Neurology Minute

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Biopsy-Confirmed Small Vessel Primary CNS Vasculitis - Part 1 May 30, 2025

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In part one of this three-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Sumanth Reddy discuss small vessel primary CNS vasculitis.

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https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200397

Clinical Criteria for LATE May 29, 2025

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Dr. Greg Cooper and Dr. David A. Wolk discuss limbic predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), covering its clinical features, diagnostic criteria, and more.

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https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.14202

Optic Nerve Imaging - Part 2 May 28, 2025

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In the second installment of this three-part series, Dr. Elizabeth Zollos discusses the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

Introduction to the New AAN President, Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA May 27, 2025

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In the first episode of the AAN President's Spotlight series, Dr. Jason Crowell speaks with the new AAN President, Dr. Natalia S. Rost, as she outlines her vision and key priorities for her two-year term.

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https://www.aan.com/about-the-aan/presidents-spotlight

False Positivity of Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibodies in Clinical Practice - Part 2 May 26, 2025

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In part two of this two-part series, Dr. Stacey Clardy and Dr. Elia Sechi discuss how to approach the management of patients in clinic when there is concern for a possible false positive on the radioimmunoprecipitation assay for the acetylcholine receptor antibody.

Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000213498

False Positivity of Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibodies in Clinical Practice - Part 1 May 23, 2025

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In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Stacey Clardy and Dr. Elia Sechi discuss the clinical scenarios where the commonly used assay for myasthenia gravis is most likely to produce false positive results in patients who do not actually have myasthenia gravis.

Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000213498

Transforming Neurology Education: Evaluating Teaching Incentive Programs May 22, 2025

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Dr. Roy E. Strowd and Dr. Susannah Cornes discuss a teaching incentive initiative designed to support and reward faculty in academic neurology.

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https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NE9.0000000000200182

Optic Nerve Imaging - Part 1 May 21, 2025

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In the first installment of this three-part series, Dr. Elizabeth Zollos explores how optical coherence tomography is advancing our understanding of multiple sclerosis and enhancing diagnostic accuracy.

Body-First Lewy Body Disease Observed in Postmortem Tissue from Prediagnostic Individuals - Part 2 May 20, 2025

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In part two of this two-part series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Per Borghammer explore the subcategories of Lewy body disease, focusing on the body-first subtype

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01910-9

AAN's President's Award Recipient for 2025 - Part 2 May 19, 2025

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In the second installment of this two-part series, Dr. Stacey Clardy and Dr. Janis Miyasaki discuss how she got involved with the AAN.

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https://www.aan.com/news/aan-honors-leader-volunteer-2025-presidents-award