Neurology Minute

Latest Episodes:

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mar 31, 2022

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Dr. Charlotte Sumner discusses spinal muscular atrophy, highlighting the historic milestone reached with three medications receiving FDA approval for the treatment of SMA.

Neuro-respiratory Criteria for Death Determination Mar 30, 2022

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Drs. Ariane Lewis and David Magnus discuss the need to update the Uniform Declaration of Death Act (UDDA), aligning the legal criteria with the medical standards used to determine death by neurological criteria.

Show references: https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2022/01/25/WNL.0000000000200024

LGI1 Antibody Encephalitis Mar 29, 2022

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Dr. Keng Lam discusses LGI1 antibody encephalitis.

Careers in Neurology: Transcranial Stimulation Mar 28, 2022

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Dr. Katrina Ignacio discusses the emerging subspecialty of Transcranial Stimulation.

Neurology of Pregnancy Mar 25, 2022

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Dr. Mary Angela O'Neal discusses the February Continuum issue on the Neurology of Pregnancy.

Cognitive Outcomes in mTBI Mar 24, 2022

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Dr. Raquel Gardner discusses the development of a clinically-relevant definition of poor cognitive outcome one year after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and whether outcomes can be predicted by baseline clinical variables.

Show references: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35173018/

ARIA Associated with Aducanumab Mar 23, 2022

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Dr. Lon Schneider discusses the development of ARIA in Phase 3 EMERGE and ENGAGE trials that led to the FDA's accelerated approval of aducanumab for the treatment of MCI Alzheimer's disease.

Show references: https://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/aduhelm-phase-3-data-aria-common-sometimes-serious

Epilepsy & Pregnancy - Part 2 Mar 22, 2022

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In part 2 of a 2 part series, Yi Li, MD, Ph.D., discusses her article, "Epilepsy and Pregnancy" from the February Neurology of Pregnancy Continuum issue. This article and the accompanying Continuum Audio interview are available to all at continpub.com/EpilepsyPreg until May 1, 2022.

Epilepsy & Pregnancy - Part 1 Mar 21, 2022

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In part 1 of a 2 part series, Yi Li, MD, Ph.D., discusses her article, "Epilepsy and Pregnancy" from the February Neurology of Pregnancy Continuum issue. This article and the accompanying Continuum Audio interview are available to all at continpub.com/EpilepsyPreg until May 1, 2022.

Costs and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with NMOSD and MOGAD Mar 18, 2022

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Dr. Abbatemarco discusses the Neurology article, "Costs and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With NMO Spectrum Disorders and MOG-Antibody–Associated Disease".

Show references: https://n.neurology.org/content/98/11/e1184