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. 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.

This 100th 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. David Beversdorf with Dr. Michael Conn about his book co-authored with Dr. James Parker published in 2008 on research on animals. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Neuroimaging in acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The next part of the podcast is Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Jim Lah for our LOTW about mild cognitive impairment. The participants had nothing to disclosure except Dr. Beversdorf. Dr. Beversdorf has spoken for Pfizer and Novartis until 2008, not related to this work, and has received recent funding from the National Alliance for Autism Research (now Autism Speaks) and NIH for his work.

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. John Mytinger interview Drs. Stephen Ashwal and David Michelson about the AAN Guidelines on evaluation of the child with microcephaly. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Bruns syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Chad Hales interviews Dr. Lori Schuh for the Lesson of the Week segment about her publication in the Resident & Fellow Section on the new locally administered Neurology Clinical Skills Examination. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Ashwal. Dr. Ashwal serves on the scientific advisory board of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and the International Pediatric Stroke Society; serves as an editor of Pediatric Neurology; and receives research support from the NIH [# 1 R01 NS059770-01A2 (PI), # 1 R01 NS054001-01A1 (PI), and # R01

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. Michael Benatar interview Dr. John Ravits about his paper on ALS motor phenotype heterogeneity, focality and spread. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about foreign accent syndrome. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Octavian Adam for the Lesson of the Week segment about the Resident & Fellow Section paper on patient telephone calls in a Movement Disorders Center. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Ravits and Espay.Dr. Ravits serves as an editorial board member of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisand Other Motor Neuron Disorders and the Journal of Neurodegeneration andRegeneration; is funded by a research program development grant from Microsoft Research and private non-profit foundation grants from the Juniper Foundation

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. Jim Galvin interview Drs. Juan Troncoso and Diego Iacono about their paper on on clinically silent AD, neuronal hypertrophy and linguistic skills. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Massimo Cincotta for the Lesson of the Week Toolbox segment about mirror movements. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Dr. Espay.Dr. Espay received has 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.

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. Michael Sowell interview Dr. Tobias Kurth about his paper on risk of cardiovascular disease in women. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about mirror movements. The podcast concludes where Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Sheng-Han Kuo for the Lesson of the Week segment about his paper for the Resident & Fellow Section on translational research in movement disorders. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Espay and Kurth. Dr. Espay received has 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. Kurth has received funding for travel from the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation; received honora

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. Mark Keegan interview Dr. Murali Ramanathan about his paper on how smoking is associated with multiple sclerosis. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about myoclonic status epilepticus. The podcast concludes where Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Emmanuel Mignot for the Lesson of the Week (Disease) segment about narcolepsy. The participants had nothing to disclose except for Drs. Ramanathan and Mignot.Dr. Ramanathan received research funding from EMD Serono, Pfizer, Novartis, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. He received compensation for serving as an Editor from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. These are unrelated to the research presented in this report.Dr. Mignot receives rese