Neurology Minute

Dr. Megan Seay discusses examination of nystagmus and differentiation between jerk, pendular, and right-beating nystagmus.

Dr. Rae Bacharach discusses neuroinflammation and brain fog.

Dr. Emma Ciafaloni discusses myasthenia gravis in the second part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Myasthenia Gravis and Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes" by Dr. Ciafaloni in the December 2019 Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders issue of Continuum. 

Dr. Emma Ciafaloni discusses myasthenia gravis in the first part of this three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Myasthenia Gravis and Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes" by Dr. Ciafaloni in the December 2019 Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders issue of Continuum. 

Dr. Casey Halpern provides the main takeaways from his paper ona three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor.

In the continuation of a series on stroke, Dr. Andy Southerland discusses whether statins provide protection against intracerebral hemorrhage. 

Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the latest developments in automated interpretation of EEGs and identifying IEDs in diagnosis.

In the 2nd part of a 10-part series on stroke and the second part of an interview with Dr. David Thaler, he discusses patient selection for PFO closure.

Dr. Stacey Clardy reports on the re-emergence of cases of eastern equine encephalitis. 

Dr. Alberto Ascherio discusses the main takeaways from his paper on physical activity and prodromal features of Parkinson disease.

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks about the main takeaways from her talk on treatment and prevention of NMO. 

Dr. Jason Crowell talks about Daylight Savings Time and effects on the brain, from a JAMA Neurology paper by Beth Malow et al., which can be read here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2753446 

Dr. Will Rondeau talks with Dr. David Thaler about the current state of PFO closure and stroke prevention, in the first of a ten-part stroke series. 

Dr. Teshamae Monteith discusses lasmiditan as a migraine drug for acute migraine attacks. 

Dr. Sylvia Tenembaum discusses whether plasma exchange was safe and effective for children in her study this week in Neurology.

Dr. Ted Burns nerve conduction studies in CSF.

Dr. Sashank Prasad and Dr. Marc Dinkin discuss higher cortical visual disorders in the third part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Higher Cortical Visual Disorders" by Drs. Prasad and Dinkin in the October 2019 Neuro-ophthalmology issue of Continuum. 

Dr. Christopher Tarolli provides the main take-home points from his talk on symptom burden among individuals with Parkinson disease, from his Neurology: Clinical Practice paper. 

Dr. Greg Day discusses sex-specific differences in dementia, from an October 9th article in Neurology. 

Dr. Ted Burns discusses genetic panel testing and hyperCKemia.