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In the July episode of the President's Spotlight, Dr. Jason Crowell and Dr. Natalia Rost discuss the role science plays in what the AAN does. Show reference: https://www.aan.com/about-the-aan/presidents-spotlight 

In part one of this three-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Drs. John Chen and Smathorn Thakolwiboon discuss the outcomes following plasma exchange in MOGAD and explore how the findings from this study can inform patient care. 

Dr. Dan Ackerman and Drs. Luuk Dekker and Jasper D. Daems discuss the analysis of various aLVO stroke detection scales to determine which one is the most useful for prehospital triage. Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000213570 

Guest: Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, M.D. (@JCGneuro) Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD) Parkinson’s Disease is one of the more common neurodegenerative diseases, in fact, patients with Parkinson’s outnumber those with multiple sclerosis, ALS, and muscular dystrophy combined ... Show More

More than 6 million people worldwide have Parkinson disease. Even though it is classically associated with tremors, the disease has many manifestations and is very treatable for most patients. Michael S. Okun, MD, from the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida, Gai ... Show More

There are no easy cures for Parkinson’s, but there are diets that can help. This episode features audio from Coffee Put to the Test for Treating Parkinson’s Disease, Preventing Parkinson’s Disease with Diet, and Treating Parkinson’s Disease with Diet. Visit the video pages for al ... Show More

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Jason Margolesky about the frequency of blepharoclonus in Parkinson disease and atypical Parkinsonian disorders to explore whether this clinical phenomenology may be useful in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with Parkinsonism. Read the rel ... Show More

Madison is treating a patient with Parkinson's disease who is experiencing gait dysfunction. The therapist decides to incorporate rhythmical auditory stimulation (RAS) into the treatment plan. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the use of RAS in treatin ... Show More

Parkinson’s is caused by a deficiency in dopamine, so what if you ate foods rich in the dopamine precursor levodopa? This episode features audio from Treating Parkinson’s Disease with Velvet Beans (Mucuna pruriens) and Treating Parkinson’s Disease with Fava Beans (Faba or Broad B ... Show More

In this episode I cover Parkinson's disease. If you want to follow along with written notes on Parkinson's disease go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/neurology/parkinsons/ or the neurology section in the Zero to Finals medicine book. This episode covers pathophysio ... Show More

The medications used to treat Parkinson’s disease can be complicated and hard to remember. In this episode, our newest team member MS3 Rachel Garza reviews the pharmacologic options for Parkinson’s treatment, including their mechanisms and side effects. We always try to explain c ... Show More

Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. The fastest growing of these is Parkinson's: the number of impacted patients has doubled to more than six million over the last twenty-five years and is projected to double again by 2040. Harmful pesticides that inc ... Show More