Neurology Minute

In part 2 of this series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Maureen Leehey discuss non-motor symptoms such as sleep and cognition in patients with Parkinson disease taking a cannabis extract versus placebo.  Show reference: https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mds.29768 

Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Maureen Leehey discuss the short-term efficacy and tolerability of high-CBD/low-THC cannabis extract on the motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease. Show reference: https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mds.29768   

Dr. Jason Crowell and Drs. Sarah Louise Edwards and Zachary London discuss the current state of game-based learning in neuroscience education. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NE9.0000000000200103   

In part four of this six-part series, Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about external combined occipital and trigeminal neurostimulation devices that are non-invasive.  

In part three of this six-part series, Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about transcranial magnetic stimulation.  

Dr. Stacey Clardy discusses the upcoming 2024 AAN Summer Conference, which will take place both online and in person in Atlanta, GA from July 19-20. Click the link to learn more!  

Dr. Howard Goodkin and Dr. Alison M. Pack discuss the new updated guidelines piece on the conclusions and recommendations regarding the effects of antiseizure medications and folic acid supplementation on the prevalence of MCMs, adverse perinatal outcomes, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born to PWECP.  Show reference: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209279  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Derek Stitt and Dr. Adam de Havenon discuss the burden of neurologic health care and incident neurologic diagnoses in the year after COVID-19 vs influenza.  Show reference: https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000209248  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Rae Bacharach discusses the Neurology Today article, "These AI Hacks Could Alleviate Administrative Burden" by Lola Butcher, available in the April 4th issue of Neurology Today or at neurologytoday.com. Show References:  https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2024/04040/these_ai_hacks_could_alleviate_administrative.6.aspx This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part three of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. Dr. Dina Bolden discusses how to compassionately and effectively communicate a PNES diagnosis and how to develop a treatment plan. Show reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26633963/ This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part two of this six-part series, Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about Cefaly a trigeminal nerve stimulation for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine in adults. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Vikram Karnik and Dr. Rob de Bie discuss early vs. delayed start of Levodopa in early Parkinson disease, and what it means for our clinical practice. Show reference: https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29796  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Alice Tang discuss herpes simplex virus encephalitis in patients with autoimmune conditions and other factors.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209297  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Tesha Monteith starts off this 5-part series with an introduction to neuromodulation.  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part two of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. Dr. Olga Alexeeva discusses disclosing a diagnosis of PNES to your patients in this episode. Show reference:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26633963/ This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Irfan Sheikh finishes out his five-part series about idiopathic generalized epilepsy with a discussion of epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.  

Dr. Halley Alexander, Dr. Jacqueline French, and Dr. Nora Jandhyala discuss investigating ED recognition of motor vs. non-motor seizures and its effect on the management and treatment of focal epilepsy in adolescents. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209389 

In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Bob Fox walk through what serum neurofilament light chain is measuring and how it applies more broadly to neurologic disease.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209357 

In the first episode of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Bob Fox walk through what serum neurofilament light chain is measuring and how it applies more broadly to neurological disease.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209357 

In part one of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. In this episode, Dr. Andy Ho Wing Chan provides an overview of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). Show reference: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epi4.12060