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April 26 2011 Issue Apr 25, 2011

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1) Sydenham chorea and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Waugh interviews Dr. Fabienne Brilot-Turville about her paper on antibody binding to neuronal surface in Sydenham chorea. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen completes our historical interviews for the month by interviewing Dr. Jerome Posner. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Brilot-Turville, Clardy and Mateen.Dr. Brilot-Turville has received research support from the Tourette Syndrome Association, USA, the Brain Foundation Australia, and the Trish Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Australia. Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.

April 19 2011 Issue Apr 18, 2011

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1) AD dementia and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. Brad Dickerson about his paper on AD dementia in cognitively normal adults. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about ocular bobbing. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen interviews Dr. Peter Dyck for our next historical interview. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Dickerson, Clardy, Mateen and Dyck.Dr. Dickerson serves on the editorial board of Hippocampus; and receives research support from the NIH and the Alzheimer's Association.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Dyck receives research support from the NIH and the FDA

April 12 2011 Issue Apr 11, 2011

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1) Folic acid supplementation and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Nathan Fountain interviews Drs. Sheffali Gulati and Ravindra Arya about their paper on folic acid supplementation. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about the 'hot and dry foot' as a sign of cancer. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen interviews Dr. C. Miller Fisher as we continue our month of historical interviews. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Fountain, Gulati, Clardy and Mateen.Dr. Fountain serves on the Scientific Advisory Board and has received funding for travel from UCB; serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy Currents; estimates that 10% of his clinical effort at the University of Virginia EEG Lab is spent on EEG interpretation; receives research support from UCB, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Sepracor Inc., Medtronic, Inc., NeuroPace, Inc., and the NIH (R01 NS 058634- 01A2m [Site PI] and U01 NS 053998 [Site PI],Dr. Gulati serves on the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Pediatrics; and receives research support from the NIH, Autism Speaks, and National Trust.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.

April 5 2011 Issue Apr 04, 2011

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1) Neuromyelitis optica and 2) Topic of the month: Historical interviews. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Pearce Korb interviews Drs. Claudia Lucchinetti and Bogdan Popescu about their paper on neuromyelitis optica unique area postrema lesions. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about striatal hand and foot. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Farrah Mateen interviews Dr. Bud Rowland as part of our month of historical interviews. Over the subsequent three weeks, Dr. Mateen will interview Drs. C. Miller Fisher, Peter Dyck and Jerome Posner. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Lucchinetti, Clardy, Mateen and Rowland.Dr. Lucchinetti may accrue revenue for a patent re: aquaporin-4 associated antibodies for diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica; receives royalties from the publication of Blue Books of Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis 3 (Saunders Elsevier, 2010); and receives research support from the NIH, the Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation (PI), and the National MS Society.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Mateen served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section and is supported by the 2010 Practice Research Grant from the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Rowland serves as Ombudsman for Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of Merritt's Neurology (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005); and served as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today.

March 29 2011 Issue Mar 28, 2011

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1) Improvement of migraines and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Heather Harle interviews Dr. Dale Bond about his paper on improvement of migraines after bariatric surgery. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hyperventilation: test for diagnosing absence seizures. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about peripheral nerve injury to finish the month about sports neurology. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Bond, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Bond serves on the editorial boards of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and American Journal of Health Behavior; and receives research support from the NIH (NIDDK/ NCI). Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

March 22 2011 Issue Mar 21, 2011

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1) Traumatic brain injury and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Drs. Erik Ensrud and Brian Edlow interviews Dr. Jordan Grafman about his paper on traumatic brain injury. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about TCD in brain death. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about post-concussion syndrome. The LOTW for the last week of March will be about peripheral nerve injury. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Grafman, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Grafman serves as Co-editor of Cortex and receives research support from the Intramural Research Program NIH/NINDS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

March 15 2011 Issue Mar 14, 2011

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1) Guillain-Barré syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Bart Jacobs about his paper on Guillain-Barré syndrome. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about early handedness a sign of presumed perinatal stroke. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about concussion diagnosis. The LOTWs for the next two weeks of March will be post-concussion syndrome and peripheral nerve injury. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Jacobs, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Jacobs has received funding for travel from Baxter International Inc.; and has received research support from the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, the Prinses Beatrix Fonds, and from GBS-CIDP Foundation International. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

March 8 2011 Issue Mar 07, 2011

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1) Income gap in medical practice and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Alex Bragg interviews Dr. Bruce Sigsbee about his paper on income gap in medical practice. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Sneddon syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about chronic traumatic encephalopathy and retirement. The LOTWs for the next three weeks of March will be concussion diagnosis, post-concussion syndrome and peripheral nerve injury. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Sigsbee, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Sigsbee as President-Elect of the American Academy of Neurology receives a stipend.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

March 1 2011 Issue Feb 28, 2011

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1) Brain death and the courts and 2) Topic of the month: Sports neurology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Dan Larriviere interviews Ms Agnes Schipper about her paper on brain death and the courts. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about junctional scotoma. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Jeff Kutcher about second impact syndrome and RTP. Over the subsequent four weeks, Dr. Goodkin will interview Dr. Kutcher about concussions. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Larriviere, Fugate and Goodkin.Dr. Larriviere serves as a consultant for Allergan, Inc.; and serves on the editorial board of Neurology Today.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; receives royalties from the publication of the book The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents; and is funded by NIH grants [R01 NS067439 PI and R01 NS48413 PI].

February 22 2011 Issue Feb 22, 2011

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1) Paraneoplastic disease and 2) Topic of the month: Neurotoxins. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jennie Taylor interviews Dr. Bruce Giometto about his paper on paraneoplastic disease. In the next segment, Dr. Stacey Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about diencephalic syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. John Pearn about ciguatera poisoning for our Lesson of the Week. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Clardy and Bruce.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce has received grant funding from the AAN/AANF Practice Research Fellowship and is funded by NIH grants UL1-RR025008 and KL2-RR025009.

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