Sage Neuroscience and Neurology

Dr. Laura Kirkpatrick, resident in pediatric neurology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, talks about how to counsel adolescents and their families about epilepsy and reproductive health. Pediatric Neurologists’ Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Adolescent and Young Adult Women With Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability in the October 2021 issue of JCN. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08830738211041824

A physician and parent talks anonymously about her experience with her daughter’s seizures.

Dr. Jennifer Bain, a pediatric neurologist and assistant professor at Columbia University, discusses autism characteristics, red flags for diagnosis and the importance of early intervention. They explore the core domains of autism, early behavioral interventions, and potential environmental risk factors. The podcast also covers factors influencing autism development, detection methods, and the complexity of autism spectrum disorder.

An interview with Dr. Felicia Gliksman, pediatric neurologist and director of the Concussion Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.

Dr. Hope O’Brien, headache specialist and Associate Editor for headache at JCN, talks about opening her own clinic for headache medicine – The Headache Center of Hope – in Cincinnati, Ohio. https://www.hcohcincy.com/hope-obrien

Dr. Michael Msall, Professor of Pediatrics at the Pritzker School of Medicine, discusses healthcare disparities in pediatric neurodevelopment. Topics include licensed professionals in care, early intervention, neurological challenges, biomarkers, advancements in treatment, 'Lorenzo's Oil' movie, managing neurodevelopmental disabilities, and addressing health disparities.

Dr. Amal Abu Libdeh, pediatric neurologist and movement disorders specialist at the University of Virginia, talks about the challenges that face international medical school graduates, what they bring to the table in pediatric neurology, and how we can help and support them.

Dr. Grace Gombolay, Pediatric Neurologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine, on her research in neuroinflammatory disease and autoimmune encephalitis. Recent papers in JCN: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08830738211025867 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0883073820939392

Dr. Brenda Banwell, pediatric neurologist and neuroimmunologist and chief of neurology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about how pediatric neurologists can get involved with the AAN to advocate for their patients, find phenomenal mentors and further their own careers. https://www.aan.com/

Dr. Nina Schor, deputy director of the NINDS, talks about her career, her research, her poetry and her current work in equity and diversity. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0883073813483173