Neurology® Podcast

1) Transverse myelitis and 2) Topic of the month: 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. Alex Bragg interviews Dr. Thomas Scott about the evidence-based guideline on transverse myelitis. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Gates' rule of 4 of the brainstem. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Drs. Kevin Kerber and Robert W. Baloh about Dix-Hallpike maneuver. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Scott, Clardy, Burns, Kerber and Baloh.Dr. Scott has received funding for travel or speaker honoraria from, served on the speakers' bureaus and scientific advisory boards of, and performed consultation work for Acorda Therapeutics Inc., Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Biogen Idec, Novartis, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; served as an associate editor for BMC Neurology; and has received research support from Biogen Idec, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Novartis, Pittsburgh Foundation, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Kerber has served as a consultant for and received speaker honoraria from the American Academy of Neurology; receives publishing royalties for Clinical Neurophysiology of the Vestibular System, 4th edition (Oxford University Press, 2010); and receives research support from the NIH/NCRR and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.Dr. Baloh has received speaker honoraria from the American Academy of Neurology; serves on the editorial board of Neurology; receives publishing royalties for Clinical Neurophysiology of the Vestibular System, 4th edition (Oxford University Press, 2010); and receives research support from the NIH.

Update on stroke care. Interviews with Brett Kissela from the summer of 2011.

1) Respective epilepsy surgery and 2) Topic of the month: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Hamada Hamid about his paper on respective epilepsy surgery. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Post-measles central nervous system syndromes. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about renal insufficiency with final comments on the monthly topic: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. 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. Goodkin, Hamid, Fugate, Burns and Wijdicks.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].Dr. Hamid serves as Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Mental Health and receives research support from the National EpiFellows Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Wijdicks serves as Editor-in-Chief for Neurocritical Care; and receives royalties for books published by Oxford University Press.

1) Practice of Neurology 2000-2010 Report and 2) Topic of the month: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. 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 Ms. Oksana Drogan about the Practice of Neurology 2000-2010 Report. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Ice Pack Test. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about imaging and laboratory testing. For the last week, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Wijdicks about take-home comments on the monthly topic. The participants had nothing to disclose except Ms. Drogan and Drs. Burns, Fugate, and Wijdicks.Ms. Drogan is a salaried employee of the American Academy of Neurology.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. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Wijdicks serves as Editor-in-Chief for Neurocritical Care; and receives royalties for books published by Oxford University Press.

1) Intravenous dihydroergotamine and 2) Topic of the month: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Pearce Korb interviews Dr. Peter Goadsby about his paper on intravenous dihydroergotamine. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Figure 4 sign. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about myoclonic status. Over the following weeks, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Wijdicks about imaging plus laboratory testing and take-home comments from topic discussed. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Goadsby, Fugate, Burns and Wijdicks.Dr. Goadsby has served as a consultant for or served on a scientific advisory board for Advanced Bionics, Allergan, Inc., Almirall, Amgen, ATI, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boston Scientific, CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Coherex Medical, Inc., Eli Lilly & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Inc., MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (makers of an inhaled form of DHE; this consultation period post-dates the period of audit, the period of data collection and initial analysis), Minster Pharmaceuticals plc, Merck & Co., Inc., Neuralieve Inc., NeurAxon Inc., NeuroTherapeutics Pharma, 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 Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Wijdicks serves as Editor-in-Chief for Neurocritical Care; and receives royalties for books published by Oxford University Press.

1) Guideline update: treatment of essential tremor and 2) Topic of the month: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. 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. Rodger Elble about the guideline update on treatment of essential tremor. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about 'Burned-out hippocampus' syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about neurologic examination of post-cardiac arrest patients. Over the following weeks, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Wijdicks about how to translate neurologic examination into a prognosis. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Elble, Fugate, Burns and Wijdicks.Dr. Elble serves on the scientific advisory board for the International Essential Tremor Foundation; has received funding for travel from the Movement Disorders Society; receives research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Pfizer Inc, Phytopharm, Janssen (Ortho-McNeil), the NIH/NINDS, and the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation of Kiwanis International; and has acted as an expert witness in a medico-legal proceeding. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Wijdicks serves as Editor-in-Chief for Neurocritical Care; and receives royalties for books published by Oxford University Press.

John D. Stewart Focal Mononeuropathies Lesson of the Week Interviews (July 2011)

1) Ophelia syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. 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. Josep Dalmau about his paper on Ophelia syndrome. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about How long must an athlete wait before returning to play after a concussion? In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about operational issues related to post-cardiac arrest patients. Over the following weeks, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Wijdicks about neurologic evaluation of the post-cardiac arrest patient. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Dalmau, Fugate, Burns and Wijdicks.Dr. Dalmau serves on the editorial board of Neurology®; receives royalties from the editorial board of Up-To-Date; has filed a patent application for the use of LGI1 as a diagnostic test; has received royalties from Athena Diagnostics, Inc. for 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, the NIH/NCI, and a McKnight Neuroscience of Brain Disorders award.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Wijdicks serves as Editor-in-Chief for Neurocritical Care; and receives royalties for books published by Oxford University Press.

1) Our 200th podcast and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-ophthalmology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. Jennifer Majersik about her paper on cost-effectiveness of telestroke. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week on "Which athletes are at highest risk for sports-related concussion and what are the predictors of speed of recovery?" In the next part of the podcast Dr. Chafic Karam interviews Dr. Mark Kupersmith about Apex 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. Kissela, Majersik, Clardy, Karam and Kupersmith.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. Majersik receives research support from the NIH/NCI; and has provided expert testimony in a medico-legal case.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kupersmith serves as Chair of Nordic U10 EY1017281-03, received research support from Nordic U10 EY1017281-03 ECRIPS and has given expert testimony.

1) Meralgia paresthetica and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-ophthalmology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Chris Klein about his paper on meralgia paresthetica. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week on "Is loss of consciousness required for a diagnosis of concussion?" In the next part of the podcast Dr. Chafic Karam interviews Dr. Mark Kupersmith about cranial nerve 6. Next week, Dr. Karam will interview Dr. Kupersmith about Apex syndrome. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Klein, Clardy, Karam and Kupersmith.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. Klein serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Peripheral Nerve Society; serves as a consultant for Pfizer Inc; and receives research support from the NIH/NINDS.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Kupersmith serves as Chair of Nordic U10 EY1017281-03, received research support from Nordic U10 EY1017281-03 ECRIPS and has given expert testimony.