Neurology® Podcast

Dr. Gregg Day talks with Prof. Ronald Postuma about the conflicting evidence regarding the association between seasonal changes and daylight-saving time and sleep disorders. Read the related article in Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Derek Stitt talks with Dr. Andrew Callen about the relationship between bern score, spinal elastance, and opening pressure in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Read the related article in Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

The June 2023 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews regarding the biomarker discovery in Parkinson disease. This episode begins with an overview of the latest in Parkinson’s research, including biomarker development with Dr. Bas Bloom. The episode continues with an interview with Dr. Lucilla Parnetti about the clinical application of α-synuclein seed amplification, leading into an interview with Prof. Andrew Siderowf about seed amplification in PD in the PPMI cohort. The June Neurology Recall concludes with an interview with Dr. Christopher Gibbons on skin α-synuclein in MSA and PD.   Related Links: Research in Movement Disorders in 2022: A New Era of Biomarker and Treatment Development: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(22)00494-X/fulltex Podcast Link: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/26775207 α-Synuclein Seed Amplification Assays for Diagnosing Synucleinopathies: The Way Forward: https://n.neurology.org/content/99/5/195  Podcast Link: https://

Dr. Alison Christy talks with Dr. Tatjana Bremova-Ertl about the use of N-acetyl-L-leucine in pediatric and adult patients with GM2 gangliosidoses. Read the related article in Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Prof. Andrew Siderowf about the assessment of heterogeneity among participants in the Parkinson progression markers initiative cohort using α-synuclein seed amplification. Read the related article in The Lancet Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Nico Dosenbach about topographic brain organization and redrawing the homunculus. Read the related article in Nature. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Farrah Mateen talks with Dr. Deanna Saylor about proposed competencies that can serve as a basis for global neurology training programs. Read the related article in Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207184  

Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Dr. Suma Babu about a new approved treatment for ALS that is associated with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene. Read the related article on the FDA website. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Farrah Mateen about clinical information that neurologists and other clinicians can use to treat people who are forcibly displaced. Read the related article in Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000206857

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Prof. Bastiaan Bloem about the latest developments in biomarkers and treatments for movement disorders, which have been described in numerous research papers from 2022.  Read the related article in The Lancet. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Mark Burish about circadian-targeted research into cluster headache and migraine. Read the related article in Neurology. For links to articles and previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Sophie Cho, Program Director in the Division of Clinical Research at NINDS, about the state of Parkinson disease research. For links to previous podcast episodes, please visit NPUb.org/Podcast.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Raúl Martínez-Fernández about the long-term outcome of unilateral FUS-STN treatment for Parkinson disease. Read the related article in Neurology.

Dr. Andrew Southerland talks with Dr. Alejandro Rabinstein and Hassan Kobeissi about comparing outcomes between CTP and NCCT for EVT selection in the late therapeutic window. Read the related article in Neurology.

Dr. Matthew Harms talks with Dr. Emily Plowman about the effects of inspiratory and expiratory respiratory strength training (RST) programs in individuals with ALS. Read the related article in Neurology.

Prof. Jon Stone speaks with Drs. Tamara Pringsheim and Davide Martino about the latest updates on functional tic-like behaviors and new diagnostic criteria.  For more information on this topic, check out the previous conversation from January 2022 with Prof. Jon Stone and Dr. Tamara Pringsheim. Read the related article in The New York Times. Read the other related articles in the European Journal of Neurology by Dr. Martino and Dr. Pringsheim.   

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Alexandra Jean Sinclair about disease course and long-term outcomes in pregnant women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Read the related article in Neurology®.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Vikas Kotagal about how neighborhood socioeconomic factors vary among individuals with different types of clinical movement disorders.  Read the related article in Neurology®: Clinical Practice.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Christopher Gibbons about the need for accurate diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for MSA and its differentiation from other synucleinopathies. Read the related article in Neurology®.