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September 25 2012 Issue

September 25 2012 Issue

FromNeurology® Podcast


September 25 2012 Issue

FromNeurology® Podcast

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Sep 24, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

1) Vitamin D, cognition and dementia and 2) Topic of the month: Bedside Neuro-ophthalmology. 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 with Dr. Cynthia Balion about her paper on vitamin D, cognition and dementia. Dr. Stacy Clardy is reading our e-Pearl of the week about single-shot fast spin echo. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce focuses his interview with Dr. Kathleen Digre about direct ophthalmoscopy tips. 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. Burns, Balion, Clardy, Bruce and Digre.Dr. Burns serves on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; receives royalties for the publications of Early diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment and Dementia: An atlas of investigation and diagnosis; is a consultant for PRA International, Johnson County Clinical trials; receives speakers' fees from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd; and receives research support from the NIH, Elan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Danone.Dr. Balion receives research support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Canadian Institutes of Health Research.Dr. Clardy serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Bruce received research funding from the NIH.Dr. Digre serves on the editorial board for Journal of Neuro-ophthlamology and Headache Currents; receives research support from Pfizer, Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: possible trigger factors related to the development of AION and NEI: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial.
Released:
Sep 24, 2012
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.