Neurology® Podcast

1) Natalizumab-associated PML and 2) Topic of the month: Preventive neurology. 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. Alex Bragg interviews Dr. Avindra Nath about his paper on natalizumab-associated PML. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Eagle syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Matt Barrett interviews Dr. Paula Rackoff on patients' steroids and prevention of osteoporosis. Over the subsequent two weeks, Ted Burns will interview GianPietro Sechi and David Saperstein on B vitamin deficiencies. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Nath and Clardy.Dr. Nath serves on scientific advisory boards for Biogen Idec and DioGenix, Inc.; serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Neurovirology; may accrue revenue on patents re: Tat as an immunogen, Diosgenin for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Role of Kv Channels in Neuroregeneration and Protection, Role of Lominoid compounds as neuroprotective agents, and Tat ELISA; has served as a consultant for Nerveda Inc. and Elan Corporation; receives research support from the NIH; and has served as an expert advice in medico-legal cases.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

1) 60th anniversary editorial and 2) Topic of the month: Preventive neurology. 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. Robert Griggs about his editorial describing his tenure as Editor for the journal. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Lafora disease. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Matt Barrett interviews Dr. Renee Shellhaas about vitamin D deficiency in children with epilepsy. Next week Matt Barrett will interview Paula Rackoff about steroids and vitamin D, Calcium and osteoporosis. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Griggs, Clardy, and Shellhaas.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. Griggs serves as Chair of Executive Committee of the Muscle Study Group, which receives support from pharmaceutical companies; has served on scientific advisory boards for The National Hospital Queen Square and PTC Therapeutics, Inc.; serves on the editorial boards of NeuroTherapeutics and Current Treatment Opinions in Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine, Eighth Edition (W.B. Saunders Company, 2000, 2004, 2007, and 2010) and Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 24th Edition (Saunders, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2010, in press); and has received research support from TaroPharma and the NIH/NINDS, the FDA, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Shellhaas receives research support from the NIH, University of Michigan through the Janette Ferrantino Investigator Award 2010 and Charles Woodson Pediatric Biostatics Fund Major Award 2011, and Child Neurology Foundation, Shields Fellowship Award 2009-2011.

Interview with Oliver Sacks about his book, The Mind's Eye

1) Duty hour neurology residencies and 2) Topic of the month: Stroke and stroke care. 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 Bazant interviews Dr. Lori Schuh about her paper on IOM duty hour recommendations in neurology residencies. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about supranuclear gaze palsy: Think beyond PSP. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. Tom Brott about CREST to finish our monthly theme on stroke care. 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. Schuh, Fugate, and Kissela.Dr. Schuh is a member of the ACGME Neurology Review Committee.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kissela has served on the scientific advisory board for for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from Allergan, Inc; receives research support from the NIH; and gave expert testimony in medico legal cases related to stroke.

1) Spinal cord lymphoma and 2) Topic of the month: Stroke and stroke care. 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. Jennie Taylor interviews Drs. Mark Keegan and Eoin Flanagan about their paper on spinal cord lymphoma. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about palatal myoclonus. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. Mark Eckman about new anticoagulants. Next week, Dr. Kissela will interview Dr. Tom Brott about CREST. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Keegan, Fugate, Kissela and Eckman.Dr. Keegan serves as Clinical Pathological Conference Section Co-Editor for Neurology® and neurology podcast Panel and Chief Editor for eMedicine; and has served as a consultant for Novartis.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kissela has served on the scientific advisory board for for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from Allergan, Inc; receives research support from the NIH; and gave expert testimony in medico legal cases related to stroke. Dr. Eckman has served as an editorial board member of the American College of Physicians PIER chapter, is a consultant for Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., receives research support from the NIH, Merck Serono, Gilead Sciences, Inc., and The Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.

1) Fragile X premutation and 2) Topic of the month: Stroke and stroke care. 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. Brandy Matthews interviews Dr. Kim Cornish about her paper on markers of at-risk profiles associated with the fragile X premutation. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the "cookie test" for brachial plexus birth injury. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. Bo Norrving about World Stroke Organization and state of stroke care around the world. Over the subsequent two weeks, Dr. Kissela will interview Drs. Mark Eckman and Tom Brott about other aspects of stroke and stroke care. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Matthews, Fugate, and Kissela.Dr. Brandy Matthews receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kissela has served on the scientific advisory board for for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from Allergan, Inc; receives research support from the NIH; and gave expert testimony in medico legal cases related to stroke.

1) Functional psychogenic symptoms and 2) Topic of the month: Stroke and stroke care. 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. Michael Sharpe about his paper on guided self-help for functional (psychogenic) symptoms. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Drs. Ralph Sacco and Larry Goldstein about prevention of stroke part 2. Over the subsequent three weeks, Dr. Kissela will interview Drs. Bo Norrving, Mark Eckman and Tom Brott about other aspects of stroke and stroke care. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Sharpe, Burns, Fugate, Kissela, Sacco and Goldstein.Dr. Sharpe serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Psychosomatic Research and on the editorial boards of General Hospital Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, and Psychosomatics; serves as an independent medical advisor to AEGON Insurance; receives publishing royalties from Oxford University Press, Wiley-Blackwell and Churchill Livingstone and serves on a DSM5 work group for the American Psychiatric Association; is a member of Council of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine and receives research support from the Medical Research Council UK and Cancer Research UK.Dr. Burns receives a stipend 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. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kissela has served on the scientific advisory board for for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from Allergan, Inc; receives research support from the NIH; and gave expert testimony in medico legal cases related to stroke. Dr. Sacco serves on a data safety monitoring board indirectly sponsored by Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial boards of Stroke and Neuroepidemiology; and receives research support from the NIH and the Evelyn McKnight Brain Institute. Dr. Goldstein is a consultant for Allergan, Inc. and Merck Serono; serves on the Steering Committee, SPARCL trial, is a consultant and speaker at meetings in which the SPARCL trial is discussed, Pfizer Inc serves on the Neurology Executive Committee, RESPECT Trial (AGA Medical) Clinical Oversight Committee, and ACT-1 trial (Abbott); and received research support from the RESPECT Trial Site (AGA Medical).

1) Duchenne muscular dystrophy and 2) Topic of the month: Stroke and stroke care. 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. Diana Escolar about her paper on weekend versus daily prednisone in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Guillain-Barre-like syndrome with thallium poisoning. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Drs. Ralph Sacco and Larry Goldstein about prevention of stroke part 1. Next week you will hear part 2 and over the subsequent three weeks, Dr. Kissela will interview Drs. Bo Norrving, about other aspects of stroke and stroke care. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Escolar, Fugate, Kissela, Sacco and Goldstein.Dr. Escolar serves on a scientific advisory board for the NIH/NINDS; serves on the speakers' bureau for and has received funding for travel and speaker honoraria from Athena Diagnostics, Inc.; has received speaker honoraria from Kennedy Krieger Institute and Acceleron Pharma; serves as a consultant for Gerson Lheman Group (GLC), Acceleron Pharma, and Medacorp; and receives research support from the NIH, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Foundation to Erradicate Duchenne (FED).Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kissela has served on the scientific advisory board for for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from Allergan, Inc; receives research support from the NIH; and gave expert testimony in medico legal cases related to stroke. Dr. Sacco serves on a data safety monitoring board indirectly sponsored by Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial boards of Stroke and Neuroepidemiology; and receives research support from the NIH and the Evelyn McKnight Brain Institute. Dr. Goldstein is a consultant for Allergan, Inc. and Merck Serono; serves on the Steering Committee, SPARCL trial, is a consultant and speaker at meetings in which the SPARCL trial is discussed, Pfizer Inc serves on the Neurology Executive Committee, RESPECT Trial (AGA Medical) Clinical Oversight Committee, and ACT-1 trial (Abbott); and received research support from the RESPECT Trial Site (AGA Medical).

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 2010-2011 academic year.

1) Cost-effectiveness of disease-modifying therapy and 2) Topic of the month: Mononeuropathies. 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 with Dr. Katia Noyes about her paper on disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about numb chin syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. John Stewart about peroneal neuropathy. 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. Keegan, Noyes, Fugate and Burns.Dr. Noyes serves on the scientific review panel for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) and has received research support from Biogen Idec, Boston Scientific, the NIH, and the NMSS.Dr. Keegan serves as a Section Editor for Neurology® and as Chief Editor for eMedicine; and has served as a consultant for Novartis and the FDA.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns receives a stipend 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..

1) Exercise effect on Parkinson disease and 2) Topic of the month: Mononeuropathies. 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 with Dr. Eric Ahlskog about his paper on vigorous exercise effect on Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Beevor's sign. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. John Stewart about radial neuropathies. Next week, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Stewart about another common mononeuropathy. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Morgan, Ahlskog, Fugate and Burns.Dr. Morgan received research support from National Parkinson Foundation, Pharmaceutical Strategies Group, HealthCare Solutions Group, Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, NIH (NET-PD LS-1 [sub-investigator], Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim, EMD Serono, GlaxoSmithKline, and Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc., serves on speakers' bureaus for Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and National Parkinson Foundation, served as a consultant for Life Cycle Pharma, Lundbeck, National Parkinson Foundation, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.. Dr. Ahlskog received the Fred Springer Award from the American Parkinson's Disease Association; serves on the editorial boards of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders and Clinical Neuropharmacology; receives royalties from the publication of The Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book (Oxford University Press, 2005), Parkinson's Disease Treatment Guide for Physicians (Oxford University Press, 2009), Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (Humana Press, 2000), and Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders (Humana Press, 2003); and receives research support from NIH/NINDS.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns receives a stipend 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..

1) Diagnosed multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Mononeuropathies. 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. Chris Scherer with Dr. Stine Marit Moen about her paper on newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome.In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hung-up reflex. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. John Stewart about ulnar neuropathies. Over the subsequent two weeks, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Stewart about other common mononeuropathies. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Moen, Fugate and Burns.Dr. Moen has received funding for travel from Biogen Idec; and has received research support from Biogen Idec, the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, Odd Fellow Research Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, the Endowment of K. and K.H. Hemsen, and the Endowment of Fritz and Ingrid Nilsen.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns receives a stipend 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..

1) Outcome of comatose patients and 2) Topic of the month: Mononeuropathies. 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 Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about his paper on predicting outcome of comatose patients. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about eight-and-a-half-syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. John Stewart about median neuropathies. Over the subsequent three weeks, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Stewart about other common mononeuropathies. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Flaherty, Wijdicks, Fugate and Burns.Dr. Flaherty is a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, received research support from PhotoThera, Inc. and is funding by NIH grants 2D50NS044283-06 [PI}, NIH R01 NS030678 [Co-I], NIH R01 NS 036695 [Co-I], and NIH R01 NS044876 [Co-I).Dr. Wijdicks receives honoraria from Springer for his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Neurocritical Care and receives royalties from books published with Oxford University Press. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns receives a stipend 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..

1) Paraneoplastic isolated myelopathy and 2) Topic of the month: Unusual headache syndromes. 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 Drs. Erik Ensrud and Isabel Arrilaga-Romany interviews Dr. Sean Pittock about his paper on paraneoplastic isolated myelopathy. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about oy-sters in psychogenic non-epileptic seizure diagnosis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Noah Kolb interviews Dr. Michael Sowell about secondary headaches to conclude this month's theme about unusual headache syndromes. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Pittock and Clardy.Dr. Pittock may accrue revenue for patents re: aquaporin-4 associated antibodies for diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica and aquaporin-4 autoantibody as a cancer marker; and has received research support from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

1) Etiological investigation of ischemic stroke and 2) Topic of the month: Unusual headache syndromes. 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. Justin Sattin interviews Dr. Vincent Larrue about his paper on etiological investigation of ischemic stroke. In the next segment, Dr. Stacy Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about clinical signs of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Michael Levy interviews Dr. Todd Rozen about trigeminal autonomic cephalgia. Next week you will hear our last interview for this month on unusual headache syndromes. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Larrue, Song Levy and Rozen.Dr. Larrue has received funding for travel from Boehringer Ingelheim and received research support from sanofi-aventis.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Levy receives research support from ApoPharma Inc. and Guthy-Jackson Foundation and is funded by the NIH Loan Repayment Grant.Dr. Rozen serves on the speakers' bureau of Merck Serono.

1) Frontotemporal dementia and 2) Topic of the month: Featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. 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. Keith Jospehs about his paper on frontotemproal dementia with motor neuron disease. In the next segment, Dr. Sarah Song is reading our e-Pearl of the week about SMART syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Dennis Dickson about receiving the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's Alzheimer's and related diseases at the AAN Meeting. 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, Josephs, Song, Espay and Dickson.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. Josephs receives research support from the NIH (NIDCD, NIA) and the Dana Foundation.Dr. Song served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves on scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; serves on the editorial advisory board for The European Neurological Journal; has received speaker honoraria from UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA, Medtronic, Inc., and Novartis; has received honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society; has served on speakers' bureaus for UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA and Novartis; receives/has received research support from Medtronic, Inc., Allergan, Inc., CleveMed, the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award, and NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (RR026315-02), Dean Scholar's Award - University of Cincinnati, Davis Phinney Foundation, and the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Dickson serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Pathology, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, Brain Pathology, Neurobiology of Aging, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Annals of Neurology, and Neuropathology; and receives research support from the NIH and Cure PSP/Society for PSP.

1) Results from International Lamotrigine Pregnancy Registry and 2) Topic of the month: Featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. 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. Juliana Lockman interviews Dr. Marianne Cunningham about her paper showing results from the International Lamotrigine Pregnancy Registry. In the next segment, Dr. Sarah Song is reading our e-Pearl of the week about stroke and HIV. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Jasper Daube about the Houston H. Merritt Lecture. To listen to the complete plenary sessions from our Lesson of the Week this month, go to http://www.cmeoncall.com/aan/index.html. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Cunningham, Song, Espay and Daube.Dr. Cunnington is a full-time salaried employee of GlaxoSmithKline, in which she holds stock options.Dr. Song served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves on scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; serves on the editorial advisory board for The European Neurological Journal; has received speaker honoraria from UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA, Medtronic, Inc., and Novartis; has received honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society; has served on speakers' bureaus for UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA and Novartis; receives/has received research support from Medtronic, Inc., Allergan, Inc., CleveMed, the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award, and NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (RR026315-02), Dean Scholar's Award - University of Cincinnati, Davis Phinney Foundation, and the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Daube receives royalties from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine for teach CD's.

1) Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and 2) Topic of the month: Featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. 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 Scagnelli interviews Dr. Sandra Richman about her paper on progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. In the next segment, Dr. Sarah Song is reading our e-Pearl of the week about sickle cell disease and stroke. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Stephen Hauser about the Robert Wartenberg Lecture. The LOTWs for the next two weeks of May will be interviews with Drs. Griggs and Daube. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Richman, Song, Espay and Hauser.Dr. Richman is a full-time employee of Biogen Idec.Dr. Song served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves on scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; serves on the editorial advisory board for The European Neurological Journal; has received speaker honoraria from UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA, Medtronic, Inc., and Novartis; has received honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society; has served on speakers' bureaus for UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA and Novartis; receives/has received research support from Medtronic, Inc., Allergan, Inc., CleveMed, the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award, and NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (RR026315-02), Dean Scholar's Award - University of Cincinnati, Davis Phinney Foundation, and the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Hauser has served as both a scientific advisory board member and consultant to BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and Receptos Inc., and as a consultant to Novartis; has received travel accommodations from Roche; his institution (UCSF) has received speaker honoraria from Wyeth-Pfizer Inc; serves as Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Neurology; receives publishing royalties for Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (McGraw-Hill Publishers, 1994-present); and has received stock options from Receptos Inc., all of which were transferred to his institution (UCSF).

1) Voltage sensor mutations and 2) Topic of the month: Featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. 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 Cannon about his paper on voltage sensor mutations. In the next segment, Dr. Sarah Song is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Cogan's sign. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Robert Griggs about his Presidential Lecture. The LOTWs for the next three weeks of May will continue with more featured speakers from the AAN Meeting being interviewed. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Cannon, Song, Espay and Griggs.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. Cannon serves on the scientific advisory board for Telethon (Italy); serves on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of General Physiology; and receives research support from the NIH/NIAMS. Dr. Song served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves on scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; serves on the editorial advisory board for The European Neurological Journal; has received speaker honoraria from UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA, Medtronic, Inc., and Novartis; has received honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society; has served on speakers' bureaus for UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA and Novartis; receives/has received research support from Medtronic, Inc., Allergan, Inc., CleveMed, the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award, and NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (RR026315-02), Dean Scholar's Award - University of Cincinnati, Davis Phinney Foundation, and the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Griggs serves as Chair of Executive Committee of the Muscle Study Group, which receives support from pharmaceutical companies; has served on scientific advisory boards for The National Hospital Queen Square and PTC Therapeutics, Inc.; serves on the editorial boards of NeuroTherapeutics and Current Treatment Opinions in Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine, Eighth Edition (W.B. Saunders Company, 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010) and Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 24th Edition (Saunders, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2010 in press); has received research support from TaroPharma and the NIH (NINDS T32 NS07338 [PI and preceptor], 2 U54 NS059065-06 [PI], R01 NS045686-05 [PI], and NINDS 525326 [Co-PI]), the FDA, and from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

1) Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and 2) Topic of the month: Featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. 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. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Melissa Ko about her paper on idiopathic intracranial hypertension. In the next segment, Dr. Sarah Song is reading our e-Pearl of the week about carotid-cavernous fistula. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Serge Przedborski about his talk on Neurodegeneration: Models and mechanisms. Over the subsequent four weeks, Dr. Espay will interview other featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Bruce, Song and Espay.Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.Dr. Song served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves on scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; serves on the editorial advisory board for The European Neurological Journal; has received speaker honoraria from UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA, Medtronic, Inc., and Novartis; has received honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society; has served on speakers' bureaus for UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA and Novartis; receives/has received research support from Medtronic, Inc., Allergan, Inc., CleveMed, the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award, and NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (RR026315-02), Dean Scholar's Award - University of Cincinnati, Davis Phinney Foundation, and the Michael J Fox Foundation.

1) Sydenham chorea and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. 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 Dr. Fabienne Brilot-Turville about her paper on antibody binding to neuronal surface in Sydenham chorea. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen completes our historical interviews for the month by interviewing Dr. Jerome Posner. 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. Brilot-Turville, Clardy and Mateen.Dr. Brilot-Turville has received research support from the Tourette Syndrome Association, USA, the Brain Foundation Australia, and the Trish Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Australia. Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.

1) AD dementia and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. 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 interviews Dr. Brad Dickerson about his paper on AD dementia in cognitively normal adults. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about ocular bobbing. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen interviews Dr. Peter Dyck for our next historical interview. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Dickerson, Clardy, Mateen and Dyck.Dr. Dickerson serves on the editorial board of Hippocampus; and receives research support from the NIH and the Alzheimer's Association.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Dyck receives research support from the NIH and the FDA

1) Folic acid supplementation and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. 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 Drs. Sheffali Gulati and Ravindra Arya about their paper on folic acid supplementation. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the 'hot and dry foot' as a sign of cancer. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen interviews Dr. C. Miller Fisher as we continue our month of historical interviews. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Fountain, Gulati, Clardy and Mateen.Dr. Fountain serves on the Scientific Advisory Board and has received funding for travel from UCB; serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy Currents; estimates that 10% of his clinical effort at the University of Virginia EEG Lab is spent on EEG interpretation; receives research support from UCB, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Sepracor Inc., Medtronic, Inc., NeuroPace, Inc., and the NIH (R01 NS 058634- 01A2m [Site PI] and U01 NS 053998 [Site PI],Dr. Gulati serves on the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Pediatrics; and receives research support from the NIH, Autism Speaks, and National Trust.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.

1) Neuromyelitis optica and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. 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 Drs. Claudia Lucchinetti and Bogdan Popescu about their paper on neuromyelitis optica unique area postrema lesions. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about striatal hand and foot. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen interviews Dr. Bud Rowland as part of our month of historical interviews. Over the subsequent three weeks, Dr. Mateen will interview Drs. C. Miller Fisher, Peter Dyck and Jerome Posner. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Lucchinetti, Clardy, Mateen and Rowland.Dr. Lucchinetti may accrue revenue for a patent re: aquaporin-4 associated antibodies for diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica; receives royalties from the publication of Blue Books of Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis 3 (Saunders Elsevier, 2010); and receives research support from the NIH, the Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation (PI), and the National MS Society.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Rowland serves as Ombudsman for Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of Merritt's Neurology (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005); and served as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today.

1) Improvement of migraines and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. 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. Heather Harle interviews Dr. Dale Bond about his paper on improvement of migraines after bariatric surgery. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hyperventilation: test for diagnosing absence seizures. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about peripheral nerve injury to finish the month about sports neurology. 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. Bond, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Bond serves on the editorial boards of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and American Journal of Health Behavior; and receives research support from the NIH (NIDDK/ NCI). Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

1) Traumatic brain injury and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. 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 Drs. Erik Ensrud and Brian Edlow interviews Dr. Jordan Grafman about his paper on traumatic brain injury. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about TCD in brain death. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about post-concussion syndrome. The LOTW for the last week of March will be about peripheral nerve injury. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Grafman, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Grafman serves as Co-editor of Cortex and receives research support from the Intramural Research Program NIH/NINDS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

1) Guillain-Barré syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. 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. Bart Jacobs about his paper on Guillain-Barré syndrome. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about early handedness a sign of presumed perinatal stroke. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about concussion diagnosis. The LOTWs for the next two weeks of March will be post-concussion syndrome and peripheral nerve injury. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Jacobs, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Jacobs has received funding for travel from Baxter International Inc.; and has received research support from the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, the Prinses Beatrix Fonds, and from GBS-CIDP Foundation International. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

1) Income gap in medical practice and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. 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. Alex Bragg interviews Dr. Bruce Sigsbee about his paper on income gap in medical practice. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Sneddon syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about chronic traumatic encephalopathy and retirement. The LOTWs for the next three weeks of March will be concussion diagnosis, post-concussion syndrome and peripheral nerve injury. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Sigsbee, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Sigsbee as President-Elect of the American Academy of Neurology receives a stipend.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

1) Brain death and the courts and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. 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. Dan Larriviere interviews Ms Agnes Schipper about her paper on brain death and the courts. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about junctional scotoma. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about second impact syndrome and RTP. Over the subsequent four weeks, Dr. Goodkin will interview Dr. Kutcher about concussions. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Larriviere, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Larriviere serves as a consultant for Allergan, Inc.; and serves on the editorial board of Neurology Today.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

1) Paraneoplastic disease and 2) Topic of the month: Neurotoxins. 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. Jennie Taylor interviews Dr. Bruce Giometto about his paper on paraneoplastic disease. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about diencephalic syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. John Pearn about ciguatera poisoning for our Lesson of the Week. 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. Clardy and Bruce.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.

1) Motor cortex inhibition and 2) Topic of the month: Neurotoxins. 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. Don Gilbert about his paper on motor cortex inhibition. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about ictal asystole. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Jonathan Rutchik about neurolgic effects of organic solvents for our Lesson of the Week. Next week, we will discuss ciguatera poisoning. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Gilbert, Clardy and Bruce.Dr. Gilbert has received honoraria from the Tourette Syndrome Association/ Centers for Disease Control, the Movement Disorder Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Academy of Pediatrics; serves on the medical advisory board for the Tourette Syndrome Association; writes board review questions for PREP SA (American Academy of Pediatrics); has received research support from the NIH [NIMH R01 MH078160, NIMH R01 MH08185, and NINDS NS056276], and from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, the University of Cincinnati, and the Tourette Syndrome Association.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.

1) Cerebrovascular re-events and 2) Topic of the month: Neurotoxins. 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. Michael Knoflach interviews Dr. Mira Katan about her paper on stress hormones predicting cerebrovascular re-events. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about "candle guttering" sign in tuberous sclerosis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. David Bellinger about neurologic effects of lead toxicity for our Lesson of the Week. The Lesson of the Weeks for the last two weeks of February will be organic solvents and ciguatera poisoning. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Katan, Burns, Clardy and Bruce.Dr. Katan has received speaker honoraria from B - R - A - H - M - S GmbH.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

1) Zoster sine herpete and 2) Topic of the month: Neurotoxins. 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. Don Gilden about his paper on zoster sine herpete. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Sturge-Weber syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Christian Sandrock about botulism and botulinum toxin for our Lesson of the Week. Over the next subsequent three weeks, we will interview other specialists about neurotoxins. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Gilden, Clardy and Bruce.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Gilden serves as Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Neurovirology and on the editorial boards of In Vivo, the Journal of Virology, Scientific American Medicine, Virus Genes, and Neurology; and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

1) Child development following in utero exposure and 2) Topic of the month: Interviews with Dr. Oliver Sacks. 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. Gus Baker about his paper on child development following in utero exposure. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about burning mouth syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Oliver Sacks about his thoughts about being a patient and a neurologist. 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. Baker, Fugate and Burns.Dr. Baker has served on a scientific advisory board for sanofi-aventis; serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy and Behaviour; has received speaker honoraria from Eisai Inc.; has received educational support from UCB, sanofi-aventis, and Pfizer Inc; and receives research support from Epilepsy Research UK, Medical Research Council UK, and Epilepsy Action UK.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

Plasmapheresis in neurolgic disorders: guideline update and 2) Topic of the month: Interviews with Dr. Oliver Sacks. 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 Mauermann interviews Dr. Irene Cortese about the evidence-based update on plasmapheresis in neurologic disorders. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about triple-a-sign in Lambert Eaton syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Oliver Sacks about posterior cortical atrophy and visual agnosias for our Lesson of the Week. Over the next subsequent two weeks, we will continue to discuss other interesting topics with Dr. Oliver Sacks. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Fugate and Burns.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

Repeat brain death examinations and 2) Topic of the month: Interviews with Dr. Oliver Sacks. 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. Dana Lustbader about her paper on repeat brain death examinations. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about unilateral photophobia or phonophobia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Oliver Sacks about prosopagnosia and the fusiform gyrus for our Lesson of the Week. Over the next subsequent two weeks, we will continue to discuss other interesting topics with Dr. Oliver Sacks. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Kissela, Lustbader Fugate and Burns.Dr. Kissela served on the scientific advisory board for Allergan, Inc in 2009; served as a consultant for Allergan for 2-day meeting in 2009; received honoraria from CME program and unrestricted educational grants; received research support from the NIH [R01 NS 30678], [N01 NS 081588], [1Ul1 RR026314] and received compensation for reviewing records for several medical/legal cases regarding stroke.Dr. Lustbader is a consultant for the American Board of Internal Medicine and serves on the Test Writing Committee for Palliative Medicine.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

First paper ever published in Neurology in 1951 and 2) Topic of the month: Interviews with Dr. Oliver Sacks. 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. Lewis Rowland, Robert Daroff, and Robert Griggs about the first paper ever published in Neurology on past, present and future of neurology. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about bobble head doll syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Oliver Sacks about alexia without agraphia and the left inferotemporal gyrus for our Lesson of the Week. Over the next subsequent three weeks, we will highlight other neurologic disorders Dr. Oliver Sacks writes about in his new book, The Mind's Eye. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Rowland Griggs and Fugate.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Rowland serves as Ombudsman for Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of Merritt's Neurology (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005); and served as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today. Dr. Griggs serves on the editorial advisory board for Current Treatment Options in Neurology and NeuroRX; has received honoraria for lectures or educational activities not funded by industry; receives research support from the NINDS T32 NS07338 [PI]; NIH 2U54 NS059065-06 [PI], R01 NS045686-05 [PI], NIH-R13 Fostering Pharma, NINDS 525326 FOR-DMD, and FDA 2-RO1FD003454-02 [Co-PI] and TaroPharma; receives funding support from MDA Fostering Pharma-Academic Partnerships in Neuromuscular Experimental Therapeutics, Muscular Dystrophy Association Experimental Therapeutics of Neuromuscular Disease and Recruitment for HYP HOP Phase III trial in the Periodic paralyses (PI); and receives royalties from the publication of the book, Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 23 Edition. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

Bihemispheric brain stimulation and 2) Topic of the month: Treatment of tremor in PD. 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 Drs. Gottfried Schrang and Robert Lindenberg about their paper on bihemispheric brain stimulation. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the clinical syndrome of spinal cord lesions. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Shanna Patterson interviews Dr. Blair Ford for the next part of our discussion on surgical treatment of tremor in PD for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Kissela, Schlaug, Overman, and Ford. Dr. Kissela served on the scientific advisory board for Allergan, Inc in 2009; served as a consultant for Allergan for 2-day meeting in 2009; received honoraria from CME program and unrestricted educational grants; received research support from the NIH [R01 NS 30678], [N01 NS 081588], [1Ul1 RR026314] and received compensation for reviewing records for several medical/legal cases regarding stroke.Dr. Schlaug receives research support from the NIH (NINDS 1R01NS045049 [PI], NIDCD 1RO1 DC008796 [PI], and NIDCD R01 DC009823-01 [PI]), and from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Ford serves on the scientific advisory board for Medtronic, Inc., and receives in his clinical practice as Medical Director for Movement Disorder Surgery at Columbia University (25% effort).

1) Transient RLS and 2) Topic of the month: Treatment of tremor in PD. 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. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Mauro Manconi and Prof. Luigi Ferin-Strambi about their paper on transient RLS. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about medullary signs in neuromyelitis optica. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Shanna Patterson interviews Dr. Blair Ford about medical treatment of tremor in PD for our Lesson of the Week. Next week, we will highlight the second part of this interview which will discuss surgical treatment of tremor. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Espay, Overman, Ford and Prof. Luigi Ferin-Strambi. Dr. Espay received has personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim; grant support from Codman; Medtronic, Inc; Allergan, Inc.; and CleveMed, and honoraria from UCB-SCHWARZ PHARMA AG; Medtronic, Inc. and Novartis.Prof. Ferini-Strambi serves as Field Editor for Sleep Medicine. Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Ford serves on the scientific advisory board for Medtronic, Inc., and receives in his clinical practice as Medical Director for Movement Disorder Surgery at Columbia University (25% effort).

1) AAN quality measures on Parkinson disease and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-muscular 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 Dr. Eric Cheng about the AAN quality measures on Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Guillain-Barre mimics: Amiodarone neurotoxicity. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. James Howard for the last part of our discussion on neuro-muscular disease with this week being about acetylcholine esterase inhibitors for our Lesson of the Week. 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, Cheng and, Overman. Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Cheng serves as a consultant for the National Parkinson Foundation; and receives research support from the NIH/NINDS (K23NS058571 [PI]), the VA Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the California Office of Statewide Planning and Development, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the American Heart Association. Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.

1) Corticobasal syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-muscular 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. Alberto Espay interviews Drs. Jennifer Whitwell and Keith Josephs about their paper on corticobasal syndrome. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Guillain-Barre mimics: Buckthorn neurotoxicity. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Rahman Pourmand for the next part of our discussion on Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Espay, Whitwell, Josephs, and Overman. Dr. Espay received has personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim; grant support from Codman; Medtronic, Inc; Allergan, Inc.; and CleveMed, and honoraria from UCB-SCHWARZ PHARMA AG; Medtronic, Inc. and Novartis.Dr. Whitwell receives research support from the Dana Foundation and the NIH (R01- DC010367 [coinvestigator] and R01-AG037491 [coinvestigator]).Dr. Josephs receives research support from the NIH (NIDCD R01- DC010367 [PI], NIA R01-AG037491 [PI], and NINDS 2P50 NS040256-10 [coinvestigator]) and the Dana Foundation.Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.

Hallucinations and sleep disorders and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-muscular 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. Scott Kohler interviews Drs. Christopher Goetz and Glenn Stebbins about their paper on hallucinations and sleep disorders in PD. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about mimics of Guillain-Barre syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Gil Wolfe for the next part of our discussion on treatments for myasthenia gravis for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Goetz, Stebbins, and Overman. Dr. Goetz serves on a scientific advisory board for the Parkinson's Disease Foundation; served as Editor-in-Chief of Movement Disorders; receives royalties from the publication of Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd edition (Saunders, 2007) and Jean-Martin Charcot: Constructing Neurology (Oxford University Press, 1995); has served as a consultant for Asubio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim, IMPAX Laboratories, Inc., i3 Research, Ingenix, Neurim Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Osmotica Pharmaceutical Corp., Oxford BioMedica Plc, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., United Biosource Corporation and UCB; receives research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Ceregene, Merck Serono, Santhera Pharmaceuticals, the NIH (U01NS043127-09 [Consultant], U01NS043127-09 [Consultant], 1K23 NS060949-02 [Mentor], and 5K23 NS052487-05 [Mentor]), and the Michael J Fox Foundation; and directs the Rush Parkinson's Disease Research Center, which receives support from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Dr. Stebbins has served/serves on the editorial boards of Movement Disorders and the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology; and receives research support from the NIH (NIA AG09466 [Co-PI] and NINDS N057514 [Coinvestigator]), the American Cancer Society, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research, and the Fragile-X Foundation.Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.

1) NMDA receptor antibodies and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-muscular 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. Harald Pruss, Josep Dalmau and Klaus-Peter Wandinger about their paper on NMDA receptor antibodies. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about acute intermittent porphyria as a mimic of Guillain-Barré syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Ted Burns for the next part of our discussion on diagnostic testing for myasthenia gravis for our Lesson of the Week. Over the subsequent three weeks, we will continue to highlight other areas of the frontal cortex. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Dalmau, Wandinger, Overman, and Burns. Dr. Dalmau has received royalties from a patent re: Ma2 autoantibody test and has patents pending re: NMDA and GABAB receptor autoantibody tests (license fee payments received from EUROIMMUN AG); and receives research support from funding from EUROIMMUN AG and the NIH/NCI [RO1CA107192 (PI) and RO1CA89054-06A2 (PI)].Dr. Wandinger is a full-time employee of and holds stock in EUROIMMUN AG. Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).

1) Acute ischemic stroke and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-muscular 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. Andy Southerland interviews Ms. Elizabeth Mostofsky about her paper on acute ischemic stroke onset. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Guillain-Barré in patients with HIV infection. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Ted Burns about diagnosis of myasthenia gravis for our Lesson of the Week. Over the next subsequent four weeks, we will highlight neuro-muscular disease. The participants had nothing to disclose except Ms. Mostofsky, Overman, and Burns. Ms. Mostofsky receives research support from the NIH/NIAID (T32-A1007535-11).Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).

1) Pneumococcal meningitis and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside testing of the frontal lobes. 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. Bart Nathan interviews Drs. Matthijs Brouwer and Diederik van de Beek about their paper on pneumococcal meningitis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about REM sleep behavior disorder in the synucleinopathies. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Russ Swerdlow for the last part of our discussion on bedside testing of the frontal lobes for our Lesson of the Week. 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. Van de Beek, Overman, and Burns. Dr. van de Beek has received research support from The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development and the Academic Medical Center.Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).

1) Non-convulsive status epilepticus and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside testing of the frontal lobes. 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. Alex Menze interviews Dr. Nick Johnson about his paper on non-convulsive status epilepticus. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hallucinations in dementia with Lewy bodies. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Russ Swerdlow for the next part of our discussion on areas of the frontal cortex for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs Overman and Burns.

1) Mild Alzheimer disease and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside testing of the frontal lobes. 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 interviews Dr. Geoffrey Kerchner about his paper on mild Alzheimer disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about MRI findings in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Russ Swerdlow for the next part of our discussion on the orbitofrontal cortex for our Lesson of the Week. Over the subsequent two weeks, we will continue to highlight other areas of the frontal cortex. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Kerchner, Overman, and Burns.

1) Falls in Parkinson disease and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside testing of the frontal lobes. 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. Tiffini Voss interviews Dr. Kathy Chung about her paper on reducing falls in Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about stroke in neurocysticercosis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Russ Swerdlow about dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for our Lesson of the Week. Over the next subsequent three weeks, we will highlight bedside testing of the frontal cortex. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Voss, Chung, Overman, and Burns. Dr. Chung has received research support from a VA Career Development Award.Dr. Voss has received research support from the University of Rochester for Clinical Monitor for Phase III clinical trial.Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).

1) MS quality of life and 2) Topic of the month: Aphasia. 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. Matthew Wong interviews Dr. Paul Grossman about his paper on MS quality of life, depression and fatigue. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the accessory deep peroneal nerve. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski for the last part of our discussion on aphasia for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Grossman, Overman, Espay and Szaflarski.

1) Management of headache and 2) Topic of the month: Aphasia. 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. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Professor Peter Goadsby about his paper on management of headache. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about electrodiagnostic features of axonal neuropathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Keith Josephs for the next part of our discussion on aphasias for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Professor Goadsby, Drs. Overman, Espay and Josephs. Prof. Goadsby has served as a consultant for or served on a scientific advisory board for Advanced Bionics, Allergan, Inc., Almirall, Amgen, ATI, AstraZeneca, Belgian Research Council, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boston Scientific, CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Coherex Medical, Inc., Eli Lilly & Company, Fidelity Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Kalypsys Inc., Medtronic, Inc., MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Migraine Research Foundation, Migraine Trust, Minster Pharmaceuticals plc, Medical Research Council-UK, Merck & Co., Inc., the NIH/ NINDS (Consultant); Netherlands Research Council, Neuralieve, NeurAxon Inc. NeuroTherapeutics Pharma, Organisation for Understanding Cluster Headache-UK and US, and Pfizer Inc; receives royalties from the publication of Mechanism and Management of Headache, 7th ed. (Elsevier, 2005); and has received research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Neuralieve, Merck & Co., Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Espay received has personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim; grant support from Codman; Medtronic, Inc; Allergan, Inc.; and CleveMed, and honoraria from UCB-SCHWARZ PHARMA AG; Medtronic, Inc. and Novartis.Dr. Josephs is funded by R01- DC010367 (PI), the Dana Foundation (PI), and the Morris K. Udall PD Research Center of Excellence NIH/NINDS P50 NS40256 (Co-I).