Neurology® Podcast

This month's Delayed Recall episode includes three recent interviews on the topic of cognitive impairment. In the first interview, from the January 16, 2018 episode, Dr. Jeff Burns speaks with Dr. Ronald Petersen about the recent AAN practice guideline paper on mild cognitive impairment. Next, in and interview from the January 2, 2018 podcast, Dr. Ted Burns and Dr. Damian Garde discuss recent Alzheimer disease trials; and in the third and final interview, Dr. Matthew Elliot talks with Dr. Hugh Markus about his paper "Multimodal MRI markers and dementia risk in cerebral small vessel disease." This interview first aired in the October 31, 2017 episode of the podcast.

1. Featured Article: Relapse occurrence in women with multiple sclerosis during pregnancy in the new treatment era2. What's Trending: Sleep architecture and risk of dementiaThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the March 6, 2018, issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Raed Alroughani about his article on relapse recurrence during pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis. In the second part of the podcast, you'll hear Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. Sudha Seshadri about sleep and dementia risk.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Clardy has received research support from Western Institute for Biomedical Research (WIBR). Dr. Alroughani served in scientific advisory boards of Novartis, Bayer, Merck-Sorono, Roche, Biogen, Sanofi-Geznyme; has received speaker and travel honoraria from Novartis, Bayer, Merck-Sorono, Biogen, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme and GSK; and has received research grants from Biogen, Novartis and Sanofi-Genzyme.Dr. Burns has served on the DSMB for NIH-funded trials (non-profit entities); serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has consulted for Grifols, USA; has served on Eli Lilly Amyvid Speaker's Bureau; and has received research support from Eli Lilly, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Toyama Chemical Company, Merck, Biogen, AbbVie, Novartis, vTv Therapeutics, Janssen, and NIH (R01AG058557, R01AG053312, R01AG034614, R01AG03367, R01AG043962, P30AG035982, U10NS077356, UL1TR000001).Dr. Seshadri serves on editorial boards for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke, and Neurology; and has received research support from NIA (AG008122, AG033040, AG049505, AG033193, AG049607, AG054076).

1. Featured Article: Interdisciplinary Response to Contemporary Concerns about Brain Death Determination2. What's Trending: Gene Drive, part 2This podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the February 27, 2018 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Andy Schomer talks with Dr. Ariane Lewis about her paper on the determination of brain death. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns speaks with Dr. Kevin Esvelt for part two of the discussion on gene drives (the first of these segments aired in the Feb. 20 episode).

1. Featured Article: Intravenous thrombolysis and platelet count2. What's Trending: Gene Drives, part IThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the February 6, 2018, issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Kevin Barrett talks with Dr. Henrik Gensicke about his article on the effect of platelet count on bleeding risk and mortality in stroke patients treated with IV thrombolysis. In the second part of the podcast, you'll hear the first part of Dr. Ted Burns' interview with Dr. Kevin Esvelt about gene drives.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Barrett serves on the editorial board of Neurology and Neurohospitalist; has received research/grant support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for serving on the executive committees of the CREST-2 and SHINE clinical trials; and receives publishing royalties from Wiley Blackwell. Dr. Gensicke receives research support from Swiss National Science Foundation (33CM30-124119 and P300PB_161071). Dr. Burns is the deputy section editor of the Neurology® podcast; has served on scientific advisory boards for Argenx, UCB, and CSL Behring; has received travel funding/speaker honoraria from Argenx and Alexion; and has received support for consulting activities from UCB Pharma and CSL Behring. Dr. Esvelt reports no disclosures.

1. Featured Article: Medical Retirement from Sport after Concussions: a practical guide for a difficult discussion2. What's Trending: CGRP drugs and treatment of migraineThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the February 13, 2018 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. James Noble about his Neurology® Clinical Practice paper on athletes who retire from sport following concussion. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Tesha Monteith focuses her interview with Dr. Peter Goadsby on CGRP and migraine. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Crowell reports no disclosures. Dr. Noble received travel honoraria for the Big 10/Ivy League concussion summit; has a pending patent for a real-time concussion diagnostic tool; has consulted with Prophase, LLC; has received research support from NIH (U54 NS081765, R01 NS067443, R01AG054536, T35 AG044303); and holds stock options in BATS-TOI. Dr. Goadsby has consulted for Akita, Allergan, Amgen, Autonomic Technologies Inc, Avanir, Cipla, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Eli-Lilly, Electrocore, eNeura, Pfizer, Scion, Teva, and Trigemina; serves on editorial boards for NEJM Journal Watch, and Neurology Up-to-Date; receives publishing royalties for Mechanism and Management of Headache (Elsevier 2005); holds stock options in Trigemina Inc.; and receives research support from Amgen, and Eli-Lilly. Dr. Monteith serves as an editorial advisory board member for Neurology Now and receives research support from the NIH.

Featured Article: Burnout, Wellness, and the Future of Our ProfessionThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the February 6, 2018, issue of Neurology. This week, Dr. Ted Burns talks with Dr. Terry Cascino about his special address on burnout and the future of neurology. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Burns is the deputy section editor of the Neurology® podcast; has served on scientific advisory boards for Argenx, UCB, and CSL Behring; has received travel funding/speaker honoraria from Argenx and Alexion; and has received support for consulting activities from UCB Pharma and CSL Behring. Dr. Cascino is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Neurology.

This month's Delayed Recall episode comprises an update regarding recent developments in the field of stroke, and includes four interviews from 2017 that focused on this topic. The first interview aired in the September 12 episode, and features a discussion between Dr. Kevin Barrett and Dr. Tudor Jovin regarding the recent DAWN trial. Next, Dr. David Ackerman and Dr. Gene Latorre take a look at the stroke rehabilitation quality measurement set update that was published in Neurology® in October of 2017. This interview appeared as part of the Oct. 10 podcast episode. The third interview of this month's Delayed Recall was featured in the October 24 episode; in it, Dr. Justin Sattin talks about the use of Tenecteplase for acute ischemic stroke with Dr. Nicola Logallo. The final interview, by Dr. Nichole Chiota with Dr. Steven Messe, covers the recent PFO Update. This segment was featured in the November 7 episode.

1. Featured Article: Racial disparities in refusal of stroke thrombolysis in Chicago2. Lesson of the Week: Emergency management of migraineThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the January 30, 2018, issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jennifer Majersik talks with Dr. Scott Mendelson about his paper on differences in tPA refusal in black vs non-black patients with acute ischemic stroke. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Teshamae Monteith focuses her Lesson of the Week interview with Dr. Benjamin Friedman on IV prochlorperazine plus diphenhydramine vs IV hydromorphone for emergency migraine treatment.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Majersik serves on the editorial board for Neurology; receives research support from National Institutes of Health (grant U10 NS086606); and served as an expert witness for FAVROS, LCC. Dr. Mendelson has received travel honoraria from Medtronic; has received research support from University of Chicago and Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Dr. Monteith serves as an editorial advisory board member for Neurology Now and receives research support from the NIH. Dr. Friedman reports no disclosures.

1) Featured Article: Collateral response modulates the time–penumbra relationship in proximal arterial occlusions2) Lesson of the Week: Migraine and neuromodulationThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the January 23, 2018, issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Kevin Barrett talks with Dr. Smriti Agarwal about her paper on collateral circulation in proximal arterial occlusions and extending the scope of thrombolytic therapy. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Teshamae Monteith focuses her Lesson of the Week interview with Dr. Stewart Tepper on acute and preventative neuromodulation treatment for migraine. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Barrett serves on the editorial board of Neurology and Neurohospitalist; has received research/grant support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for serving on the executive committees of the CREST-2 and SHINE clinical trials; and receives publishing royalties from Wiley Blackwell.Dr. Agarwal reports no disclosures.Dr. Monteith serves as an editorial advisory board member for Neurology Now and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Tepper is a member of the board for the American Headache Society and has been a consultant for or participated on a paid advisory board for Acorda Therapeutics, Inc; Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc; Allergan plc; Amgen, Inc; Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc; BioVision, Inc; Charleston Laboratories, Inc; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd; electroCore, LLC; eNeura, Inc; Eli Lilly and Company; GLG Pharma, LLC; Guidepoint Inc, LLC, Ltd; Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc; Pfizer, Inc; Scion NeuroStim, LLC; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd; and Zosano Pharma, Corp.

1. Featured Article: Practice guideline update summary: Mild cognitive impairment2. Lesson of the Week: Migraine and hormonesThis Neurology® Podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the January 16, 2018, print issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jeff Burns talks with Dr. Ronald Petersen about the updated 2001 AAN guideline on prevalence, prognosis, and treatment of MCI. For the Lesson of the Week, Dr. Teshamae Monteith speaks with Dr. Jelena Pavlovic about the association between hormones and migraine. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Burns has served on the DSMB for NIH-funded trials (non-profit entities); serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has consulted for Grifols, USA; has served on Eli Lilly Amyvid Speaker's Bureau; and has received research support from Eli Lilly, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Toyama Chemical Company, Merck, Biogen, AbbVie, Novartis, vTv Therapeutics, Janssen, and NIH (R01AG058557, R01AG053312, R01AG034614, R01AG03367, R01AG043962, P30AG035982, U10NS077356, UL1TR000001).Dr. Petersen receives publishing royalties from Mild Cognitive Impairment (Oxford University Press, 2003); has consulted for Roche Incorporated, Merck, Genentech, and Biogen; and receives research support from National Institute on Aging (U01-AG006786, P50-AG016574, U01-AG024904, and U01-AG016976). Dr. Monteith serves as an editorial advisory board member for Neurology Now and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Pavlovic has received consulting honoraria and travel support from Allergan, Inc. and travel/conference registration support from The American Headache Society.