Neurology® Podcast

1) Clinical and ethical judgment and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-infectious diseases. 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 Dr. Ciro Ramos-Estebanez about his paper on clinical and ethical judgment. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Brun's nystagmus. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Chenjie Xia interviews Dr. Justin McArthur about the salient and clinically relevant features of HIV and its neurologic complications. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Larriviere, Numis and McArthur.Dr. Larriviere serves as an Associate Editor of Continuum Audio; serves on the editorial advisory board of Neurology Today and receives speaker honoraria from American Association for the Advancement of Science.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. McArthur serves on the scientific advisory board of Relevare Pharmaceuticals LTD.; holds stock options in Relevare Pharmaceuticals LTD.; holds a patent for a device for thermal stimulation of small neural fibers with the World Intellectual Property Organization, International Publication Number WO 03/040672 A2, medical device for treatment of ulnar neuropathy. UlnarGuard ™ (JHU Ref: 4545) and immunophilin ligand treatment of antiretroviral toxic neuropathy (Provisional application number 60/466,650).

Mitochondrial disorders. Lesson of the week interviews from March 2014

1) The takeaway Frenzel goggles: a Fresnel-based device and 2) Topic of the month: Management of sports concussion. 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. Reza Seyedsadjadi interviews Dr. Michael Strupp about his paper on the takeaway Frenzel goggles: a Fresnel-based device. Dr. James Addington is reading our e-Pearl of the week about steroid-responsive encephalopathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Michael Jaffee about the impact of concussion and traumatic brain injury in society. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Strupp, Addington and Jaffee.Dr. Strupp serves as Joint-Chief Editor of the Journal of Neurology, Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers in Neuro-otology Section Editor of F1000; serves on the scientific advisory board for Abbott and Pierre-Fabre; receives royalties from the publication of the book Vertigo and dizziness - common complaints; received speaker honoraria from Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono, Henning Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG, Pierre Fabre Laboratories, UCB and Eisai Inc. Dr. Addington serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jaffee serves on the scientific advisory boards for WETA (Public Television) Brainline, U. S. Army Peer Review Alzheimer Research Program and the NIH translational research outcome consortium review.

1) Editorial on his career-ending traumatic brain injury and his concerns about the consequence of such injuries for his future and for others affected and 2) Topic of the month: Management of sports concussion. 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 Mr. Ben Utecht about his editorial on his career-ending traumatic brain injury and his concerns about the consequence of such injuries for his future and for others affected. Dr. James Addington is reading our e-Pearl of the week about POTS syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Michael Jaffee about the management of patients with chronic issues related to post concussive symptoms. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Addington, Jaffee and Mr. Utecht.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Mr. Utecht serves as a spokesperson for the AAN/ABF.Dr. Addington serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jaffee serves on the scientific advisory boards for WETA (Public Television) Brainline, U. S. Army Peer Review Alzheimer Research Program and the NIH translational research outcome consortium review.

1) Course of psychiatric symptoms and global cognition in early Parkinson disease and 2) Topic of the month: Management of sports concussion. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Ted Burns, Section Editor Podcasts, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matt Barrett interviews Dr. Dan Weintraub about his paper on the course of psychiatric symptoms and global cognition in early Parkinson disease. Dr. James Addington is reading our e-Pearl of the week about KCNQ2 in early onset epileptic encephalopathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Michael Jaffee about the management of concussion after the diagnosis has been made and the recommendation for graduated return to play or normal activities. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Barrett, Weintraub, Addington and Jaffee.Dr. Barrett receives research support from the Virginia Center of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Research Award Fund.Dr. Weintraub serves as an editorial board member of Movement Disorders Journal and Journal of Parkinson's disease; serves on the scientific advisory boards of Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Merck Serono, Lundbeck Inc., UCB, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Clintrex, Theravance, Medication Non-profit-CHDI, ADCS; receives license fee payments from the University of Pennsylvania for licensing of questionnaire for impulsive-compulsive disorders in Parkinson disease and QUIP and QUIP-RS; gave expert testimony for defense in two lawsuits related to impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease; receives research support from Michael J. Fox Foundation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Novartis and the NIH.Dr. Addington serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jaffee serves on the scientific advisory boards for WETA (Public Television) Brainline, U. S. Army Peer Review Alzheimer Research Program and the NIH translational research outcome consortium review.

1) Mirror therapy in unilateral neglect after stroke and 2) Topic of the month: Management of sports concussion. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Ted Burns, Section Editor Podcasts, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Jeyaraj Pandian about his paper on mirror therapy in unilateral neglect after stroke. Dr. James Addington is reading our e-Pearl of the week about basilar-type migraine. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Michael Jaffee about the acute diagnosis and management of concussion. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Southerland, Pandian, Addington and Jaffee.Dr. Southerland serves as Podcast Deputy Editor for Neurology®; serves as Clinical Research Advisor for Totier Technologies, Inc.Dr. Pandian serves as Editor-in-Chief of CHRISMED J Health and Research; serves on the scientific advisory board of International J Stroke and serves as an Associate Editor for the Neurology India Journal.Dr. Addington serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jaffee serves on the scientific advisory boards for WETA (Public Television) Brainline, U. S. Army Peer Review Alzheimer Research Program and the NIH translational research outcome consortium review.

1) Current practices in feeding tube placement for US acute ischemic stroke inpatients and 2) Topic of the month: Management of sports concussion. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Ted Burns, Section Editor Podcasts, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Kevin Barrett interviews Drs. Ben George and Adam Kelly about their paper on current practices in feeding tube placement for US acute ischemic stroke inpatients. Dr. James Addington is reading our e-Pearl of the week about childhood stroke: think metabolic. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Stephen Donahue interviews Dr. Michael Jaffee about the definition of concussion and how the grading has evolved over recent years. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Barrett, George, Kelly, Addington and Jaffee.Dr. Barrett serves as an editorial board member of Neurology; serves as an Associate Editor of Neurohospitalist and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. George receives research support from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and the Parkinson's disease Foundation.Dr. Kelly serves as an editorial board member of Continuum; serves as Guest Editor for Cerebrovascular Disease issue, April 2014 and received research support from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.Dr. Addington serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jaffee serves on the scientific advisory boards for WETA (Public Television) Brainline, U. S. Army Peer Review Alzheimer Research Program and the NIH translational research outcome consortium review.

Area of functional symptoms & conversion disorders. Lesson of the Week interviews from November 2013.

1) Growth hormone treatment for childhood short stature and risk of stroke in early adulthood and 2) Topic of the month: Contemporary alternative medicine therapies. 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. Cyrus Boelman interviews Dr. Emmanuel Touze about his paper on growth hormone treatment for childhood short stature and risk of stroke in early childhood. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about LG-1 antibodies in limbic encephalitis. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Rebecca Wells interviews Dr. Don Levy about approaches of Integrative Medicine practitioners to patient care. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. Numis.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.

1) A clinical pathologic study of depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in old age and 2) Topic of the month: Contemporary alternative medicine therapies. 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. Robert S. Wilson about his paper on depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in old age. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about ictal syncope. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Rebecca Wells interviews Dr. Tieraona Low Dog about complementary alternative medicine therapies using supplements for treatment of headaches. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Wilson and Numis. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; receives royalties for the publications of Early diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment and Dementia: An atlas of investigation and diagnosis; is a consultant for PRA International and receives research support from the NIH, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Elan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Danone, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Merck Serono and for clinical trials. Dr. Wilson serves as a Consulting Editor of Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, Psychology and Aging, and Neuropsychology; is a consultant for Pain Therapeutics, Inc.; and receives research support from the NIH. Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.