Neuro Notes

• Skin Testing May Help Detect Movement Disorders   Drs Andrew Wilner and Christopher Gibbons discuss recent data on alpha-synuclein in the context of synucleinopathies presented at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology meeting.
  Medscape Neurology, May 18, 2022
• Smartphone Diagnosis in Infant Seizures: Highly Effective?   Drs Andrew Wilner and Chethan Rao discuss the potential use for smartphone video as an important adjunct in the diagnosis and treatment of infantile spasms.
  Medscape Neurology, April 27, 2022
• What's Wrong With EEG Interpretation   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with epilepsy expert Dr Selim Benbadis about how EEG overinterpretation undercuts epilepsy management.
  Medscape Neurology, March 02, 2022
• Antiseizure Meds and Cardiovascular Risk   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with researcher Dr Colin Josephson about how big data is revealing the ways that certain epilepsy treatments elevate risks.
  Medscape Neurology, February 28, 2022
• A Rare Case of Status Epilepticus in a Patient Prescribed CBD   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with an investigator who encountered a surprising complication after transitioning a patient with intractable focal epilepsy to CBD adjunctive therapy.
  Medscape Neurology, February 02, 2022
• A Game-Changing Trial Offers New Hope for ALS   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with Dr Sabrina Paganoni about the CENTAUR trial, whose results made a big splash at the recent AAN annual meeting.
  Medscape Neurology, August 13, 2021
• Filming Seizures -- A HIPAA Violation? Capturing a patient's seizure on video can be invaluable in making an accurate diagnosis. But patient privacy laws often get in the way.
  Medscape Neurology, July 26, 2021
• Some 'Novel' Surprises in Epilepsy Data   Epilepsy expert Dr Joseph Sirven shares his highlights from this year's AAN annual meeting with Dr Andrew Wilner.
  Medscape Neurology, June 11, 2021
• How HIPAA Can Harm Patients As Dr Andrew Wilner has experienced first-hand, HIPAA may not always be in the patient's best interest.
  Medscape Neurology, April 23, 2021
• New Guidance on Identifying Brain Death   Dr Andrew Wilner interviews Dr Gene Sung, lead author of the new guidelines from the World Brain Death Project.
  Medscape Neurology, January 06, 2021
• Could RAS Dysfunction Explain COVID's Effects? Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with the researcher proposing that the renin-angiotensin system is the reason for COVID-19's complex symptoms.
  Medscape Neurology, December 18, 2020
• How a Medical School Dean Got Ahead of COVID-19   Dr Andrew Wilner talks with Dr Scott Strome, executive dean and vice chancellor for Clinical Affairs at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
  Medscape Neurology, November 25, 2020
• Why Are Cases of SUDEP Declining?   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with Dr Daniel Friedman about how expanded coverage and increased awareness may be reducing sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.
  Medscape Neurology, September 23, 2020
• Talking Through Pandemic Anxiety With a Pioneer of Mind-Body Medicine   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with Dr James Gordon about drawing on his decades of experience to stay mentally and physically healthy in a year of unprecedented challenges.
  Medscape Neurology, July 15, 2020
• Understanding the Puzzling Pathology of COVID-19   Drs Andrew Wilner and William Li discuss recent findings suggesting that many of the symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 -- stroke included -- may be due to underlying vascular pathology.
  Medscape Neurology, June 04, 2020
• How COVID-19 Affects the Brain As of now, there is no convincing evidence that the virus directly affects the central or peripheral nervous system, says Dr Andrew Wilner.
  Medscape Neurology, April 17, 2020
• A Neurologist Over 60 Looks at COVID-19 Dr Andrew Wilner on how he and his county hospital have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Medscape Neurology, April 06, 2020
• Maybe Memorizing the Krebs Cycle Was Worthwhile After All Mitochondrial disorders are often difficult to diagnose and treat due to their multisystem nature. As scientists better understand mitochondrial function, effective treatments are beginning to emerge.
  Medscape Neurology, February 06, 2020
• Physician-Turned-Counselor Helps Docs Overcome Career Anxiety Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with career counselor Dr Heather Fork on how physicians can deal with stress at all stages of their careers.
  Medscape Neurology, November 12, 2019
• These NASA Docs Keep an Eye on Astronaut Health   Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with NASA researchers about the latest data on a neuro-ocular syndrome that can occur after spaceflight.
  Medscape Neurology, September 26, 2019