Neurology® Podcast

Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Neurology® with Part I of a series of interviews on the history of the journal featuring editors-in-chief Drs. José Merino, Robert Gross, John Noseworthy, and Robert Griggs as well as Podcast Editors Drs. Ted Burns and Stacey Clardy.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the effectiveness of the three first line treatments for infantile spasms with Dr. Zachary Grinspan (00:51). In the second segment, Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Dr. Ricardo Taipa about the clinical manifestations, imaging results, and neuropathological findings associated with CNS involvement in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (14:53).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Avi Nath, Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, about COVID-19 vaccines and neurology immunotherapy (00:56). In the second segment, Dr. Andy Southerland discusses disparities in the utilization of stroke interventions with Dr. Adam de Havenon (18:18).

The December 2021 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews regarding the diagnosis and management of stroke. This episode features Dr. Andy Southerland and Will Rondeau in conversation with Drs. Seemant Chaturvedi, Lee Schwamm, Jyri Virta, and Sidsel Hastrup, offering listeners a review across the field of vascular neurology.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Christopher Klein about small fiber neuropathy incidence, prevalence, longitudinal impairments, and disabilities (00:45). In the second segment, Dr. Amy Guzik discusses the representation of women in stroke clinical trials relative to the burden of disease in the population with Dr. Cheryl Carcel (16:12).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Tesha Monteith discusses the International Headache Society and European Headache Federation 2021 joint International Headache Congress with Dr. Patricia Pozo-Rosich (00:45). In the second segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Jan Rusz about identifying speech subtypes in patients with Parkinson disease in response to long-term dopaminergic therapy (8:18).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell discusses the AAN Guideline Subcommittee's practice guideline summary on dopaminergic therapy for motor symptoms in early Parkinson disease with Dr. Anthony Lang (00:45). In the second segment, Dr. Kathryn Nevel talks with Dr. Amanda Guidon about the development of consensus disease definitions for neurologic immune-related adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (17:04). 

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Stacey Clardy discusses the causes, features, evaluation, and treatment of chronic meningeal inflammation or infection with Dr. Allen Aksamit. In the second segment, Dr. Eoin Flanagan talks with Dr. Tomas Kalincik about the associations of disease-modifying therapies with COVID-19 severity in multiple sclerosis (26:48).

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Gregg Day discusses the importance of patient participation in the decision-making process when considering the use of aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease with Dr. Ron Petersen, Director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Center. In the second segment, Dr. Andy Southerland talks with Dr. Jyri Virta about the risk of aneurysm rupture after thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke and unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell discusses the business of Alzheimer disease and how to approach teaching patients about aducanumab with Dr. Jason Karlawish. In the second segment, Dr. Jennifer Bickel talks with Dr. Eric Kaiser about the contribution of melanopsin and cone signals to light-induced reflexive eye closure in migraine.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Kiran Thakur about the importance of monitoring COVID-19 vaccines for neurologic adverse events and learning from past vaccination programs. In the second segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff interviews Dr. Carles Gaig about the frequency and types of movement disorders in patients with anti-IgLON5 disease.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Alberto Espay talks with Prof. Julian Gillmore about CRISPR-Cas9 in vivo gene editing for transthyretin amyloidosis. In the second segment, Dr. Pearce Korb discusses the long-term outcomes of osmotic demyelination syndrome in an updated cohort with Dr. Whitney Fitts.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns interviews legendary musician Peter Frampton about his experience with inclusion body myositis and his storied career. For more with Peter Frampton, read the cover story in the October/November 2020 issue of Brain & Life, the AAN’s patient and caregiver magazine. In the second segment, Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Dr. Amy Tsou about the updated AAN Position Statement on ethical concerns raised by high drug costs.

The October 2021 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews focused on thunderclap headache. This episode features Dr. Tesha Monteith in conversation with Dr. Andy Southerland and his patient, Martien Halvorson-Taylor, as well as with headache experts Drs. Jonathan Smith, Dileep Yavagal, and Alexandra Cocores.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Winston Chiong about the updated AAN Position Statement on Ethical Considerations in Dementia Diagnosis and Care. In the second segment, Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Emily Edmonds about differing cognitive, biomarker, and neuropathologic trajectories in subtypes of mild cognitive impairment.

Dr. Alex Menze discusses the acute and chronic effects of a history of concussions with Dr. Nathan Churchill.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Eoin Flanagan about how MRI T-2 lesion evolution differs across central nervous system demyelinating disorders. In the second segment, Dr. Teshamae Monteith talks with Dr. Gabriela Carvalho about behavioral and neuronal responses to a virtual roller coaster ride in patients with migraine.

In the first part of the podcast, Dr. Andy Southerland talks with Dr. Edward Chang about the use of a neuroprosthesis for decoding speech in a paralyzed person with anarthria. In the second segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff discusses the trajectory and magnitude of the progression of clinical features in Lewy body dementia with Dr. Elie Matar.

The September 2021 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews focused on the management of myasthenia gravis. The selected interviews feature Dr. Ted Burns and Dr. Stacey Clardy in conversation with Drs. Gil Wolfe, Joseph Shrager, and Pushpa Narayanaswami before closing with before closing with notes from Dr. Ted Burns on MuSK myasthenia gravis.