Neurology® Podcast

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].