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April 29 2014 Issue

April 29 2014 Issue

FromNeurology® Podcast


April 29 2014 Issue

FromNeurology® Podcast

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

1) AAN paper on efficacy and safety of the therapeutic use of medical marijuana (Cannabis) in selected neurologic disorders and 2) Topic of the month: Therapeutics in epilepsy. 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. Joanna Suski interviews Dr. Barbara Koppel about the AAN paper on efficacy and safety of the therapeutic use of medical marijuana (Cannabis) in selected neurologic disorders. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about myoclonic astatic epilepsy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Lara Marcuse interviews Dr. Greg Bergey about epilepsy therapeutics: Beyond medications for the refractory patient. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Koppel, Numis and Bergey.Dr. Koppel serves as an editorial board member of Clinical Neurology.Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bergey was an expert witness in medicolegal activity over the past two years and receives research support from the NIH.
Released:
Apr 28, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Neurology podcast is introduced by Editor-in-Chief Robert A. Gross, MD, PhD, who discusses several highlighted articles in the current issue of Neurology®. The podcast regularly features content from Neurology® Clinical Practice, Neurology® Genetics, and Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. Opening segments include interviews with authors who summarize a current article and discuss the main findings and clinical implications for neurologists. It concludes with the Lesson of the Week, a short segment on a topic such as a laboratory technique, statistical methods, or historical neurology. Regular features also include Delayed Recall, ePearls, and What’s Trending. Podcast listeners can earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™ by answering the multiple-choice questions related to Neurology content in the online Podcast Quiz. (Delayed recall, Neurology® Clinical Practice, Neurology® Genetics, and Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation contents are excluded from the CME program). The exams are posted weekly on Wednesday.