Neurology Minute

Dr. Tesha Monteith and Dr. Lawrence Robbins discuss clinical pearls on treating patients with refractory headaches in terms of preventive management.

Dr. Tesha Monteith and Dr. Jennifer Robblee discuss how to diagnose and manage refractory headaches.  

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Prof. Zsolt Illes discuss the mortality of patients with AQP4 antibody–seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder compared with that in the general population. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209147 

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about the FDA declaring the use of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation devices for the acute and preventative treatment of migraine. Show reference: https://practicalneurology.com/articles/2024-may-june/update-on-noninvasive-neuromodulation-devices-for-headache-treatment 

June is Headache and Migraine Awareness Month. In this episode, Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about understanding migraine as an inherited chronic neurological disorder.  

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Eliska Klimkova-Deutschova.  

Dr. Dan Ackerman and Dr. Andy Southerland discuss the impact of glucose control on the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage following thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. Show references: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209323  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. 

Dr. Tesha Monteith and Dr. Messoud Ashina discuss the comparison between cortical morphometry to a large sample of people with migraine and healthy controls, as well as across migraine subtypes.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209305  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Isabelle Rapin. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part two of this two-part series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Avindra Nath about new research related to post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Mary Anne Guggenheim.  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Avindra Nath discuss clinical pearls and advice to better recognize and diagnose patients with post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. 

Dr. Dan Ackerman and Dr. Silja Räty discuss the outcomes of patients with basilar artery occlusion treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) only and compares IVT with endovascular thrombectomy.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209249 

Dr. Alison Christy delves into another women's history minute to discuss Louise Eisenhardt.  

In part five of this six-part series, Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about remote electrical neuromodulation.  Show reference: https://practicalneurology.com/articles/2024-may-june/update-on-noninvasive-neuromodulation-devices-for-headache-treatment 

In part two of this two-part series, Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Andrea Lendaris discuss normalizing vulnerability.  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Emanuele Cerulli Irelli about the research on seizure recurrence in women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy who switch from valproate to another medication. Show reference:  https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209222

Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Andrea Lendaris about her experience with Usher syndrome type 2A and her journey dealing with acute and chronic health challenges.  

Dr. Christine Cliatt Brown discusses some updates on the impact of sleep apnea on cognition and dementia risk. Show references: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37462968/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2023.1097946/full  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33769542/

Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the Neurology Today article, "Study Identifies Disparities in Access to Neurodiagnostic Studies for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy" by Gina Shawr, available in the May 16 issue of Neurology Today or neurologytoday.org. Show reference:  https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2024/05160/study_identifies_disparities_in_access_to.6.aspx