Neurology® Podcast

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

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

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

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

1) Paraneoplastic disease and 2) Topic of the month: Neurotoxins. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jennie Taylor interviews Dr. Bruce Giometto about his paper on paraneoplastic disease. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about diencephalic syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. John Pearn about ciguatera poisoning for our Lesson of the Week. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Clardy and Bruce.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.

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

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

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

1) Child development following in utero exposure and 2) Topic of the month: Interviews with Dr. Oliver Sacks. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Mytinger interviews Dr. Gus Baker about his paper on child development following in utero exposure. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about burning mouth syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Oliver Sacks about his thoughts about being a patient and a neurologist. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Baker, Fugate and Burns.Dr. Baker has served on a scientific advisory board for sanofi-aventis; serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy and Behaviour; has received speaker honoraria from Eisai Inc.; has received educational support from UCB, sanofi-aventis, and Pfizer Inc; and receives research support from Epilepsy Research UK, Medical Research Council UK, and Epilepsy Action UK.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

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