Top Neurology Podcasts of 2022
Catch up on the top Neurology® Podcasts of this past year! Thank you to all our wonderful contributors who give of their time and expertise to help make these podcasts possible.
1. A Neurologist’s Personal Experience with DLB
Dr. Stacey Clardy interviews behavioral neurologist Dr. Daniel Drubach about his experience with being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, highlighting the unique perspective his diagnosis has provided him as a physician and as a patient. Read Dr. Drubach's special article in Continuum: "Twilight and Me: A Soliloquy."
2. TikTok Tics
Prof. Jon Stone talks with Dr. Tamara Pringsheim and Wall Street Journal columnist Julie Jargon about the increased incidence of teen girls presenting with physical tics and the potential association of exposure to TikTok videos on Tourette syndrome and functional neurologic disorder (FND).
3. Medicare Coverage of Aducanumab
Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Pam Belluck about the impact of Medicare’s decision to limit patient access to aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease, restricting use to individuals in clinical trials.
4. Two-Part Series on Neurodeneration in Football Players
Neurodegeneration in Pro Football Players: ALS
In the first part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about the high incidence and mortality rates of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in NFL athletes.
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Neurodegeneration in Pro Football Players: TBI/CTE
In the second part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about her career and work studying the consequences of repetitive traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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5. Association of EBV and Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Alberto Ascherio about the association of Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis, highlighting his study's stronger evidence for this viral connection.
6. Sudden Death and Cardiac Arrhythmia with Lamotrigine
Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Mark Keezer about the risk of sudden death and cardiac arrhythmia in patients utilizing lamotrigine to treat epilepsy. Read the full article in Neurology.
7. Impact of Weight Loss in IIH
Dr. Jessica Ailani talks with Dr. Susan Mollan about the amount of weight loss required to reduce intracranial pressure in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Read the full article in Neurology.
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8. Race-Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Thrombolysis
Drs. B.J. Hicks and Andy Southerland talk with Dr. Scott Mendelson about racial and ethnic disparities in the rates of declination of thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Read the full article in Neurology.
9. Equal Pay For Women Neurologists: Show Us the Money!
Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Prof. Bart Jacobs about his study on the validity and region-specificity of the modified Erasmus GBS Outcome Score in predicting the risk of walking inability in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome. "}">Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Elizabeth Loder about her editorial on the gender pay gap in academic neurology and its impact on women neurologists as well as the field at large. Read the full article in Neurology.
10. Runner’s Dystonia Featuring Kara Goucher
Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Kara Goucher, two-time Olympic long-distance runner, about her journey with receiving a diagnosis of runner's dystonia (or repetitive exercise dystonia). Her diagnosing neurologist, Dr. Trevor Hawkins, provides insight into the clinical and diagnostic reasoning involved in diagnosing uncommon dystonic syndromes.
Special Episode
Ted Burns: A Podcast In Memoriam
In this episode dedicated to the memory of Neurology Podcast Founder Dr. Ted Burns, Dr. Jeff Ratliff narrates a compilation of excerpts from a previously recorded discussion between Dr. Stacey Clardy and Ted Burns in 2021 about Ted’s journey with the podcast and his impact on neurology education.
Neurology Recall podcasts are always among our most downloaded episodes, giving a comprehensive overview of individual topics compiled from select podcast interviews.
1. June 2022 Neurology Recall: Aducanumab's Approval, One Year Later
The June 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews about the impact of the FDA's approval of aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD). This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Gregg Day, Ron Petersen, and Jason Karlawish on the clinical science guiding amyloid-based treatments for AD, the importance of patient participation when considering the use of aducanumab, and the business of Alzheimer disease, respectively. This month's Recall concludes with an interview featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pam Belluck on Medicare's limitations on aducanumab coverage.
2. April 2022 Neurology Recall: Physician as Patient
The April 2022 replay of past episodes showcases a selection of interviews with fellow neurologists about their personal experiences as patients. This episode features illuminating conversations with Drs. Daniel Drubach, Daniel Gibbs, Ted Burns, and Oliver Sacks, offering our listeners essential lessons and insights into the importance of physician empathy.
3. September 2022 Neurology Recall: Cognitive Impairment From Less Common Causes
Dr. Babak Hooshmand and Dr. David Smith
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Section EditorStacey Clardy, MD, PhD, FAAN
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