Neurology® Podcast

Hippocampal removal and evidence-based medicine (part 1). 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. Ryan Overman interviews Dr. Marla Hamberger about her paper on hippocampal removal. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the "slurp" test for children with myasthenia gravis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Mark Conaway for part one on evidence-based medicine risk and rate for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Overman and Hamberger. Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee. Dr. Hamberger serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy and Behavior and receives research support from the NIH (NINDS R01 NS35140 [PI]). Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.Dr. Hamberger serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy and Behavior and receives research support from the NIH (NINDS R01 NS35140 [PI]).

Leptomeningeal metastases and acute dizziness. 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. Lisa DeAngelis about her paper on leptomeningeal metastases. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hemiballism. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. David Newman-Toker on acute dizziness for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. DeAngelis.Dr. DeAngelis has served on a scientific advisory board for Genentech, Inc.; serves on the editorial board of Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of The Neurologic Complications of Cancer (Oxford University Press, 2008); and has received research support from the NIH (UO1 CA-105663-01 [Participating Member in the NABTC]).

Safety of t-PA in stroke and Rett syndrome. 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. Sean Savitz about his paper on safety of t-PA in stroke. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about ophthalmoplegia in herpes zoster ophthalmicus. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. SakkuBai Naidu for our Lesson of the Week about Rett syndrome. 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. Savitz and Espay. Dr. Savitz serves on a scientific advisory board for Grupo Ferrer Internacional S.A.; has received travel expenses and/or honoraria for lectures or educational activities not funded by industry; serves as an Associate Editor of Experimental and Translational Stroke Medicine; has received honoraria from Johnson & Johnson; receives research support from Athersys, the NIH R21NS064316 [PI] and R21 HD060978 [PI], the American Heart Association, and from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.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.

Driving risk in dementia and survey results on sedation for imminently dying. 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. Russ Swerdlow interviews Dr. Don Iverson about the AAN guidelines update on driving risk in dementia. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about motor movements in brain death. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Jim Russell for our Lesson of the Week about the AAN Ethics Section survey results on sedation for the imminently dying. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns and Russell.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Russell serves on the scientific advisory board for the Massachusetts Chapter of the ALS Association; and receives royalties from the publication of Neuromuscular Disorders (McGraw-Hill, 2007).

Migraine care and principles of bioethics (part 3). 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. Jim Gordon interviews Dr. Rachel Nardin about her paper on migraine care in the United States. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about stroke with primary brain tumors. In the next part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr Dan Larriviere for our Lesson of the week about principles of bioethics: respect of nonmaleficence. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Gordon, Nardin, Burns and Larriviere.Dr. Gordon has received speaker fees from the University of Washington School of Nursing for two talks.Dr. Nardin has received honoraria for lectures not funded by industry; serves on the editorial board of Muscle & Nerve; and has received royalties from publications in Up-to-date.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Larriviere has received honoraria for serving on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty and has received an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, Inc.

Poliovirus-infected macrophages in thymus and part two on evidence-based medicine. 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. Renato Bernasconi about his paper on myasthenia gravis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about a mimic of hemicranias continua. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Gary Gronseth for part two on evidence-based medicine for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns and Gronseth.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Gronseth serves as an editorial advisory board member of Neurology Now; serves on a speakers bureau for Boehringer Ingelheim; and receives honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim and the American Academy of Neurology.

Subdiaphragmatic visceral infarction and part one on evidence-based medicine. 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. Pierre Amarenco about his paper on visceral infarction in cardioembolic stroke. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuroimaging in paroxysmal hemicranias and SSUNCT syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Gary Gronseth for part one on evidence-based medicine for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. Gronseth.Dr. Gronseth serves as an editorial advisory board member of Neurology Now; serves on a speakers bureau for Boehringer Ingelheim; and receives honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim and the American Academy of Neurology.

Familial essential tremor and update H1N1 and risk of GBS. 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. Giuseppe Nicoletti about his paper on familial essential tremor. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about fibrocartilaginous embolism myelopathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Jim Sejvar for our Lesson of the Week about H1N1 vaccination and risk of GBS an update. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. Burns.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).

Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease and improving the no-show rate in residents clinic. 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. Jeremy Lanford interviews Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz about the AAN guidelines on non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alex Menze interviews Dr. Raymond Price for our Lesson of the Week about Resident & Fellow submission on education research. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. Zesiewicz.Dr. Zesiewicz has received funding for travel from and served on speakers bureaus for Boehringer Ingelheim and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; and receives research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, UCLA-RAND, Teva Neuroscience, Pfizer Inc, Allergan, Inc., the National Ataxia Foundation, Friedreich's Ataxia Research Association, and from the Bill Allison Ataxia Research Center.

Fibrillar amyloid-beta and Bioethics-beneficence. 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. Susan Resnick about her paper on cognitive decline is associated with fibrillar amyloid-beta. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the Eastchester clapping sign. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Dan Larriviere for our Lesson of the Week about principles of bioethics-beneficence. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Resnick, Matthews, Larriviere, and Burns.Dr. Resnick serves as Action Editor for Brain and Cognition; and received research support from the NIH/NIA Intramural Research Program.Dr. Matthews received honoraria for attending the AAN Annual Meeting in Seattle in 2009; and received research support from Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, and NIA funded program from 2008 to present.Dr. Larriviere has received honoraria for serving on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty; and has received an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, Inc.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).

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. Andrea Pace about his paper on cisplatin neuropathy. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about atrophy in MuSK-antibody positive myasthenia gravis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Joanna Jen for our Lesson of the Week about benign paroxysmal positional vertigo vs. posterior circulation stroke. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Pace, Burns and Espay. Dr. Pace has received speaker honoraria from Schering-Plough Corp. and Italfarmaco.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).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.

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. Hans Dieter Katzberg about the AAN guidelines on treatment for muscle cramps. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about coat hanger sing in multiple sclerosis atrophy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Robert Naismith for our Lesson of the Week about natalizumab (Tysabri). The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns and Katzberg. Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort), and received compensation for a presentation on MG-QOL15, given to study investigators of eculizumab in myasthenia gravis.Dr. Katzberg has received funding for travel from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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. Benjamin Atkinson interviews Dr. Thanh Phan about his paper on hypoxic coma: A meta-analysis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about distinguishing dystonic tremor from essential tremor. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Julian Bragg interviews Dr. Miguel Hernán for our Lesson of the Week about bias. The participants had nothing to disclosure.

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. John Ly about his paper on cerebral amyloid angiopathy related hemorrhage. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. In the next part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr Dan Larriviere for our Lesson of the week toolbox about principles of bioethics: respect of autonomy. The participants had nothing to disclosure except for Drs. Kissela, Larriviere 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. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort), and received compensation for a presentation on MG-QOL15, given to study investigators of eculizumab in myasthenia gravis.Dr. Larriviere has received honoraria for serving on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty and has received an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, Inc.

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 interviews Dr. Rainer Surges and Prof. Matthew Walker about their paper on generalized seizures. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about HSV-1 encephalitis and falsely negative PCR. In the next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Curt LaFrance for our Lesson of the week toolbox about psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. The participants had nothing to disclosure except for Prof. Walker, Drs. Surges and Espay. Dr. Surges received research support from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.Prof. Walker serves on scientific advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai Inc., UCB, and Sierra Neuro; has received travel expenses and honoraria for lectures or educational activities not funded by industry; serves as an Associate Editor of Epilepsia and Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders and on the editorial boards of The Open Neurology Journal, Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, and Metabolic Brain Disease; receives royalties from publishing Understanding Epilepsy (BMA Family Doctor books, 1995); has received speaker honoraria from Eisai Inc. and UCB; serves as a consultant to Sierra Neuro; estimates that 20% of his clinical effort is on Video-EEG telemetry; and has received/receives research support from the Medical Research Council [G0400136 (PI), G0802158 (Co-I), G0701050 (Co-I), and G069336 (Co-I)], the European Community, Wellcome Trust, and Epilepsy Research UK.Dr. Espay has received 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.

1. Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement. 2. [What's Trending]: On tau protein and Alzheimer dementia symptoms. In the first segment, Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. James Russell about his paper on brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Jeff Burns focuses his interview with Dr. Matthew Brier on tau protein and Alzheimer dementia symptoms.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Jason Crowell reports no disclosures. Dr. James Russell has served on Scientific Advisory Boards for Cytokinetics - Data Monitoring Board PROTOCOL CY 5022 A PHASE 2, MULTI-CENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, DOSE- RANGING, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND TOLERABILITY OF CK-2127107 IN PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). Dr. James Russell received travel funding from 1) Non-profit - Mexican Academy of Neurology - Funded travel and lodging to speak at Annual Meeting Nov 2018 - no honorarium (2) Non-profit - ALS Association - funded travel and lodging to do site visit for ALSA certification of UVA ALS Clinic. Dr. James Russell has publishing royalties from (1) Neuromuscular Disorders, McGraw-Hill, 2nd edition published 2015, with subsequent royalities 2) Honorarium for published article in Continuum: Approach to peripheral neuropathy. Continuum: Peripheral Nervous System Disorders. Fall 2017. Dr. James Russell has done consultancies with compensation for market research interviews regarding ALS therapeutics and is currently being compensated for expert opinion in two medical legal cases, one in support of the defendant and one in support of the plaintiff. Dr. Matthew Brier has received funding for Biogen, travel and accommodation and received research support for Medical Scientist Training Program Grant to WUSTL (5T32GM007200-37.

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. Mauricio Delgado about his AAN guidelines on children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about triple-H sign in anterior choroidal artery infarction. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Joanna Jen for our Lesson of the week toolbox about benign paroxysmal positional vertigo vs. posterior circulation stroke. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Drs. Delgado and Espay. Dr. Delgado serves on the editorial board of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology; has received research support from Abbott, Sciele Pharma, Inc., UCB, Allergan, Inc., the Hurst Foundation, the United Cerebral Palsy Research & Educational Foundation, the Linda and Don Carter Foundation, and the Crowley Carter Foundation; and estimates 50% of his clinical effort is spent on assessment and management of motor disorders of childhood, which includes treating children with cerebral palsy with oral antispasticity medications, ITB, and botulinum toxin injections.Dr. Espay has received 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.

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. Valerie Voon about her paper on conversion disorder. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about checklist for using intravenous phenytoin. The next part of the podcast is the second portion to an interview by Dr. Beau Bruce talking with Dr. Stewart Teppert about triptans. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Dr. Voon. Dr. Voon serves on a scientific advisory board for Boehringer Ingelheim; serves on the editorial board of Movement Disorders; and was supported by an intramural National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke fellowship.

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. Richard Dubinsky about his paper on transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuroacanthocytosis can mimic Huntington disease. The next part of the podcast is excerpts from an AANEM interview with Dr. Ray Adams along with a brief introduction from Dr. Ted Burns. Theres a book review about Dr. Ray Adams in this weeks issue of Neurology. Please be sure to check out the review of the book, which is titled: Raymond Adams. A life of mind and muscle by Dr. Peter J. Koehler. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Dr. Dubinsky. Dr. Dubinsky serves on a scientific advisory board and speakers bureau for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from BrioMed; receives research support from Allergan, Inc., Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH, and the NIH [NHGRI/NINDS #1R01HG02449-01 (Site Investigator); NIAM/NINDS #R01NS052592 (Site Investigator), NIAM/NINDS #R01NS052619-01 (Site Investigator), NIAM/NINDS #R01NS052592-01 (Site Investigator), NCCAM #2007P000827 (Site Investigator), NCCAM #UO1AT000613 (Site Investigator)]; and his spouse owns stock in Abbott.

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 interview Dr. Roderick Duncan about his paper on psychogenic non epileptic attacks. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about rosary-like calcifications in carotid stenosis. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Chris Coffey for our Lesson of the week about non-inferiority trials. 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 disclosure except Dr. Duncan. Dr. Duncan has received speaker honoraria and funding for travel from UCB.

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 interview Dr. Stephen Salloway about his paper on using bapineuzumab in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Brian Weinshenker for the Lesson of the Week (disease of the month) on triptans. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns & Salloway. Dr. Burns serves on the Neurology Podcast Committee.Dr. Salloway serves on scientific advisory boards for Myriad Genetics, Inc, Elan Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, Eisai Inc., and Pfizer; serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; receives royalties from American Psychiatric Press Inc and Humana Press; received speaker honoraria from Eisai Inc., Pfizer, Novartis, Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Elan Corporation; serves as a consultant to Merck Serono and Medivation-data safety committee; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Wyeth, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimers Network, Aging Brain: DTI, Subcortical Ischemia and Behavior and NIH [NIA 1 R03 AGO23916-01A1]; receives funding from The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation.

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. Sam Taylor interview Dr. Una McCann about her paper on recreational MDMA (Ecstasy). In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about EEG for diagnosis of tick paralysis. The podcast concludes where Dr. Ted Burns provides an introduction to Dr. Mateens interview with Dr. Donald Mulder which was recorded for the January 8, 2008 Lesson of the Week. Dr. Mulders In Memoriam is published in this issue. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. McCann. Dr. McCann has served on a scientific advisory board and speakers bureau for Jazz Pharmaceuticals; has received honoraria from Public Health Service and the Veterans Administration (grant reviews); and receives research support from the NIH [NIDA #R01 DA010217 (PI), NHLBI/NIDA #1 R01 Hl071501 (PI), NIDA # 1RO1 DA017231-01 A1 (Co-I), NIDA #2 RO1 DA05707 (Co-I), NIDA #2 RO1 DA05938 (Co-I), and NICHHD #1 R01 HD050202-01 (Co-I).]

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 interview Dr. Massimo Filippi about his paper on oral vs. intravenous methyprednisolone in MS. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about pseudo-myasthenic ptosis. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Josep Dalmau for our Lesson of the week toolbox about NMDAR encephalitis. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Drs. Keegan, Filippi, Espay and Dalmau. Dr. Keegan serves as Section Co-Editor for Neurology and the Neurology Podcast Panel.Dr. Filippi serves on scientific advisory boards for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Genmab A/S; has received funding for travel from Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompè AG, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; serves on editorial boards of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Erciyes Medical Journal, Journal of Neuroimaging, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Journal of Neurovirology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multiple Sclerosis, and Neurological Sciences ; serves as a consultant to Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompè AG, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, Pepgen Corporation, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; serves on speakers' bureaus for Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompè AG, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; and receives research support from Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompè AG, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, and Fondazione Mariani. Dr. Espay has received 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. Dalmau has received honoraria for lectures not funded by industry; receives research support from EUROIMMUN and the NIH/NCI [RO1CA107192 (PI) and RO1CA89054-06A2 (PI)]; has received license fee payments from EUROIMMUN for an NMDA receptor autoantibody test (patent pending PCT/US07/18092, filed: August 15, 2007); and has received royalty payments and may accrue revenue for US Patent 6,387,639;, issued: May 14th, 2002: Patent for Ma2 autoantibody test.

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 interview Dr. Rod Adam about his paper on coccidioidal meningitis and brain abscesses. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about isolated medial rectus palsy in midbrain infarction. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Daniel Weintraub for our Lesson of the week toolbox about MoCA vs MMSE. 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 disclosure except Drs. Espay and Weintraub. Dr. Espay has received 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. Weintraub has served on a scientific advisory board for Boehringer Ingelheim ; serves on the editorial board of Movement Disorders; has received honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., Novartis, Osmotica Pharmaceutical Corp., BrainCells Inc., Merck Serono, Sanofi-aventis, and Pfizer Inc; and receives research support from Boehringer Ingelheim and the NIH [#K23 MH067894 (Principal Investigator)].

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Michelle Mauermann interview Dr. Hiroshi Mitsumoto about his paper on how progressive muscular atrophy is a form of ALS. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuromuscular disorders unmasked by statin therapy. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Brian Weinshenker for the Lesson of the Week (disease of the month) on neuromyelitis optica. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Mitsumoto & Weinshenker. Dr. Mitsumoto has served on scientific advisory boards for and/or received speaker honoraria from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Knopp Neurosciences Inc., Neuralstem, Inc., and Sanofi-aventis, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; and has received research support from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Knopp Neurosciences Inc., the NIH [NINDS #R01NS04812 (Co-I) and NIEHS #1R01ES016348-01A2 (PI)], the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the ALS Association, and the MDA Wings Over Wall Street.Dr. Weinshenker serves as an editorial board members for Canadian Journal of Neurosciences and Turkish Journal of Neurology, received revenue for a patent held by Mayo Foundation licensed to RSR Limited, was a consultant for CaridianBCT in 2008, and receives research support from the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matthew Barrett interview Drs. Pablo Martinez-Martin and K. Ray Chaudhuri about their paper on non-motor symptoms scale in Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about varicella zoster virus can mimic Guillain-Barre syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. David Loring for the Lesson of the Week on psychometric properties. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Martinez-Martin and Chaudhuri. Dr. Martinez-Martin served on a scientific advisory board for Novartis; serves on the editorial boards of Neurologia, the Spanish Society of Neurology, Revista de Neurologia, and Societies of Neurology of the Spanish autonomous regions; has received speaker honoraria from Sanofi aventis and Novartis; and receives research support from Novartis and the Carlos III Institute of Health.Dr. Chaudhuri serves on scientific advisory boards for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; has received speaker honoraria from the European Federation of Neurological Societies, the Swedish Movement Disorders Society, and LIMPE Italy; and receives research support for a clinical research nurse from UCB.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interview Dr. Aline Bouwes about her paper on mild hypothermia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Mark Conaway for the Lesson of the Week on sensitivity and specificity. The participants had nothing to disclose.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Russ Swerdlow interview Dr. Dan Larriviere about the AAN paper on neuroenhancements. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the Serotonin syndrome. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Ruth Walker for our Lesson of the week toolbox about chorea-acanthocytosis. 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 disclosure except Drs. Larriviere, Espay and Walker. Dr. Larriviere has received honoraria for serving on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty and has received an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, Inc.Dr. Espay has received 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. Walker has received honoraria from the NYU Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and University of Cincinnati for Grand and Movement Disorders Rounds; received personal compensation as a speaker for Intellyst® Medical Communication on Huntington disease and as a consultant for Scientia Advisors; and government support from Department of Veterans Affairs.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Fabi Nahab interview Dr. Mitch Elkind about his paper on The Northern Manhattan Study. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about don't get caught with a "bovine arch." The podcast concludes where Dr. Jason Mackey interviews Dr. Daniel Claassen for the Lesson of the Week segment about the Resident & Fellow Section paper about orbital bruits. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Elkind, Claassen and Mackey.Dr. Elkind serves as Resident and Fellow Section Editor for Neurology; serves as a consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership, GlaxoSmithKline, Jarvik Heart, Tethys Bioscience, Inc., and Daiichi-Sankyo; serves on speakers' bureaus for Boehringer-Ingelheim, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership; and receives research support from diaDexus, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership, and from the NIH/NINDS [# K23 NS42912 (PI), # R01 NS050724 (PI),#NS048134 (PI), # P50 NS049060 (Project PI), # R37 NS029993 (Co-PI), and #R01 NS55809 (Co-I)]; and has given expert testimony on behalf of Merck Serono (Vioxx® litigation), Pfizer Inc (Shiley valve and Celebrex®/Bextra® litigation), and Novartis (Zelnorm® and stroke litigation). Dr. Claassen is a recipient of the AAN Clinical Research Training Fellowship.Dr. Mackey is funded by NIH T-32 training grant [NS 047996-04].

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interview Drs. Bob Miller and Carlayne Jackson about the two AAN guidelines on care of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the smile of Wilson disease. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Andrew Norden for the Lesson of the Week Drug/Disease segment about VEGF inhibitors. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Miller and Jackson.Dr. Miller serves on the editorial board of the ALS Journal; received a speaker honorarium from the AANEM; served as a consultant to Celgene, Knopp Neurosciences Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Taiji Biomedical, Inc., Sanofi-aventis, Novartis, and Neuraltus; and receives research support from the NIH [#R01 NS 44887 (PI)] and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (PI).Dr. Jackson serves as a consultant to Knopp Neurosciences Inc.; and receives research support from Knopp Neurosciences Inc., Insmed Inc., Solstice Neurosciences, Inc., the ALS Association, and from the NIH NINDS [#U01 NS042685-0 (Site PI), # R01NS045087-01A2 (Site PI), and # N01-AR-2250 (Site PI)].

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matthew Barrett interview Dr. Ergun Uc about his paper driving with Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about cervical MRI with anterior flexion in Hirayama disease. The podcast concludes where Dr. Casey Hall interviews Dr. Mark Conaway for the Lesson of the Week on Wilcoxon tests. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Uc.Dr. Uc received an honorarium from Current Medicine Group LLC for writing an invited article; serves on the NIH/NINDS VA Merit Review Board; and receives research support from the Parkinson disease Foundation (PI).

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interview Dr. Pooja Khatri about her paper on outcome after ischemic stroke. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuroimaging in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Nizar Souayah for our LOTW about swine flu and the risk of GBS. 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 disclosure except Dr. Khatri. Dr. Khatri receives royalties from publishing The Stroke Center Handbook (Taylor & Francis Group, 2006-2008); research support from the NIH/NINDS NS059843; and received an honorarium for contributing to Continuum.

This 100th Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interview Dr. David Beversdorf with Dr. Michael Conn about his book co-authored with Dr. James Parker published in 2008 on research on animals. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Neuroimaging in acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Jim Lah for our LOTW about mild cognitive impairment. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Dr. Beversdorf. Dr. Beversdorf has spoken for Pfizer and Novartis until 2008, not related to this work, and has received recent funding from the National Alliance for Autism Research (now Autism Speaks) and NIH for his work.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Mytinger interview Drs. Stephen Ashwal and David Michelson about the AAN Guidelines on evaluation of the child with microcephaly. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Bruns syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Chad Hales interviews Dr. Lori Schuh for the Lesson of the Week segment about her publication in the Resident & Fellow Section on the new locally administered Neurology Clinical Skills Examination. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Ashwal. Dr. Ashwal serves on the scientific advisory board of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and the International Pediatric Stroke Society; serves as an editor of Pediatric Neurology; and receives research support from the NIH [# 1 R01 NS059770-01A2 (PI), # 1 R01 NS054001-01A1 (PI), and # R01 CA107164-03 (PI)].

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Michael Benatar interview Dr. John Ravits about his paper on ALS motor phenotype heterogeneity, focality and spread. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about foreign accent syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Octavian Adam for the Lesson of the Week segment about the Resident & Fellow Section paper on patient telephone calls in a Movement Disorders Center. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Ravits and Espay.Dr. Ravits serves as an editorial board member of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisand Other Motor Neuron Disorders and the Journal of Neurodegeneration andRegeneration; is funded by a research program development grant from Microsoft Research and private non-profit foundation grants from the Juniper Foundation, the Wyco Foundation, the Moyer Foundation, and the Benaroya Foundation; and received past research support from the NIH [#NS051738 (PI)] and the Department of Defense [#USAMRAA W81XWH-07-0246 (sub-PI)].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.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jim Galvin interview Drs. Juan Troncoso and Diego Iacono about their paper on on clinically silent AD, neuronal hypertrophy and linguistic skills. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Massimo Cincotta for the Lesson of the Week Toolbox segment about mirror movements. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Espay.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.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Michael Sowell interview Dr. Tobias Kurth about his paper on risk of cardiovascular disease in women. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about mirror movements. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Sheng-Han Kuo for the Lesson of the Week segment about his paper for the Resident & Fellow Section on translational research in movement disorders. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Espay and Kurth. 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. Kurth has received funding for travel from the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation; received honoraria for educational lectures from Genzyme and Pfizer; serves as a consultant to i3 Drug Safety and WHISCON, two for-profit companies evaluating drug safety and surveillance; receives research support from Merck (IISP ID# 35437) to study associations between migraine and cardiovascular disease and from the NIH [HL091880 (PI); NS061836 (PI)].

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Mark Keegan interview Dr. Murali Ramanathan about his paper on how smoking is associated with multiple sclerosis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about myoclonic status epilepticus. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Emmanuel Mignot for the Lesson of the Week (Disease) segment about narcolepsy. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Ramanathan and Mignot.Dr. Ramanathan received research funding from EMD Serono, Pfizer, Novartis, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. He received compensation for serving as an Editor from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. These are unrelated to the research presented in this report.Dr. Mignot receives research support from the NIH [#23724 (PI), #MH080957 (PI) and #NS062798 (PI)]. He is also funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and has received research gifts from Respironics; Cephalon, Inc.; Resmed; Elli Lilly and Company and Jazz Pharmaceuticals.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andrew Southerland interview Dr. Farid Abdo about his paper on ataxia-telangiectasia in adulthood. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the petite madelines phenomenon. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Kapil Sethi for the Lesson of the Week (Toolbox) segment about paroxysmal movement disorders. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Espay and Sethi. 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. Sethi serves on the editorial advisory board of the Journal, Current Neurology Neuroscience Review; has received personal compensation as a consultant/speaker for GlaxoSmithKline; Biogen Idec; Novartis; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; Allergan, Inc.; and Ipsen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; receives research support from Biogen Idec; GlaxoSmithKline; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the NIH [NET-PD PROGENI]; has served as an expert consultant in a legal proceeding and was Treasurer of the AAN Foundation.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Russell Swerdlow interview Dr. Charles Hall about his paper on how cognitive activities delay onset of memory decline. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about paraspinal myotonic discharges in acid maltase deficiency. The podcast concludes where Dr. Winn Cashion interviews Mr. Azhar Nizam for the Lesson of the Week segment about fixed effects and random effects. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Hall, Cashion and Mr. Nizam. Dr. Hall serves on the editorial board of The Open Neurology Journal; has received honoraria for serving on peer review panels for the National Cancer Institute, the Breast Cancer Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, the U.S. Army Department of Defense, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the NIA; has received salary support from the NIH [P01 AG03949 (Core Leader), P01 AG027734 (Biostatistician), UL1-RR025750-01 (Biostatistician), K30 HL 04110 (Biostatistician), P30 CA13330-35 (Biostatistician), R01 AG017854 , National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center project 2008-01 (Biostatistician), P30 CA13330-33 (Biostatistician), the U. S. Department of Defense grant BC043301 (Biostatistician), the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health grant U1O-OH008242 (Biostatistician)]; receives research support from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and the NIH [5R01HL070785-05 (Consultant) and 5R01AG022092-05 (Consultant)]; and is a member of the American Statistical Association Media Experts List. Dr. Cashion received academic sponsorship from the Emory University MD/PhD Program. Mr. Nizam received royalties from Duxbury/Cengage for applied regression analysis and other multivariable methods in 2007; is a consultant/instructor for SAS Institute (2001 to present); has received research support from the NIH completed support [0000655466 (Principal Investigator), 2000009946 (Principal Investigator), 8311-97649-5 (Co-investigator), 1U01GM070749 (Co-Investigator), NIH ongoing support [5 R01 MH066767-06 (Biostatistician), MUSC08-041 (Biostatistician), and 4 U10 EY013287-06 (Biostatistician).

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. David Geldmacher interview Drs. Clifford Jack and Prashanthi Vemuri about their papers on MRI and CSF biomarkers in normal, MCI and AD. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about electroencephalography in Moyamoya disease. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Dan Moore for our LOTW. 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 disclosure except Dr. Jack is an investigator in clinical trials sponsored by Pfizer, consults for Elan, and is funded by the NIH grant R01-AG11378 and the Alexander Family Alzheimer's Disease Research Professorship of the Mayo Foundation.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Alberto Espay interview Dr. Ali Rajput about his paper on Parkinson disease subtypes. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about thoracic outlet syndrome and retrograde cerebral embolism. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Leo Verhagen for our LOTW. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Drs. Rajput, Verhagen and Espay. Dr. Rajput has received honorarium from Novartis, and receives research support from the Parkinson Study Group, Schwartz Biosciences, TEVA, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Saskatchewan Parkinson's Disease Foundation, PrintWest Golf Classic, and Royal University Hospital Foundation. Dr. Verhagen is a consultant for Impax laboratories and Medtronic and speaker for Vernalis and Ipsen. Dr. Espay has received personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer-Ingelheim, grant support from Codman, Medtronic, Allergan, and CleveMed, and honoraria from UCB-Schwarz Pharma, Medtronic, and Novartis.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Juliana Lockman interview Dr. Cynthia Harden about the three AAN guidelines on women with epilepsy. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about HTLV-1 associated neurologic disease. The podcast concludes with Dr. Ted Burns interviewing Dr. Robert Griggs for an In Memoriam segment about the life of Dr. George Karpati, who died suddenly on February 7, 2009. The participants had nothing to disclose.

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 2008-2009 academic year.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Justin Sattin interview Drs. Alejandro Rabinstein and Tamika Burrus about their paper on acute thrombocytopenic purpura. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the Flynn Phenomenon. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Laura Balcer for the Lesson of the Week (Toolbox) segment about optical coherence tomography. The participants had nothing to disclose.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Deputy Editor, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Mytinger interview Dr. Linda Chang about her paper on prenatal methamphetamine exposure. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about headache in ischemic stroke. The podcast concludes where Dr. Matthew J. Barrett interviews Dr. Virginia Lee for the Lesson of the Week segment (Part 2). The participants had nothing to disclose.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Deputy Editor, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interview Drs. Valeria Iodice and Phillip Low about their paper on autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week. The podcast concludes where Dr. Julian Bragg interviews Dr. James Caress for the Lesson of the Week segment. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Caress who has received research funding from the NIH and consulting fees from Crawford and Crawford Attorney at Law.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Deputy Editor, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Kevin Barrett interview Dr. Peter Rothwell about his paper on risk and predictors of stroke in the first few hours after TIA. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Mal de debarquement. The podcast concludes where Dr. Casey Hall interviews Dr. Clay Johnston for the Lesson of the Week segment. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Johnston. Dr. Johnston has served on the scientific advisory board for Daiichi-Sankyo, Boerhinger-Ingelheim and Braingates, served as Vice-Editor Annuals of Neurology, received research support from Sanofi-Aventis, and gave expert testimony for the University of Washington in 2008.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. John H. Noseworthy, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Brett Kissela interview Dr. Dimitrios Georgiadis about his paper on anticoagulation in carotid artery dissection. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as a cause of thunderclap headache. The podcast concludes where Dr. Osman Mir interviews Dr. Julie Matsumoto for the Lesson of the Week segment. The participants had nothing to disclose.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. John H. Noseworthy, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Burns interview Drs. Lisa B. Hoffman and Vahram Haroutunian about their paper on Alzheimer disease neuropathology. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Gradenigo syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Thomas Wingo interviews Dr. Elliott J. Mufson for the Lesson of the Week segment. The participants had nothing to disclose.