Neurology® Podcast

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. Benjamin Atkinson interviews Dr. Thanh Phan about his paper on hypoxic coma: A meta-analysis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about distinguishing dystonic tremor from essential tremor. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Julian Bragg interviews Dr. Miguel Hernán for our Lesson of the Week about bias. The participants had nothing to disclosure.

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. Brett Kissela interviews Dr. John Ly about his paper on cerebral amyloid angiopathy related hemorrhage. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. In the next part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr Dan Larriviere for our Lesson of the week toolbox about principles of bioethics: respect of autonomy. The participants had nothing to disclosure except for Drs. Kissela, Larriviere and Burns.Dr. Kissela served on the scientific advisory board for Allergan, Inc in 2009; served as a consultant for Allergan for 2-day meeting in 2009; received honoraria from CME program and unrestricted educational grants; received research support from the NIH [R01 NS 30678], [N01 NS 081588], [1Ul1 RR026314] and received compensation for reviewing records for

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. Mark Quigg interviews Dr. Rainer Surges and Prof. Matthew Walker about their paper on generalized seizures. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about HSV-1 encephalitis and falsely negative PCR. In the next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Curt LaFrance for our Lesson of the week toolbox about psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. The participants had nothing to disclosure except for Prof. Walker, Drs. Surges and Espay. Dr. Surges received research support from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.Prof. Walker serves on scientific advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai Inc., UCB, and Sierra Neuro; has received travel expenses and honoraria for lectures or educational activities not funded by industry; serves as an Associate Editor of Epilepsia and Therapeutic

1. Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement. 2. [What’s Trending]: On tau protein and Alzheimer dementia symptoms. In the first segment, Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. James Russell about his paper on brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Jeff Burns focuses his interview with Dr. Matthew Brier on tau protein and Alzheimer dementia symptoms.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Jason Crowell reports no disclosures. Dr. James Russell has served on Scientific Advisory Boards for Cytokinetics - Data Monitoring Board PROTOCOL CY 5022 A PHASE 2, MULTI-CENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, DOSE- RANGING, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND TOLERABILITY OF CK-2127107 IN PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). Dr. James Russell received travel funding from 1) Non-profit - Mexican Academy of Neurology - Funded

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. Shanna Patterson interviews Dr. Mauricio Delgado about his AAN guidelines on children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about triple-H sign in anterior choroidal artery infarction. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Joanna Jen for our Lesson of the week toolbox about benign paroxysmal positional vertigo vs. posterior circulation stroke. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Drs. Delgado and Espay. Dr. Delgado serves on the editorial board of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology; has received research support from Abbott, Sciele Pharma, Inc., UCB, Allergan, Inc., the Hurst Foundation, the United Cerebral Palsy Research & Educational Foundation, the Linda and Don Carter Foundation, and the C

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. Valerie Voon about her paper on conversion disorder. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about checklist for using intravenous phenytoin. The next part of the podcast is the second portion to an interview by Dr. Beau Bruce talking with Dr. Stewart Teppert about triptans. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Dr. Voon. Dr. Voon serves on a scientific advisory board for Boehringer Ingelheim; serves on the editorial board of Movement Disorders; and was supported by an intramural National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke fellowship.

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. Richard Dubinsky about his paper on transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuroacanthocytosis can mimic Huntington disease. The next part of the podcast is excerpts from an AANEM interview with Dr. Ray Adams along with a brief introduction from Dr. Ted Burns. Theres a book review about Dr. Ray Adams in this weeks issue of Neurology. Please be sure to check out the review of the book, which is titled: Raymond Adams. A life of mind and muscle by Dr. Peter J. Koehler. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Dr. Dubinsky. Dr. Dubinsky serves on a scientific advisory board and speakers bureau for Allergan, Inc.; receives honoraria from BrioMed; receives research support from Allergan, Inc., Merz Pharmac

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. Juliana Lockman interview Dr. Roderick Duncan about his paper on psychogenic non epileptic attacks. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about rosary-like calcifications in carotid stenosis. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Chris Coffey for our Lesson of the week about non-inferiority trials. 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 disclosure except Dr. Duncan. Dr. Duncan has received speaker honoraria and funding for travel from UCB.

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 interview Dr. Stephen Salloway about his paper on using bapineuzumab in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Brian Weinshenker for the Lesson of the Week (disease of the month) on triptans. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns & Salloway. Dr. Burns serves on the Neurology Podcast Committee.Dr. Salloway serves on scientific advisory boards for Myriad Genetics, Inc, Elan Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, Eisai Inc., and Pfizer; serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; receives royalties from American Psychiatric Press Inc and Humana Press; received s

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. Sam Taylor interview Dr. Una McCann about her paper on recreational MDMA (Ecstasy). In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about EEG for diagnosis of tick paralysis. The podcast concludes where Dr. Ted Burns provides an introduction to Dr. Mateens interview with Dr. Donald Mulder which was recorded for the January 8, 2008 Lesson of the Week. Dr. Mulders In Memoriam is published in this issue. The participants had nothing to disclose except Dr. McCann. Dr. McCann has served on a scientific advisory board and speakers bureau for Jazz Pharmaceuticals; has received honoraria from Public Health Service and the Veterans Administration (grant reviews); and receives research support from the NIH [NIDA #R01 DA010217 (PI), NHLBI/NIDA #1 R01 Hl071501 (PI), NIDA # 1RO1 DA017231-01 A1 (Co-I), N

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. Mark Keegan interview Dr. Massimo Filippi about his paper on oral vs. intravenous methyprednisolone in MS. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about pseudo-myasthenic ptosis. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Josep Dalmau for our Lesson of the week toolbox about NMDAR encephalitis. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Drs. Keegan, Filippi, Espay and Dalmau. Dr. Keegan serves as Section Co-Editor for Neurology and the Neurology Podcast Panel.Dr. Filippi serves on scientific advisory boards for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Genmab A/S; has received funding for travel from Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompè AG, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; serves on editorial boards of the American Journal

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. Heather Harle interview Dr. Rod Adam about his paper on coccidioidal meningitis and brain abscesses. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about isolated medial rectus palsy in midbrain infarction. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Daniel Weintraub for our Lesson of the week toolbox about MoCA vs MMSE. 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 disclosure except Drs. Espay and Weintraub. Dr. Espay has received personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim; grant support from Codman; Medtronic, Inc; Allergan, Inc.; and CleveMed, and honoraria from UCB-SCHWARZ PHARMA AG; Medtronic, Inc. and Novartis.Dr. Weintraub has served on a

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Michelle Mauermann interview Dr. Hiroshi Mitsumoto about his paper on how progressive muscular atrophy is a form of ALS. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuromuscular disorders unmasked by statin therapy. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Brian Weinshenker for the Lesson of the Week (disease of the month) on neuromyelitis optica. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Mitsumoto & Weinshenker. Dr. Mitsumoto has served on scientific advisory boards for and/or received speaker honoraria from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Knopp Neurosciences Inc., Neuralstem, Inc., and Sanofi-aventis, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; and has received research support from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Knopp Neur

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matthew Barrett interview Drs. Pablo Martinez-Martin and K. Ray Chaudhuri about their paper on non-motor symptoms scale in Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about varicella zoster virus can mimic Guillain-Barre syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. David Loring for the Lesson of the Week on psychometric properties. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Martinez-Martin and Chaudhuri. Dr. Martinez-Martin served on a scientific advisory board for Novartis; serves on the editorial boards of Neurologia, the Spanish Society of Neurology, Revista de Neurologia, and Societies of Neurology of the Spanish autonomous regions; has received speaker honoraria from Sanofi aventis and Novartis; and receives research suppor

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interview Dr. Aline Bouwes about her paper on mild hypothermia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Michael Benatar interviews Dr. Mark Conaway for the Lesson of the Week on sensitivity and specificity. The participants had nothing to disclose.

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Russ Swerdlow interview Dr. Dan Larriviere about the AAN paper on neuroenhancements. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the Serotonin syndrome. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Ruth Walker for our Lesson of the week toolbox about chorea-acanthocytosis. 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 disclosure except Drs. Larriviere, Espay and Walker. Dr. Larriviere has received honoraria for serving on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty and has received an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, Inc.Dr. Espay has received personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim; grant suppo

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Fabi Nahab interview Dr. Mitch Elkind about his paper on The Northern Manhattan Study. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about don't get caught with a "bovine arch." The podcast concludes where Dr. Jason Mackey interviews Dr. Daniel Claassen for the Lesson of the Week segment about the Resident & Fellow Section paper about orbital bruits. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Elkind, Claassen and Mackey.Dr. Elkind serves as Resident and Fellow Section Editor for Neurology; serves as a consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership, GlaxoSmithKline, Jarvik Heart, Tethys Bioscience, Inc., and Daiichi-Sankyo; serves on speakers' bureaus for Boehringer-Ingelheim, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interview Drs. Bob Miller and Carlayne Jackson about the two AAN guidelines on care of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the smile of Wilson disease. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Andrew Norden for the Lesson of the Week Drug/Disease segment about VEGF inhibitors. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Miller and Jackson.Dr. Miller serves on the editorial board of the ALS Journal; received a speaker honorarium from the AANEM; served as a consultant to Celgene, Knopp Neurosciences Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Taiji Biomedical, Inc., Sanofi-aventis, Novartis, and Neuraltus; and receives research support from the NIH [#R01 NS 44887 (PI)] and the Muscula

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Matthew Barrett interview Dr. Ergun Uc about his paper driving with Parkinson disease. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about cervical MRI with anterior flexion in Hirayama disease. The podcast concludes where Dr. Casey Hall interviews Dr. Mark Conaway for the Lesson of the Week on Wilcoxon tests. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Uc.Dr. Uc received an honorarium from Current Medicine Group LLC for writing an invited article; serves on the NIH/NINDS VA Merit Review Board; and receives research support from the Parkinson disease Foundation (PI).

This Podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Interim Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interview Dr. Pooja Khatri about her paper on outcome after ischemic stroke. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuroimaging in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Nizar Souayah for our LOTW about swine flu and the risk of GBS. 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 disclosure except Dr. Khatri. Dr. Khatri receives royalties from publishing The Stroke Center Handbook (Taylor & Francis Group, 2006-2008); research support from the NIH/NINDS NS059843; and received an honorarium for contributing to Continuum.