Today we give you our 19th clinical case and first sport concussion specific case. Nyaz is a neuropsychologist and Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This will be our third conversation with her. We previously discussed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in episode 126, and the 2022 Concussion in Sport Group meeting in episode 127. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/139 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-...
Mar 15, 2024•26 min
This episode is a discussion with Dr. Adele Diamond about executive functions (EFs), with a focus on children and the developing brain. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including models of EFs, three core EFs (inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility), the differential development of EF components during childhood, the ability of early EFs to predict later life outcomes, relationships between EFs and fluid intelligence, assessment of EFs, task impurity, and in...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Today we give you our third pediatric clinical case with Dr. Sakina Butt. Sakina is a neuropsychologist and the neuropsych postdoctoral fellowship training director at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital; she is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and in the pediatric subspecialty. For this case, Sakina talks about a toddler with neonatal abstinence syndrome whom she saw for a neuropsychological evaluation. Just like for the first two cases with Sakina we found this to be an interestin...
Feb 15, 2024•38 min
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Urvashi Shah about neuropsychology in India. The discussion covers the Indian healthcare system, cultural and religious beliefs/values that impact healthcare, the history of neuropsychology, training in neuropsychology, clinical work and research, cognitive rehabilitation, challenges of neuropsychology in India, available test batteries, and future directions. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/136 _________________ If you’d like to support the s...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Today we give you a discussion with Dr. Kevin Duff about neuropsychologists’ role with respect to lecanemab and other antiamyloid therapies. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/135 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/INS 2) Tell your friends and colleagues about it 3) Subscribe (free) and leave an Apple Podcasts rating/review: www.NavNeuro.com/itunes 4) Check out ...
Jan 15, 2024•31 min
In this episode, we discuss the neuropsychology of stroke with Dr. Ronald Lazar. Specific topics covered include definitions of cerebrovascular terminology, stroke epidemiology, neurovascular anatomy, neuroimaging techniques, risk factors, health disparities, prognosis, mental health factors, and both acute and long-term treatment strategies. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/134 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE cred...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Today we give you our conversation focused specifically on clinical topics in reliable change, with Dr. Kevin Duff. This discussion dovetails nicely with our most recent episode that provided a broad overview of reliable change. The prior episode touched on several clinical and forensic topics, and this one expands on those areas. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/133 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for list...
Dec 15, 2023•36 min
In this episode, we discuss reliable change with Dr. Kevin Duff. Specific topics covered include the purpose of serial assessment, classical test theory, test retest reliability, an introduction to practice effects, factors that increase or decrease practice effects, the reliable change index, standardized regression-based equations, and clinical factors impacting the interpretation of reliable change data. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/132 _________________ If you’d like to suppo...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Today we give you our conversation about consciousness in epilepsy with Dr. Hal Blumenfeld, Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neurosurgery at Yale University. In addition to being a well-regarded teacher of neuroanatomy, Hal is also a researcher, with his primary focus being in patients with epilepsy. We think that this episode dovetails nicely with the one we just released on neuroanatomy. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/131 _________________ If you’d like to support the sh...
Nov 15, 2023•25 min
In this episode, we discuss big picture conceptual issues related to functional neuroanatomy, with Dr. Hal Blumenfeld. Specific topics covered include the purpose of the neurological exam, the brain as a distributed network, Korbinian Brodmann’s areas, the hierarchical and topographic organization of the brain, horizontal cell layers of the cortex, lateralization, cortical columns, the corticospinal tract, and the frontal lobes. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/130 _________________ ...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Today we give you our second pediatric clinical case with Dr. Sakina Butt. This time she talks about hypoxic-ischemic injury and low Apgar scores in infants and young children, or “littles” as she endearingly refers to them. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/129 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/INS 2) Tell your friends and colleagues about it 3) Subscribe (fr...
Oct 15, 2023•25 min
This episode is a conversation about functional cognitive disorder (FCD) with Dr. Laura McWhirter. The discussion covers preliminary diagnostic criteria, internal inconsistency, epidemiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis with neurodegenerative diseases, common diagnostic pitfalls, etiology/mechanism, metacognition, subjective cognitive concerns, objective cognitive testing, performance validity, genetics and neurobiology, and pushback against FCD as a diagnosis. Show notes are avail...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 54 min
In this conversation with Dr. Nyaz Didehbani, we touch on the most recent Concussion in Sport Group meeting, which took place in Amsterdam in October 2022, with the corresponding consensus statement being recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/127 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/INS 2) Tell your friend...
Sep 15, 2023•24 min
In this episode, we discuss the long-term cognitive and mental health effects of sport related concussion, which includes an in depth conversation about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), with Dr. Nyaz Didehbani. Specific topics covered include methodological limitations of the literature on long-term effects of concussion, risk of neurodegenerative diseases from TBI (mild to severe), and CTE history, neuropathology, clinical symptoms, and sociocultural/sociopolitical influences. Show notes...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Today we give you our third fact finding case, where John plays the role of examiner and Ryan plays the role of examinee. All of these fact finds that we released were “real,” meaning that Ryan had no inside information about the case in advance and we ran through the case as a true training exercise, as part of his practice for the ABPP Oral Exam. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/125 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved C...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Antonio Verdejo-Garcia about the neuropsychology of addiction. We cover addiction epidemiology, the syndrome model, neurobiology, transdiagnostic constructs such as compulsivity, behavioral addictions, cognitive profiles linked to substances of abuse, and behavioral, pharmacological, and cognitive treatments for people with addictions. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/124 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min
This is an episode we recorded live at the INS North American meeting in February 2023 in San Diego, California. For this one, Ryan and I are the interviewees rather than the interviewers. We answer questions from Dr. Ingram Wright, who is the creator and co-host of the Neuro Clinic Podcast, with Dr. Clina Carroll. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/123 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select ...
Jul 15, 2023•46 min
This episode is a wide ranging discussion of Parkinson’s disease, with Sara Schaefer, MD, MHS. The conversation begins with basic facts, features, and concepts, and then moves into more complex topics, while covering many critical factors for neuropsychologists to consider. It includes a focus on diagnosis/symptoms, epidemiology, core neuropathology, neurodiagnostic approaches, risk factors (e.g., REM behavior disorder), nonmotor features (e.g., autonomic, neuropsychiatric, cognitive), subtypes,...
Jul 01, 2023•1 hr 53 min
Today we give you a conversation with Dr. Vonetta Dotson about her work as a researcher for NASA and the effects of microgravity, radiation, etc. on astronauts. Previous episodes with Vonetta included a discussion of brain health ( episode 116 ) and her company CerebroFit ( episode 117 ). Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/121 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/...
Jun 15, 2023•29 min
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Krista Lanctôt about neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in older adults with neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on apathy and agitation. The discussion covers definitions, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, methods of assessment, relation to degenerative neuropathology, and various treatment approaches. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/120 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE c...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Today we give you a pediatric clinical case centered around a four year old girl. It is presented by Dr. Sakina Butt, a neuropsychologist and training director at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and in the pediatric subspecialty. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/119 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/IN...
May 15, 2023•33 min
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe about ecological validity, with a focus on methods for capitalizing on digital technologies to maximize ecological validity in neuropsychology. We cover definitions, methods for assessing ecological validity, naturalistic assessment, smart homes, sensors, privacy and security, and a digital memory notebook. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/118 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy w...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 41 min
This is a conversation with Dr. Vonetta Dotson on her company, CerebroFit Integrated Brain Health, where we focus on business aspects of neuropsychology. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/117 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/INS 2) Tell your friends and colleagues about it 3) Subscribe (free) and leave an Apple Podcasts rating/review: www.NavNeuro.com/itunes ...
Apr 15, 2023•23 min
This episode is a broad overview of brain health in adults. We discuss methods for encouraging positive brain health behavior change in our patients, how to help patients who have little to no motivation for change (“precontemplation” stage), the importance of tailoring feedback to a patient’s level of health literacy, research support for various forms of brain health (e.g., sleep, nutrition, physical activity), barriers to brain health behavior change (e.g., SES and the physical environment), ...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Today we give you an ethics vignette where John plays the role of examiner and Ryan plays the role of examinee. Similar to the fact-finding episodes, this is a recording of their real practice session for Ryan’s ABPP Oral Exam, since talking through an ethics vignette is one aspect of the exam. John reads the vignette during the episode, but you can also read along by downloading the pdf at navneuro.com/115. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/115 _________________ If you’d like to supp...
Mar 15, 2023•40 min
In this episode, we discuss the cognitive and psychological effects of loneliness with Ellen Lee, MD. We cover definitions, epidemiology, various assessment methods (including digital technology), relationships with age, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and culture, overall physical, cognitive, and mental health effects, and interventions to reduce loneliness. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/114 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-app...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Today we bring you our second clinical fact-find episode, where John plays the role of examiner and Ryan plays the role of examinee. We simulate the exam process and then debrief about it and provide tips afterward. If you’d like to either follow along as Ryan gathers relevant information, or use this case for your own fact find with a colleague, we provide the relevant information in the website show notes. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/113 _________________ If you’d like to supp...
Feb 15, 2023•56 min
We speak with Dr. W. Curt LaFrance Jr. about functional (nonepileptic) seizures. We cover epidemiology, overlap and differences with regard to epilepsy, negative health outcomes, co-occurring psychological and neurological factors, an etiological framework, cognitive profiles, and treatment. We also discuss general overlap across neurology and psychiatry, as well as future directions in research on functional seizures. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/112 _________________ If you’d l...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Today we speak with Dr. Wendy Kelso about a clinical case – this is a woman with posterior cortical atrophy, or PCA. Wendy is a senior clinical neuropsychologist and coordinator of neuropsychology services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Victoria, Australia. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/111 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/INS 2) Tell your friends and...
Jan 15, 2023•34 min
In this episode, we discuss aging and brain health with Dr. Rhoda Au. Specifically, we cover the Framingham Heart Study and cardiovascular risk factors, the Boston Process Approach, Alzheimer’s disease, and digital biomarkers. Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/110 _________________ If you’d like to support the show, here are a few easy ways: 1) Get APA-approved CE credits for listening to select episodes: www.NavNeuro.com/INS 2) Tell your friends and colleagues about it 3) Subscribe (...
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 34 min
