue Pharma L.P., Resteva, Roche, Sanofi-aventis, Schoering-Plough Corp., Sepracor Inc., Servier Laboratories, Shire plc, Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Syrex, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, TransOral, Yanda, VivoMetrics Inc, Wyeth, Yamanuchi Pharmaceutical, and XenoPort.Dr. Herring is Executive Director, Clinical Neuroscience at Merck; receives research support as an employee at Merck and holds stock options with Merck.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Lewis serves as CME Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and as Associate Editor for Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®; receives royalties for the books: Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination and Neurology for the Non-Neurologist and anticipates receiving royalties for the book: Neurologic Disorders due to Systemic Disease.Dr. Weathers receives honoraria as an AAN speaker.

Neuro-Opthamology Topics

1) Bell's palsy and 2) Topic of the month: Encephalopathy caused by systemic disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Elliot Dimberg interviews Dr. Gary Gronseth about the guideline update on Bell's palsy. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about catathrenia (sleep related groaning). In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Steven Lewis and Allison Weathers about encephalopathy caused by other organ failure. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Gronseth, Clardy, Burns, Lewis and Weathers.Dr. Gronseth serves on the editorial board of Neurology Now; received speakers' fees from Boehringer Ingelheim (resigned December 2011) and receives research support from the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Lewis serves as CME Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and as Associate Editor for Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®; receives royalties for the books: Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination and Neurology for the Non-Neurologist and anticipates receiving royalties for the book: Neurologic Disorders due to Systemic Disease.Dr. Weathers receives honoraria as an AAN speaker.

1) Paroxysmal dyskinesia and hemiplegic migraine and 2) Topic of the month: Encephalopathy caused by systemic disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Waugh interviews Drs. Renzo Guerrini and Alice Gardiner about their papers on paroxysmal dyskinesia and hemiplegic migraine. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about plus-minus lid syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Steven Lewis and Allison Weathers about encephalopathy caused by liver and kidney dysfunction. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Waugh, Guerrini, Gardiner, Clardy, Burns, Lewis and Weathers.Dr. Waugh serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry.Dr. Guerrini serves as an Associate Editor for Epilepsia, serves on the editorial boards for Seizure, BMC Medical Genetics, Topics in Epilepsy, Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy, Epileptic Disorders and European Neurological Journal, serves on the International Advisory Board for Progress in Epileptic Disorders; has received honoraria from Biocodex, UCB, Eisai Inc, ValueBox, Viropharma and EMA (European Medicine Agency), received funding for travel from Japanese Epilepsy Society and Weill Cornell Medical College; receives research support from the Italian Ministry of Health, the European Community Sixth Framework Thematic Priority Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health, the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, the Tuscany Region, the Telethon Foundation, and the Mariani Foundation; receives royalties for the books: Epilepsy and Movement disorders, Aicardi's Epilepsy in children, Progress in epileptic spasms and West syndrome, Epilepsy and migraine, The causes of epilepsy and Dravet syndrome.Dr. Gardiner receives research support from The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Lewis serves as CME Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and as Associate Editor for Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®; receives royalties for the books: Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination and Neurology for the Non-Neurologist and anticipates receiving royalties for the book: Neurologic Disorders due to Systemic Disease.

1) Parkinson disease and driving and 2) Topic of the month: Encephalopathy caused by systemic disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Morgan interviews Dr. Alex Crizzle about his paper on Parkinson disease and driving. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about tumarkin attacks-the otolithic catastrophe. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Steven Lewis and Allison Weathers about electrolytes and other metabolic disorders. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Morgan, Crizzle, Clardy, Burns, Lewis and Weathers.Dr. Morgan has served as a consultant or received speaking honoraria for work with Chelsea Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, Oakstone, Teva Pharmaceuticals, UCB Pharma, GE Healthcare, Impax Laboratories and Veloxis; has received compensation for review of medical records and expert witness testimony in multiple cases of litigation involving neurologic conditions and his clinical group receives funding from the National Parkinson Foundation as a Center of Excellence. Dr. Crizzle receives research support from the National Parkinson's Foundation.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Lewis serves as CME Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and as Associate Editor for Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®; receives royalties for the books: Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination and Neurology for the Non-Neurologist and anticipates receiving royalties for the book: Neurologic Disorders due to Systemic Disease.Dr. Weathers receives honoraria as an AAN speaker.

1) Neurodegenerative causes of death and 2) Topic of the month: Encephalopathy caused by systemic disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Kutcher interviews Dr. Everett Lehman about his paper on National Football League players. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the palmonental reflex: Beyond the pain. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Steven Lewis and Allison Weathers about encephalopathies caused by endocrine disorders. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Kutcher is a consultant for the National Hockey League Players' Association and receives research support from ElMindA, Ltd..Dr. Lehman serves as an editorial board member for Public Health Reports and is Deputy Division Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U. S. Federal government).Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Lewis serves as CME Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and as Associate Editor for Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®; receives royalties for the books: Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination and Neurology for the Non-Neurologist and anticipates receiving royalties for the book: Neurologic Disorders due to Systemic Disease.Dr. Weathers receives honoraria as an AAN speaker.

Limb Apraxias

1) Intracranial arterial stenosis and 2) Topic of the month: Evaluation of polyneuropathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Brad Worrall with Drs. Xunming Ji and Ran Meng about their paper on intracranial arterial stenosis. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Kleine-Levin syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Peter James Dyck about evaluation of demyelinating polyneuropathy. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Worrall, Fugate, Burns, and Dyck.Dr. Worrall has received research funding from NIH (6 grants). He serves as an outcomes adjudicator for the NHLBI for AREDS2 and as an ad hoc reviewer for the NIH and Veterans Administration study sections. Dr. Worrall received several honoraria for serving as faculty and/or director for courses at the AAN annual meetings and an honorarium for speaking for the Operation Stroke program (AHA/ASA funded) at Fairfax Inova Hospital. Dr. Worrall is on the Editorial Boards of Neurology and Seminars in Neurology. Dr. Worrall received nominal royalties for serving as a Chapter Author for Merritt's Neurology and receives an honorarium as Associate Editor of Neurology. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Dyck serves as an Associate Editor of Diabetes; is employed as a consultant in Neurology at the Mayo Clinic and receives research support from Pfizer Inc, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Anylam Pharmaceuticals and the NIH.

1) Early epileptiform abnormalities and 2) Topic of the month: Evaluation of polyneuropathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Mark Quigg with Drs. Moushin Shafi and Brandon Westover about their paper on absence of early epileptiform abnormalities. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Doral midbrain syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Michelle L. Mauermann and P. James Dyck about evaluation of the chronic, axonal polyneuropathy. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Quigg, Shafi, Fugate, Burns and Mauermann.Dr. Quigg receives royalties from the publication of the book EEG Pearls; has a patent for actigraphy system for seizure characterization and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Shafi performs EMG and cEEG monitoring studies in his epilepsy practice (35% effort); receives honoraria from (1) J. Kiffin Penry Epilepsy Minifellowship - reimbursement for travel, conference accommodations and food (2) American Epilepsy Society Fellows Program - funds for travel and attendance at 2011 American Epilepsy Society conference; and receives research support from (1) National Center for Research Resources: Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center and the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology and is funded by the NIH. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Mauermann receives research support from Pfizer Inc and the NIH.

1) ALS studies and 2) Topic of the month: Evaluation of polyneuropathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns with Dr. Michael Benatar about his paper on studies in ALS. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Gradenigo syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Michelle L. Mauermann and P. James Dyck about evaluation of polyneuropathy, basics. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Benatar, Fugate and Mauermann.Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Benatar serves as an editorial board member for Journal Watch Neurology; serves on the scientific advisory board for Cytokinetics; is a consultant for Cytokinetics and Asubio Pharmaceuticals Inc.; receives royalties from the publication of the books (1) Neuromuscular Disease: Evidence and Analysis in Clinical Neurology, (2) BluePrints in Neurology, (3) Field of Vision; receives travel funding from the (1) American Academy of Neurology, (2) Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America; receives research support from the CytRx Corporation, Food and Drug Administration, Muscular Dystrophy Association, ALS Association, Woodruff Foundation and the NIH; involved in legal proceedings with Sutter, O'Connel and Farchione Attorneys as well as Parker Waichmann LLP. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mauermann receives research support from Pfizer Inc and the NIH.

1) Indicators of amyloid burden and 2) Topic of the month: Evaluation of polyneuropathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Burns with Dr. Michelle M. Mielke about her paper on indicators of amyloid burden. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about vestibular migraine. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Michael Shy about evaluation of the inherited neuropathy patient. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Jeff Burns, Mielke, Fugate, Ted Burns and Shy.Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; receives royalties for the publications of Early diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment and Dementia: An atlas of investigation and diagnosis; is a consultant for PRA International, Johnson County Clinical trials; receives speakers' fees from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd; and receives research support from the NIH, Elan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Danone.Dr. Mielke has received research support from the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, Walter S. and Lucienne B. Driskill Foundation and the NIH.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Shy serves as an editorial board member of Journal of Peripheral Nerve System; receives research support from Muscular Dystrophy Association, Charcot Marie Tooth Association and the NIH.

1) Orthostatic intolerance and 2) Topic of the month: Evaluation of polyneuropathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns with Dr. Paola Sandroni about her paper on orthostatic intolerance. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about bright tongue sign. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Vera Bril about symptomatic treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Sandroni, Fugate and Bril.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (35% effort); and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.Dr. Sandroni receives research funding from the NIH.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bril received speakers' fees from Pfizer Inc and for a talk last year for European Federation of Neurological Societies and received research funding from Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc..

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and MCI

1) Vitamin D, cognition and dementia and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside Neuro-ophthalmology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Burns with Dr. Cynthia Balion about her paper on vitamin D, cognition and dementia. Dr. Stacy Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about single-shot fast spin echo. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce focuses his interview with Dr. Kathleen Digre about direct ophthalmoscopy tips. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Balion, Clardy, Bruce and Digre.Dr. Burns serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; receives royalties for the publications of Early diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment and Dementia: An atlas of investigation and diagnosis; is a consultant for PRA International, Johnson County Clinical trials; receives speakers' fees from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd; and receives research support from the NIH, Elan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Danone.Dr. Balion receives research support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Canadian Institutes of Health Research.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce received research funding from the NIH.Dr. Digre serves on the editorial board for Journal of Neuro-ophthlamology and Headache Currents; receives research support from Pfizer, Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: possible trigger factors related to the development of AION and NEI: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial.

1) Neuromyelitis optica phenotype and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside Neuro-ophthalmology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Nick Johnson with Dr. Jacqueline Palace about her paper on neuromyelitis optica phenotype. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Duret hemorrhage. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Jonathan Trobe about bedside visual field examination. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Palace, Clardy, and Bruce.Dr Palace serves on the scientific advisory board for Charcot Foundation, Biogen Idec, Merck Serono Ltd, Bayer Schering Pharma, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Uk Ltd, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; receives research support from the National MS Society, QIDIS, Oxford Health Services Research Committee, John Fell Research Fund, Merck Serono Ltd. and Bayer Schering Pharma and conference expenses from Novartis and Merck Serono Ltd. Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce received research funding from the NIH.

1) Epilepsy surgery and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside Neuro-ophthalmology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Joanna Jen with Dr. Nathalie Jette about her paper on an outline tool to determine epilepsy surgery. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about gelastic seizures. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Randy Kardon about "big pupil" consult. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Jen serves as Section Editor for Experimental Brain Research, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Neuro-otology and is funded by the FDA and NIH. Dr. Jette serves on the editorial board for Epilepsia, is the holder of a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience Health Services Research and receives research support from: Alberta Health and Wellness, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce received research funding from the NIH.Dr. Kardon serves on the editorial board for Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology and Archives of Ophthalmology; has patents for method of characterizing focal pupil responses to light and method of assessing retinal function using infrared optical signals in response to light; receives royalties for the publication of Tissues and Organs: A text-atlas of scanning electron microscopy and for use of micrographs in other textbooks; is a consultant for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd; receives research support from the Department of Veterans Affairs Iowa City Center of Excellence for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss, Department of Defense Vision Research Program (TATRC) and Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Division.

1) C90RF72 mutations and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside Neuro-ophthalmology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns with Drs. Sharon Sha and Carol Dobson-Stone about their papers on frontotemporal dementia. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Hanes sign. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Randy Kardon about relative afferent papillary defect. Dr. Bruce will interview Dr. Kardon next week about "big pupil" consult. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Dobson-Stone, Clardy, Bruce and Kardon.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Dobson-Stone receives research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia).Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce received research funding from the NIH.Dr. Kardon serves on the editorial board for Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology and Archives of Ophthalmology; has patents for method of characterizing focal pupil responses to light and method of assessing retinal function using infrared optical signals in response to light; receives royalties for the publication of Tissues and Organs: A text-atlas of scanning electron microscopy and for use of micrographs in other textbooks; is a consultant for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd; receives research support from the Department of Veterans Affairs Iowa City Center of Excellence for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss, Department of Defense Vision Research Program (TATRC) and Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Division.

Interviews with Dean Buonomono on memory function

1) Reportable neurologic disorders and 2) Topic of the month: Apraxias. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Shanna Patterson interviews Dr. Farrah Mateen about her paper on reportable neurologic disorders in refugee camps. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns focuses his interview with Dr. Ken Heilman about some of the neurologic diseases that cause apraxia. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Karam, Burns and Heilman.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Heilman serves as an editorial board member for ACTA Neuropsychologia, The Journal of Contemporary Neurology, Journal of the International Neuropsychological, Neurocase, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology-Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Brain and Cognition, Journal of Neuropsychology and Journal of Clinical Neurology; receives royalties for the publication of Clinical Neuropsychology, fifth edition, PGY1: Lessons in Caring, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice second edition, Creativity and the Brain, Clinical Neuropsychology, fourth edition, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice, The Matter of Mind, A Neurologist's View of Brain Behavior Relationships, Apraxia, Helping People with Memory Disorders: A Guide for You and Your Family, Clinical Neuropsychology, third edition, Clinical Neuropsychology, second edition, Neuropsychology of Human Emotion, Clinical Neuropsychology and The Differential Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases; and receives funding from current (active) funded research proposals, Alzheimer's Disease Initiative State of Florida, Dept. of Elder Affairs, Memory Disorder Clinics, and the NIH.

1) Adult neurology training and 2) Topic of the month: Apraxias. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Nina Schor about her paper on adult neurology training during child neurology residency. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about transthyretin amyloidosis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Ken Heilman about dissociation and conceptual apraxia. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Goodkin, Schor, Karam, Burns and Heilman.Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; received royalties for an entry in Up-to-date entitled: The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents and is funded by NIH grants.Dr. Schor serves as an editorial board member for MedLink Neurology, Neurology, Pediatric Neurology and Journal of Child Neurology; receives royalties for the publication of Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics and Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice and is funded by the NIH.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Heilman serves as an editorial board member for ACTA Neuropsychologia, The Journal of Contemporary Neurology, Journal of the International Neuropsychological, Neurocase, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology-Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Brain and Cognition, Journal of Neuropsychology and Journal of Clinical Neurology; receives royalties for the publication of Clinical Neuropsychology, fifth edition, PGY1: Lessons in Caring, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice second edition, Creativity and the Brain, Clinical Neuropsychology, fourth edition, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice, The Matter of Mind, A Neurologist's View of Brain Behavior Relationships, Apraxia, Helping People with Memory Disorders: A Guide for You and Your Family, Clinical Neuropsychology, third edition, Clinical Neuropsychology, second edition, Neuropsychology of Human Emotion, Clinical Neuropsychology and The Differential Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases; and receives funding from current (active) funded research proposals, Alzheimer's Disease Initiative State of Florida, Dept. of Elder Affairs, Memory Disorder Clinics, and the NIH.

1) Antiplatelets versus anticoagulation and 2) Topic of the month: Apraxias. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Hugh Markus about his paper on antiplatelets versus anticoagulation for dissection. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about caffeine and Parkinson disease. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Ken Heilman about limb-kinetic, ideomotor and ideational apraxias and how it might come to our attention. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Markus, Karam, Burns and Heilman.Dr. Markus has served on scientific advisory boards for W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim, and Sanofi-Synthélabo; serves on the editorial boards of Stroke and Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery; receives publishing royalties for Stroke Medicine (Oxford University Press, 2010); served as a consultant for Archimex SAS and Shire plc; and has received research support from Archimex SAS, Shire plc, MRC UK, the Stroke Association, the European Union, Wellcome Trust and the British heart Foundation.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Heilman serves as an editorial board member for ACTA Neuropsychologia, The Journal of Contemporary Neurology, Journal of the International Neuropsychological, Neurocase, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology-Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Brain and Cognition, Journal of Neuropsychology and Journal of Clinical Neurology; receives royalties for the publication of Clinical Neuropsychology, fifth edition, PGY1: Lessons in Caring, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice second edition, Creativity and the Brain, Clinical Neuropsychology, fourth edition, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice, The Matter of Mind, A Neurologist's View of Brain Behavior Relationships, Apraxia, Helping People with Memory Disorders: A Guide for You and Your Family, Clinical Neuropsychology, third edition, Clinical Neuropsychology, second edition, Neuropsychology of Human Emotion, Clinical Neuropsychology and The Differential Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases; and receives funding from current (active) funded research proposals, Alzheimer's Disease Initiative State of Florida, Dept. of Elder Affairs, Memory Disorder Clinics, and the NIH.

1) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and 2) Topic of the month: Apraxias. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Clive Hamlin about his paper on diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about POEMS syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Ken Heilman about definitions for apraxia and various forms of apraxia. Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Heilman about other forms of apraxias over the next three weeks. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Karam, and Heilman.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Heilman serves as an editorial board member for ACTA Neuropsychologia, The Journal of Contemporary Neurology, Journal of the International Neuropsychological, Neurocase, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology-Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Brain and Cognition, Journal of Neuropsychology and Journal of Clinical Neurology; receives royalties for the publication of Clinical Neuropsychology, fifth edition, PGY1: Lessons in Caring, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice second edition, Creativity and the Brain, Clinical Neuropsychology, fourth edition, Neurological Therapeutics : Principles and Practice, The Matter of Mind, A Neurologist's View of Brain Behavior Relationships, Apraxia, Helping People with Memory Disorders: A Guide for You and Your Family, Clinical Neuropsychology, third edition, Clinical Neuropsychology, second edition, Neuropsychology of Human Emotion, Clinical Neuropsychology and The Differential Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases; and receives funding from current (active) funded research proposals, Alzheimer's Disease Initiative State of Florida, Dept. of Elder Affairs, Memory Disorder Clinics, and the NIH.

In this special podcast for the Neurology Journal, Dr. Ted M. Burns plays a dozen of the many interesting audio clips from Neurology Podcasts of the 2011-2012 academic year.

1) Prevention of new brain lesions and 2) Topic of the month: AAN Plenary Sessions. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Pearce Korb interviews Dr. David Mohr about his paper on stress management for the prevention of new brain lesions. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Panayiotopoulos syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Chris Austin about his plenary session on translational therapeutics development at NIH. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Mohr, Fugate, and Espay.Dr. Mohr is a consultant for the NIH and receives research support from NIH.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay is supported by the K23 career development award (NIMH, 1K23MH092735); has received grant support from CleveMed/Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Davis Phinney Foundation, and Michael J Fox Foundation; personal compensation as a consultant/scientific advisory board member for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott, Chelsea Therapeutics, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Solstice Neurosciences, and Eli Lilly and Company; and honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders and on the editorial boards of The European Neurological Journal and Frontiers in Movement Disorders.

1) Stroke thrombolysis and 2) Topic of the month: AAN Plenary Sessions. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Atte Meretoja about her paper on reducing in-hospital delay. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about mytonic dystrophy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Reisa Sperling about her plenary session on molecular and functional imaging detection of preclinical Alzheimer disease. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Meretoja, Fugate, Espay and Sperling.Dr. Meretoja has served as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, and has received honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim for speaking at educational symposia, travel expenses from H Lundbeck A/S, and research support from Sigrid Juselius Foundation, Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation, Instrumentarium Science Foundation, Yrjo Jahnsson Foundation, Paivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation, Maire Taponen Foundation, Finnish-Norwegian Medical Foundation and Emil Aaltonen Foundation.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay is supported by the K23 career development award (NIMH, 1K23MH092735); has received grant support from CleveMed/Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Davis Phinney Foundation, and Michael J Fox Foundation; personal compensation as a consultant/scientific advisory board member for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott, Chelsea Therapeutics, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Solstice Neurosciences, and Eli Lilly and Company; and honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders and on the editorial boards of The European Neurological Journal and Frontiers in Movement Disorders.Dr. Sperling received a speaker honorarium from Pfizer Inc.; serves on the editorial board of Alzheimer¹s disease and Associated Disorders; has served as a consultant for Roche, Janssen, Pfizer Inc, Bayer Schering Pharma, Eisai Inc., Satori, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, (unpaid); has received research support from Janssen, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, NIH/NIA, Alzheimer¹s Association, American Health Assistance Foundation, and an Anonymous Foundation.

1) Anterior disconnection syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: AAN Plenary Sessions. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Waugh interviews Drs. Ana Pereira and Alvardo Pascual-Leone about their paper on the anterior disconnection syndrome. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about normal pressure hydrocephalus. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Richard Bedlack about his plenary session on contemporary clinical issues. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Waugh, Pascual-Leone, Fugate, Espay and Bedlack.Dr. Waugh serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry.Dr. Pascual-Leone serves on the scientific advisory board for Nexstim, NeoSync, Starlab, Neuronix, Allied minds and NovaVision, inc.; serves as an Associate Editor for European Journal of Neuroscience and Frontiers in Neuroscience; is listed as co-inventor in several patents related to real-time integration of TMS with EEG and functional imaging; receives research support from Nexstim, Neuronix, NIH, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Berenson-Allen Foundation and RJG Family Foundation.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay is supported by the K23 career development award (NIMH, 1K23MH092735); has received grant support from CleveMed/Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Davis Phinney Foundation, and Michael J Fox Foundation; personal compensation as a consultant/scientific advisory board member for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott, Chelsea Therapeutics, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Solstice Neurosciences, and Eli Lilly and Company; and honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders and on the editorial boards of The European Neurological Journal and Frontiers in Movement Disorders.Dr. Bedlack serves on the scientific advisory board DSMB for the ceftriaxone ALS trial; serves on the speakers' bureau of Pfizer Inc, Eli Lilly and Company, Athena Diagnostics and Avanir Pharmaceuticals; is a consultant for Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-aventis, Athena Diagnostics and UCB; receives research support from UCB, Biogen, Cytokinetics, Neuraltis and NIH. His clinic is sponsored by the ALS Association; and he is also involved in conducting clinical trials.

1) Patients treated with antiepileptic drugs and 2) Topic of the month: AAN Plenary Sessions. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Nathan Fountain interviews Dr. John Wark and Prof. Terry O' Brien about their paper on falls and fractures in patients treated with antiepileptic drugs. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay continues his interview with Drs. Titulaer and Vincent about their lecture on clinical features, treatment and outcome of 500 patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Next week, we will continue with interviews from other plenary sessions. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Fountain serves as an editorial board member of Epilepsy Currents, serves on the Board of Directors, National Association of Epilepsy Centers, receives travel reimbursement from UCB; performs EEG interpretation for the University of Virginia (10% effort); receives research support from UCB, Sepracor Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals and NeuroPace; and is funded by the NIH.Dr. Wark serves on the scientific advisory boards for Amgen/GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and LactoPharma; serves as a specialist editor of Clinical Science; editorial board members of Osteoporosis International and Journal of Osteoporosis; serves on the speakers' bureau of Servier, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi-aventis, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck Serono, Sharp Dohme Company; serves on the speakers' bureau of Servier, Amgen, Novartis, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi-aventis, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck Serono, Sharp Dohme Company; received travel reimbursement from Servier; is a consultant for Vactec and AstraZeneca; performs bone density testing for the Royal Melbourne Hospital (10% effort); receives royalties from the publication of the book Physical Activity and Bone Health; receives research support from Novartis, UCB, Sanofi-aventis, Eli Lilly and Company, Monash University, LaTrobe University, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Victorian Cancer Agency and ANZ Trustees.Prof. O'Brien served as editorial board members of Epilepsia, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Epilepsy and Behavior; serves on the speakers' bureaus of UCB, Sanofi-aventis and SiGen and receives research support from UCB, Sanofi-aventis Jansen-Cilag, Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation and Epilepsy Research Foundation and is funded by the NIH and NHMRC.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay is supported by the K23 career development award (NIMH, 1K23MH092735); has received grant support from CleveMed/Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Davis Phinney Foundation, and Michael J Fox Foundation; personal compensation as a consultant/scientific advisory board member for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott, Chelsea Therapeutics, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Solstice Neurosciences, and Eli Lilly and Company; and honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders and on the editorial boards of The European Neurological Journal and Frontiers in Movement Disorders.Dr. Titulaer received research support from a KWF fellowship of the Dutch Cancer Society.Dr. Vincent served on the scientific advisory board for Patrick Berthoud Trust as Chair and member of the MGFA SAB; received honoraria from Baxter International; serves as Associate Editor for Brain; is a consultant for Athena Diagnostics; receives royalties from the publications of Clinical Neuroimmunology Blackwells Dale and Vincent Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders of the Nervous System in Children Mac Keith Press; receives revenue from Athena Diagnostics and RSR Ltd for MuSK antibodies for a patent, holds a patent for CASPR2, Lgi1, Contactin2 antibodies; receives research support from NIH, EU network grant, Euroimmun AG and Sir Halley Stewart Trust; performs neuroimmunology service for her department and is associated with Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.

1) Bleeding risk after stroke thrombolysis and 2) Topic of the month: AAN Plenary Sessions. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. Michael Knoflach about his paper on an increased bleeding risk after stroke thrombolysis. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hummingbird sign in PSP. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Drs. Titulaer and Vincent about their lecture on clinical features, treatment and outcome of 500 patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Next week, we will continue with our interview with Drs. Titulaer and Vincent. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Kissela, Kiechl, Fugate, Espay and Mehler.Dr. Kissela serves on scientific advisory boards for Northstar Neuroscience and Allergan, Inc.; has received funding for travel and speaker honoraria from Allergan, Inc.; has received research support from NexStim and the NIH, and provides medico-legal reviews.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay is supported by the K23 career development award (NIMH, 1K23MH092735); has received grant support from CleveMed/Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Davis Phinney Foundation, and Michael J Fox Foundation; personal compensation as a consultant/scientific advisory board member for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott, Chelsea Therapeutics, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Solstice Neurosciences, and Eli Lilly and Company; and honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders and on the editorial boards of The European Neurological Journal and Frontiers in Movement Disorders.Dr. Titulaer received research support from a KWF fellowship of the Dutch Cancer Society.Dr. Vincent served on the scientific advisory board for Patrick Berthoud Trust as Chair and member of the MGFA SAB; received honoraria from Baxter International; serves as Associate Editor for Brain; is a consultant for Athena Diagnostics; receives royalties from the publications of Clinical Neuroimmunology Blackwells Dale and Vincent Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders of the Nervous System in Children Mac Keith Press; receives revenue from Athena Diagnostics and RSR Ltd for MuSK antibodies for a patent, holds a patent for CASPR2, Lgi1, Contactin2 antibodies; receives research support from NIH, EU network grant, Euroimmun AG and Sir Halley Stewart Trust; performs neuroimmunology service for her department and is associated with Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.

Vitamins & Neurology

1) Progesterone versus placebo therapy for women with epilepsy and 2) Topic of the month: Memory. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Chenjie Xia interviews Dr. Andy Herzog about his paper on progesterone versus placebo therapy for women with epilepsy. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about myotonia congenita. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Dean Buonomano about bedside testing of memory. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Herzog, Clardy, Burns and Buonomano.Dr. Herzog serves as an editorial board member of Epilepsy & Behavior.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Buonomano receives royalties from the publication of the book Brain Bugs: How the brain's flaws shape our lives.

1) Measures of health-related quality of life and 2) Topic of the month: Memory. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. David Cella about his paper on measures of health-related quality of life. Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about frontotemporal dementia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Dean Buonomano about major categories of memory. Next week they will discuss bedside testing of memory. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Cella serves on the scientific advisory boards of the Moffitt Cancer Center, NCI Symptom Management and Health-Related Quality of Life (SxQOL) Steering Committee, serves as Associate Editor of The Journal of Supportive Oncology; is a consultant for Pfizer Inc, Genetech, Inc., Novartis, Bayer Schering Pharma, and GlaxoSmithKline; receives royalties from Up-to-Date annual review of Quality of life measures; receives research support from Pfizer Inc, Genetech, Inc., Novartis, Bayer Schering Pharma, GlaxoSmithKline and AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and is funded by the NIH.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Buonomano receives royalties from the publication of the book Brain Bugs: How the brain's flaws shape our lives.

Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning and Physician Cognitive Errors

1) Cognitive effects of one season of head impacts 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Thomas McAllister about his paper on cognitive effects of one season of head impacts. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Hashimoto encephalopathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about preclinical Alzheimer disease. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; received royalties for an entry in Up-to-date entitled: The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents and is funded by NIH grants.Dr. McAllister is funded by NIH grants.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Small fiber neuropathy 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Steve Waxman about his paper on small fiber neuropathy. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about diffusion-weighted imaging. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about other biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Next week they will discuss preclinical Alzheimer disease. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Waxman serves on the editorial boards of Clinical Neuroscience, The Neurologist, Neurobiology of Disease, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, SYNAPSE, Molecular Neurobiology, Clinical Neuroscience Research, Neuron-Glia Biology, Neurotherapeutics, Trends in Molecular Medicine, Molecular Pain and Channels; served on the editorial board Journal of Neurotrauma; serves on the scientific advisory board for Brain and Nature Reviews Neurology; Editor-in-Chief of The Neuroscientist and Neuroscience Letters; Editor of The Journal of Physiology; Section Head Multiple Sclerosis, Faculty of 1000 Medicine; is or has been a consultant for Cardiome Pharmaceutical, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vertex Pharmaceutical, ChromaCell and DaiNippon Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals; receives research support from Pfizer Inc., The Erythromelalgia Association and Department of Veterans Affairs; holds stock options in SITE ONE Research for serving on its Advisory Board and is listed as an inventor for a patent held by Yale University on the Invention of sodium channel NaV1.9.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Newly diagnosed epilepsy 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jen Langer interviews Prof. Martin Brodie about his paper on newly diagnosed epilepsy. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about nocturnal wandering in adults. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about imaging modalities for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Over the next two weeks they will discuss a number of topics related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. The participants had nothing to disclose except Prof. Brodie, Drs. Fugate, Burns and Morris.Prof. Brodie serves on the editorial boards of Seizure, Epilepsy & Behavior, CNS Drugs and Acta Neurologica Scandinavia; serves on scientific advisory boards for Pfizer Inc, UCB, Eisai Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Sanofi-aventis, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. and Lundbeck Inc; has received funding for travel from UCB; serves as a consultant for Eisai Inc.; serves on speakers' bureaus for UCB, GlaxoSmithKline, and Eisai Inc.; and has received research support from GlaxoSmithKline, and Eisai Inc.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) A case of Necrotizing myopathy 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Mammen interviews Prof. Michael Hanna about his paper on necrotizing myopathy. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about unilateral clubbing in hemiplegia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. Over the upcoming weeks they will discuss a number of topics related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Mammen has served as an expert witness for trials in 2010 and 2011; receives revenue for a patent on anti-HMGCR antibody detection technology; and received honoraria for Grand Round presentations at several universities.Prof. Hanna receives research funding from the Medical Research Council, MRC Center grant (G0601943), from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the Consortium for Clinical Investigation of Neurological Channelopathies (CINCH) NIH grant U54 NS059065. M.G. Hanna provides the UK national patient referral center for skeletal muscle channelopathies funded by the UK Department of Health National Commissioning Group. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

Neuromuscular Junction Disorders

1) Simultaneous PML-IRIS in MS and 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Mark Keegan interviews Dr. Igor Koralnik about his paper on simultaneous PML-IRIS in an MS patient. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about traumatic brain injury. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. Over the upcoming weeks they will discuss a number of topics related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Keegan serves as eMedicine Chief Editor and is a consultant for Bionest and Novartis. Dr. Koralnik serves on the editorial board of the Journal of NeuroVirology; served on the scientific advisory boards for Hoffman-La Roche Inc., GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Serono; receives royalties from UpToDate, Inc.; has served as a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ono Pharmaceuticals Co. LTD., Merck Serone, Hoffman-La Roche Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Perseid Therapeutic LLC; Vertex Pharmaceuticals; and Johnson & Johnson; receives research support from NIH; and has received research support from Biogen Idec and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Evidence-based guideline updates on episodic migraine prevention and 2) Topic of the month: Obesity and the neurology patient. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Stephen D. Silberstein and Starr Holland on the guideline updates about treatments for episodic migraine prevention in adults. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about scapular winging. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Lisa Davis about her recent paper titled: Clinical strategies for managing the overweight neurology patient published in the March Neurology Clinical Practice Journal. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Silberstein serves on scientific advisory boards for AGA Medical Corporation, Allergan, Inc., Amgen, CAPNIA, Coherex Medical, GlaxoSmithKline, Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Eli Lilly and Company, MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Merck Serono, Neuralieve Inc., the NIH/NINDS, NuPathe Inc., Pfizer Inc, and St. Jude Medical; serves on the editorial boards of Cephalalgia and Current Pain and Headache Reports; serves on the speakers' bureaus for Allergan, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Zogenix, and Merck Serono; serves as a consultant for Amgen, Nautilus, Inc., Novartis, Opti-Nose, and Zogenix; receives publishing royalties for Wolff's Headache, 8th edition (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Handbook of Headache (Cambridge University Press, 2010); his employer receives research support from Allergan, Endo, GlaxoSmithKline, MAP, Merck Serono, the NIH/NINDS, Novartis, and Neurolieve; receives research support from the American Headache Society and the International Headache Society.Dr. Holland serves as a consultant for MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; receives research support from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the American Headache Society.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Davis serves as a consultant for Medifast, Inc. and the Coleman Research Group and is a shareholder in Medifast, Inc.

1) Antidepressants in Parkinson disease and 2) Topic of the month: Obesity and the neurology patient. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matt Barrett interviews Dr. Irene Richard about her paper on antidepressants in Parkinson disease. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about migraine without aura. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. Mitch Elkind about stroke and obesity. Next week, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Lisa Davis about her recent paper published in the March Neurology Clinical Practice Journal. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Richard, Karam, Kissela, and Elkind.Dr. Richard serves on a scientific advisory board for the Michael J. Fox Foundation; has received a speaker honorarium from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; and receives/has received research support from Neurologix, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, the NIH/NINDS, Cornell University, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kissela serves on scientific advisory boards for Northstar Neuroscience and Allergan, Inc.; has received funding for travel and speaker honoraria from Allergan, Inc.; has received research support from NexStim and the NIH, and provides medico-legal reviews.Dr. Elkind serves as the Associate Editor of the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section, serves on an event adjudication committee for Jarvik Heart, receives research support from the NIH, diaDexus, Inc. Sanofi-Aventis, serves on the New York City and Founders Affiliate Boards for the American Heart Association, and has served as a consultant in stroke litigation-legal proceedings.

1) Developing epilepsy after febrile seizures and 2) Topic of the month: Obesity and the neurology patient. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Mytinger interviews Dr. Levy Sander about his paper on developing epilepsy after febrile seizures. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuromyelitis optica. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Jeff Burns about the link between dementia and obesity. Next week, Dr. Brett Kissela will interview Dr. Mitch Elkind about stroke and obesity. The participants had nothing to disclose except Prof. Sander, Drs. Karam, Ted Burns, and Jeff Burns.Prof. Sander serves on scientific advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai Inc., ViroPharma Incorporated, and UCB; has received funding for travel from UCB and Janssen; serves on the editorial boards of Lancet Neurology, Epileptic Disorders, and Epilepsia; serves on the speakers' bureaus of UCB and GlaxoSmithKline; received research support from UCB (institutional), the NIH, CBRC, European Union Seventh Framework Programme, Wellcome Trust, National Epilepsie Fonds Nederland, and The Brain Research Trust; and his current post is endowed by the UK Epilepsy Society. Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.