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Neurology Today Editor’s Picks

Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today provides an overview of topics covered in the latest issue.

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Best advances of 2022, misdiagnosed autoimmune encephalitis, inflation his neurology private practice Live on Jan. 19, 2023
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:49
Neurology Today  January 19, 2023, Volume 23, Issue 2;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses the report on misdiagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis, inflationary times for neurologists in private practice, and the editorial board picks for best advances in 2022.
Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, disparities in brain aging by race/ethnicity, careers in teleneurology Live on Jan. 5, 2023
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:04
Neurology Today  January 5, 2023, Volume 23, Issue 1;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses a comparison of spinal cord stimulation with medical management for chronic pain, earlier brain aging in Black people, and the pros/cons of working for teleneurology companies.
Modifiable risk factors for monogenic stroke, health care systems prepare for wave of new Alzheimer’s therapies, criteria for selecting neurology residents Live on Dec.1, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:14
Neurology Today  December 1, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 23;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses modifiable risk factors for monogenic stroke, what health care systems need to do to prepare for new Alzheimer’s therapies, and criteria program directors apply in selecting neurology residents.
Revascular therapies for stroke patients with COVID, dementia and suicide risk, hyperbaric oxygen therapy for concussion in children. Live on Nov. 17, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:08
Neurology Today  November 17, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 22;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses data suggesting revascular therapies are safe for patients with stroke and COVID, dementia is associated with increased suicide risk, and the potential of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with concussion.
Allergies and dementia risk, folic acid and risk of cancer in children of women with epilepsy, climate change and neurologic disorders. Live on Nov. 3, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:46
Neurology Today  November 3, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 21;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses data suggesting allergic disease is associated with an increased risk of dementia, an increased risk of cancer in children born to women with epilepsy who took high-dose folic acid in pregnancy, and the impact of climate change on people with neurologic disorders.
Vamorolone for DMD, aquaporin protein and amyloid clearance, monkey pox-associated neurologic events. Live on Oct. 20, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:20
Neurology Today  October 20, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 20;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses data suggesting vamorolone as an alternative to corticosteroids for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, how an aquaporin protein promotes amyloid clearance, and neurologic events associated with monkeypox virus
Chronic kidney disease and risk for intracerebral hemorrhage, gonadotropic replacement and cogntion in Down syndrome, how to distinguish polio from other viruses, Live on Oct. 6, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:12
Neurology Today  October 6, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 19;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses new findings on chronic kidney disease and risk for intracerebral hemorrhage, the potential of gonadotropic replacement for improving cognition in Down syndrome, and distinguishing polio from acute flaccid myelitis and other viruses.
Decompression and Chiari malformation, atrial cardiopathy and dementia risk, 3D printing the brain. Live on Sept. 15 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 4:40
Neurology Today  September 15, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 18;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses new findings on decompression for Chiari malformation, the association of atrial cardiopathy with dementia, and a neurology resident’s 3D printing of brain model.
Spinal cord stimulation for diabetic neuropathy, Roe v. Wade reversal, diversifying the neurology pipeline. Live on August 18, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 4:40
Neurology Today  August 18, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 16;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses spinal cord stimulation for painful diabetic neuropathy, the Roe v. Wade reversal and neurology, and initiatives to diversify the neurology pipeline.
Neurology Today: The Official News Source of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Look here for clinical, health policy, professional and translational research news in neurology. All stories are vetted by AAN neurologists
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 4:40
Neurology Today  July 21, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 14;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses RAAS inhibitors for brain aneurysm rupture, the impact of COVID-19 on babies exposed in utero, and how socioeconomic status, independent of genetics, affects brain development.
Fenfluramine for LGS, social isolation and dementia risk, neurology in NRMP match. Live on June 16, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 4:47
Neurology Today  June 16, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 12;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses the approval of fenfluramine for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, how social isolation affects dementia risk, and the competitiveness of neurology in this year’s residency match.
Blood pressure trajectories, Parkinson’s risk factors, neurology residents, Potamkin Award Live on May 5, 2022
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 5:13
Neurology Today  May 5, 2022, Volume 22, Issue 9;
In this week’s podcast, Neurology Today’s editor-in-chief discusses the link between blood pressure trajectories in young adults and cerebral lesions in midlife, early risk factors for Parkinson’s, a newly matched neurology resident, and the winner of the Potamkin Award.
Best Advances of 2018
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 8:27
Neurology Today  January 24, 2019, Volume 19, Issue 2;
Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, editor-in-chief of Neurology Today interviews Neurology Today editorial board member James Grotta, MD, FAAN, director of stroke research at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, about his top picks for the Best Advances of 2018—new developments in stroke research and treatment.
Best Advances of 2018
Creator: Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Duration: 8:27
Neurology Today  January 24, 2019, Volume 19, Issue 2;
Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, editor-in-chief of Neurology Today interviews Neurology Today editorial board member Jennifer Bickel, MD, FAAN, about her pick for the Best Advances of 2018—the all-women slate of AAN officers and the move toward gender equity in neurology.
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