Neurology Minute

Latest Episodes:

Neuromodulation for Primary Headache - Part 1 May 08, 2024

Show notes

Dr. Tesha Monteith starts off this 6-part series with an introduction to neuromodulation.

Show reference:

https://practicalneurology.com/articles/2024-may-june/update-on-noninvasive-neuromodulation-devices-for-headache-treatment

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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures - Part 2 May 07, 2024

Show notes

In part two of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. Dr. Olga Alexeeva discusses disclosing a diagnosis of PNES to your patients in this episode.

Show reference:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26633963/

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Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy - Part 5 May 06, 2024

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Dr. Irfan Sheikh finishes out his five-part series about idiopathic generalized epilepsy with a discussion of epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone.

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Unrecognized Focal Non-Motor Seizures in Adolescents May 03, 2024

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Dr. Halley Alexander, Dr. Jacqueline French, and Dr. Nora Jandhyala discuss investigating ED recognition of motor vs. non-motor seizures and its effect on the management and treatment of focal epilepsy in adolescents.

Show reference:

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209389

sNfL and Radiologic Disease Activity in Patients With MS - Part 2 May 02, 2024

Show notes

In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Bob Fox walk through what serum neurofilament light chain is measuring and how it applies more broadly to neurologic disease.

Show reference:

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209357

sNfL and Radiologic Disease Activity in Patients With MS - Part 1 May 01, 2024

Show notes

In the first episode of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Bob Fox walk through what serum neurofilament light chain is measuring and how it applies more broadly to neurological disease.

Show reference:

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209357

Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures - Part 1 Apr 30, 2024

Show notes

In part one of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. In this episode, Dr. Andy Ho Wing Chan provides an overview of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).

Show reference:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epi4.12060

Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy - Part 4 Apr 29, 2024

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In the fourth episode of this five-part series, Dr. Irfan Sheikh talks about Idiopathic generalized epilepsy. In this episode, he talks about juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Late-Onset MS Apr 26, 2024

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Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Ellen Iacobaeus discuss patient characteristics, disease-modifying therapy, and disability progression in patients with late-onset MS and adult-onset MS.

Show reference:

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000208051

Skin Biopsy Detection of Phosphorylated α-Synuclein Apr 25, 2024

Show notes

Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Chris Gibbons discuss the use of skin biopsies to detect phosphorylated α-synuclein in individuals with synucleinopathies.

Reference: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2816441