Neurology Minute
American Academy of Neurology
The Neurology Minute podcast delivers a brief daily summary of what you need to know in the field of neurology, the latest science focused on the brain, and timely topics explored by leading neurologists and neuroscientists. From the American Academy of Neurology and hosted by Stacey Clardy, MD, Ph.D., FAAN, with contributions by experts from the Neurology journals, Neurology Today, Continuum, and more.
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Jul 17, 2019 • 3min
Long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial, pt. 2
Prof. Gil Wolfe discusses who might and might not be good candidates for thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis in the second part of his interview with Dr. Ted Burns. Read the full study in Lancet Neurology: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30392-2/fulltext. The study was also covered in Neurology Today, which you can read here: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2019&issue=03070&article=00004&type=FullText.
Jul 16, 2019 • 2min
The full spectrum of epilepsies from SUDEP in the North American SUDEP Registry
Dr. Orrin Devinsky summarizes his paper on the full spectrum of epilepsies and the North American SUDEP Registry. Listen to this week's full podcast for the entire interview.
Jul 15, 2019 • 2min
Long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial
Prof. Gil Wolfe summarizes his findings from his study on the long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. Read the paper in Lancet Neurology: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30392-2/fulltext. Additionally, see the Neurology Today article from March 7th featuring the study: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2019&issue=03070&article=00004&type=FullText.
Jul 12, 2019 • 2min
Neurology Residency Programs & Training
Dr. Jeffrey Ratliff discusses neurology residency programs, training, and action by the consortium of residency program directors.
Jul 11, 2019 • 3min
MuSK Myasthenia Gravis
Dr. Ted Burns discusses clinical recognition and diagnosis of MuSK myasthenia gravis.
Jul 10, 2019 • 2min
Continuum Pearls: Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis, pt. 3
Dr. Annette Langer-Gould discusses pregnancy and family planning with MS in the third of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Langer-Gould in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum.
Jul 9, 2019 • 2min
Use of ß2-adrenoreceptor agonist and antagonist drugs and risk of Parkinson disease
Dr. Franziska Hopfner talks about the main takeaways from her paper on the use of ß2-adrenoreceptor agonist and antagonist drugs and risk of Parkinson disease.
Jul 8, 2019 • 1min
First Cannabis-Derived Pharmaceutical
Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski talks about the FDA's approval of the first cannabis-derived pharmaceutical for the treatment of epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in particular. For more, read the full article, "The US Food and Drug Administration's Authorization of the First Cannabis-Derived Pharmaceutical: Are We Out of the Haze?" by Dr. Szaflarski in JAMA Neurology: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2714720.
Jul 5, 2019 • 2min
Sports Concussion Conference 2019
Co-director Dr. Brian Hainline talks about new features and highlights of the 2019 AAN Sports Concussion Conference. The conference takes place July 26-28 in Indianapolis.
Jul 4, 2019 • 2min
Continuum Pearls: Pregnancy and Family Planning in MS, pt. 2
Dr. Annette Langer-Gould discusses pregnancy and family planning with MS in the second part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Langer-Gould in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum.
