Neurology® Podcast

1) Efficacy and safety of deflazacort versus prednisone and placebo for Duchenne muscular dystrophy2) e-Pearl topic: Alien limb phenomenon3) Topic of the month: How to examine and approach movement disordersThis 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. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Dr. Robert Griggs about his the efficacy and safety of deflazacort versus prednisone for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Dr. Ilena George is reading our e-Pearl of the week about alien limb phenomenon. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Don Gilbert on the topic of tics.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Griggs serves as Correspondence Editor for Neurology®; serves as an editorial board member of NeuroTherapeutics and Current Treatment Opinions in Neurology; serves on the scientific advisory board for SAB for National Hospital Queen Square, Marathon Pharmaceuticals, PT