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Neurology Minute

American Academy of Neurologywww.aan.com
The Neurology Minute podcast delivers a brief daily summary of what you need to know in the field of neurology, the latest science focused on the brain, and timely topics explored by leading neurologists and neuroscientists. From the American Academy of Neurology and hosted by Stacey Clardy, MD, Ph.D., FAAN, with contributions by experts from the Neurology journals, Neurology Today, Continuum, and more.
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Episodes

Continuum Pearls: Disease-Modifying Therapies in MS

Dr. Robert H. Gross discusses disease-modifying therapies in MS in the third part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Monitoring, Switching, and Stopping Multiple Sclerosis Disease-Modifying Therapies" by Dr. Gross and Dr. John Corboy in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jul 25, 20192 min

Continuum Pearls: Disease-Modifying Therapies in MS, pt. 2

Dr. Robert H. Gross discusses disease-modifying therapies in MS in the second part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Monitoring, Switching, and Stopping Multiple Sclerosis Disease-Modifying Therapies" by Dr. Gross and Dr. John Corboy in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jul 24, 20193 min

Continuum Pearls: Disease-Modifying Therapies in MS

Dr. Robert H. Gross discusses disease-modifying therapies in MS in the first part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Monitoring, Switching, and Stopping Multiple Sclerosis Disease-Modifying Therapies" by Dr. Gross and Dr. John Corboy in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jul 19, 20192 min

Long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial, pt. 2

Prof. Gil Wolfe discusses who might and might not be good candidates for thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis in the second part of his interview with Dr. Ted Burns. Read the full study in Lancet Neurology: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30392-2/fulltext . The study was also covered in Neurology Today, which you can read here: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2019&issue=03070&article=00004&type=Ful...

Jul 17, 20193 min

Long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial

Prof. Gil Wolfe summarizes his findings from his study on the long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. Read the paper in Lancet Neurology: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30392-2/fulltext . Additionally, see the Neurology Today article from March 7th featuring the study: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2019&issue=03070&article=00004&...

Jul 15, 20192 min

MuSK Myasthenia Gravis

Dr. Ted Burns discusses clinical recognition and diagnosis of MuSK myasthenia gravis.

Jul 11, 20193 min

Continuum Pearls: Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis, pt. 3

Dr. Annette Langer-Gould discusses pregnancy and family planning with MS in the third of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Langer-Gould in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jul 10, 20192 min

First Cannabis-Derived Pharmaceutical

Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski talks about the FDA's approval of the first cannabis-derived pharmaceutical for the treatment of epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in particular. For more, read the full article, "The US Food and Drug Administration's Authorization of the First Cannabis-Derived Pharmaceutical: Are We Out of the Haze?" by Dr. Szaflarski in JAMA Neurology: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2714720 ....

Jul 08, 20191 min

Sports Concussion Conference 2019

Co-director Dr. Brian Hainline talks about new features and highlights of the 2019 AAN Sports Concussion Conference. The conference takes place July 26-28 in Indianapolis.

Jul 05, 20192 min

Continuum Pearls: Pregnancy and Family Planning in MS, pt. 2

Dr. Annette Langer-Gould discusses pregnancy and family planning with MS in the second part of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Langer-Gould in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jul 04, 20192 min

Continuum Pearls: Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis, pt. 1

Dr. Annette Langer-Gould discusses pregnancy and family planning with MS in the first of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Pregnancy and Family Planning in Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Langer-Gould in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jul 03, 20192 min

Somatic expansion of the C9orf72 repeat

Dr. Guy Rouleau discusses the main takeaways from his Neurology: Genetics paper on how the somatic expansion of the C9orf72 Hexanucleotide repeat does not occur in ALS spinal cord tissues.

Jul 01, 20191 min

Continuum Pearls: Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, pt. 2

Dr. Andrew J. Solomon discusses the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in the second of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Solomon in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum . This article is open to all at continpub.com/DiagnosisMS.

Jun 27, 20193 min

Continuum Pearls: Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Andrew J. Solomon discusses the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in the first of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis" by Dr. Solomon in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum . This article is open to all at continpub.com/DiagnosisMS.

Jun 26, 20192 min

Interview with Dr. Bob Gross, pt. 2

Dr. Gross discusses a challenging experience from his time as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology, from the longer second part of the interview available through the Neurology Podcast.

Jun 25, 20192 min

Continuum Pearls: NMOSD and other CNS inflammatory diseases, pt. 3

Dr. Eoin Flanagan discusses NMOSD in the third of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Other Non-Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System Inflammatory Diseases" by Dr. Flanagan in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jun 24, 20192 min

Neurology Today Highlight: antisense oligonucleotide therapy for variant of Batten disease

Dr. Jason Crowell discusses Richard Robinson's article on an antisense oligonucleotide therapy for a rare variant of Batten Disease. To learn more, read the article "An Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy Looks Promising for a Rare Form of Batten Disease" by Robinson in the June 20, 2019, issue of Neurology Today —available online at http://bit.ly/NT-Batten .

Jun 21, 20192 min

Continuum Pearls: NMOSD and other CNS inflammatory diseases, pt. 2

Dr. Eoin Flanagan discusses NMOSD in the second of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Other Non-Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System Inflammatory Diseases" by Dr. Flanagan in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jun 20, 20192 min

Continuum Pearls: NMOSD and other CNS inflammatory diseases, pt. 1

Dr. Eoin Flanagan discusses NMOSD in the first of a three-part series. To learn more, read the article "Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Other Non-Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System Inflammatory Diseases" by Dr. Flanagan in the June 2019 Multiple Sclerosis and Other CNS Inflammatory Diseases issue of Continuum .

Jun 19, 20191 min

Dr. Bob Gross discusses changes in publishing & media

Dr. Bob Gross, Editor-in-Chief of the Neurology family of journals, discusses changes in publishing and media as well as how the journal will differentiate itself from non-peer reviewed sources of digital media in the future.

Jun 17, 20192 min
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