

Neurology® Podcast
American Academy of Neurology
The Neurology Podcast provides practical information for neurologists and clinicians to practice the best possible medicine for patients. Examining methods and findings in peer-reviewed journals, the show provides insights that impact clinical practice and patient care. From the journal Neurology and the American Academy of Neurology, providing education and expert analysis since 2007.
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Jul 29, 2019 • 23min
CDC’s Guideline on Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Recommendations for Neurologists
In the first segment, Dr. Kristen Heinan talks with Dr. Barbara Weissman about her Neurology: Clinical Practice paper on recommendations for neurologists on the CDC’s Guideline on Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Will Rondeau focuses his discussion with Dr. Geoffrey Donnan on his NEJM paper on thrombolysis guided by perfusion Imaging up to 9 hours after onset of stroke. You can read the paper here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1813046.

Jul 22, 2019 • 21min
Determining clinically meaningful decline in preclinical Alzheimer disease
In the first segment, Dr. Gregory Day talks with Dr. Philip Insel about his paper on determining clinically meaningful decline in preclinical Alzheimer disease. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Tabrizi talks about targeting Huntington expression in patients with Huntington's disease in her interview with Dr. Jeffrey Ratliff. Read Dr. Tabrizi's paper in NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1900907?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article.

Jul 15, 2019 • 25min
SUDEP in the North American SUDEP Registry: The full spectrum of epilepsies
In the first segment, Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Orrin Devinsky about his paper on the full spectrum of epilepsies and the North American SUDEP Registry. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns focuses his discussion with Dr. Gil Wolfe on his Lancet Neurology paper on the long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. You can read the paper here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30392-2/fulltext.

Jul 8, 2019 • 24min
Use of ß2-adrenoreceptor agonist and antagonist drugs and risk of Parkinson disease
In the first segment, Dr. Jeffrey Ratliff talks with Dr. Franziska Hopfner about her paper on the use of ß2-adrenoreceptor agonist and antagonist drugs and risk of Parkinson disease. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell focuses his discussion with Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski on his JAMA Neurology paper on the US Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of the first cannabis-derived pharmaceutical. You can read the paper here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2714720.

Jul 1, 2019 • 16min
Current treatment practice of Guillain-Barré syndrome
In the first segment, Dr. Michelle Mauermann talks with Dr. Bart Jacobs about his paper on current treatment practice of Guillain-Barré syndrome. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Matthew Harms focuses his discussion with Dr. Guy Rouleau on his Neurology: Genetics paper looking at how somatic expansion of the C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat does not occur in ALS spinal cord tissues.

Jul 1, 2019 • 43min
Epilepsy and EEG (Delayed Recall July 2019)
This month's Delayed Recall highlights interviews on epilepsy and EEG. Dr. Derek Bauer talks with Dr. Paula Emanuela Voinescu about her paper on antiepileptic drug clearances during pregnancy and the relationship between drug serum concentration and seizure frequency from the Sept 25, 2018, podcast. Next, Dr. Andy Schomer talks with Dr. Chloe Hill on the association between continuous EEG and favorable hospitalization outcomes for critically ill patients from the January 1, 2019, podcast. For the next segment, we’re back with Derek Bauer, this time talking with Dr. Jacqueline French about the recent practice guideline on the treatment of new-onset epilepsy from the July 10, 2018 episode. And then again from the April 2, 2019, podcast, we hear Derek Bauer talk with Dr. Stephan Schuele about his paper on automated seizure detection accuracy for ambulatory EEG recordings. Finally, we wrap up with Jeff Ratliff talking to Dr. Anup Patel about the 2017 epilepsy quality measurement set update, which originally aired on the October 30, 2018, podcast.

Jun 24, 2019 • 16min
Interview with Neurology Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bob Gross, pt. 2
In the second part of a 2-part interview, Dr. Bob Gross discusses changes to the journal and publishing as well as some controversies and challenges as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology.

Jun 17, 2019 • 15min
Interview with Neurology Editor-in-Chief Bob Gross, pt. 1
In the first part of a 2-part interview, Dr. Bob Gross discusses his experiences, opportunities, and challenges as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology.

Jun 10, 2019 • 20min
Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy: Incidence and the Association with Diabetes Mellitus
Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. P. James B. Dyck about his paper on the incidence of lumbrosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy and association with diabetes mellitus.

Jun 3, 2019 • 19min
Opioid Prescribing and Response to CDC Guidelines
Dr. Jason Crowell focuses his talk with Dr. Deborah Dowell on her NEJM perspective article looking at opioid prescribing and response to the CDC guidelines. You can read Dr. Dowell’s paper here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1904190.