Neurology® Podcast

The June 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews about the impact of the FDA's approval of aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD). This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Gregg Day, Ron Petersen, and Jason Karlawish on the clinical science guiding amyloid-based treatments for AD, the importance of patient participation when considering the use of aducanumab, and the business of Alzheimer disease, respectively. This month's Recall concludes with an interview featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pam Belluck on Medicare's limitations on aducanumab coverage.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Meredith Bock about the association of motor, non-motor, and behavioral symptoms with health-related quality of life in people with Parkinson disease. Read the full article in Neurology.

In the second part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about her career and work studying the consequences of repetitive traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). For more information on the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank at the Boston University CTE Center, including brain donation inquiries, click here.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Ming Lim about the diagnosis and management of opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS) in children. Read the full article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.

In the first part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about the high incidence and mortality rates of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in NFL athletes. For more information on the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank at the Boston University CTE Center, including brain donation inquiries, click here.

Dr. Derek Stitt talks with Dr. Anne Oaklander about the association of long COVID with incident polyneuropathy affecting the small-fiber axons. Read the full article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Shóbi Sivathamboo about the incidence of serious cardiac arrhythmias detected by subcutaneous cardiac monitors in patients with chronic drug-resistant epilepsy. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Andreas Rowald about the efficacy of activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation, which was shown to rapidly restore trunk and leg motor functions in patients with spinal cord injury after complete paralysis.

Dr. Stacey Clardy discusses the prognostic factors and efficacy of immunosuppressive treatments for spinal cord sarcoidosis with Dr. Antoine Gavoille. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Bruce Bebo about the estimated economic burden of multiple sclerosis in the US, highlighting direct and indirect cost drivers. Read the full article in Neurology. Please be sure to check out the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's "MS Navigator" resource, which connects patients with MS and their family members to experts who can help them navigate the challenges of MS, from making workplace accommodation requests to case management assessment.

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Michael Fox about the association of connectivity between brain networks and sites of deep brain stimulation (DBS) with DBS-induced cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson disease. Check out the free clinical tool designed to help DBS programmers based on the research discussed in this episode here.

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Mark Keezer about the risk of sudden death and cardiac arrhythmia in patients utilizing lamotrigine to treat epilepsy. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Dr. Gregg Day about amyloid-targeting treatments for Alzheimer disease as well as how to navigate conversations about aducanumab with patients.

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Barbara Decker about maternal obstetric complications and non-elective postpartum readmissions in women with prior stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Aurora Pujol about diagnosing genetic white matter disorders by singleton whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing using interactome-driven prioritization. Read the full article in Neurology.

Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Todd Schwedt about the treatment of chronic migraine with medication overuse through the patient-centered Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy (MOTS) clinical trial. Read the full article in Neurology.

The April 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews with fellow neurologists about their personal experiences as patients. This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Daniel Drubach, Daniel Gibbs, Ted Burns, and Oliver Sacks, offering our listeners essential lessons and insights into the importance of physician empathy.