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Back to SearchHow do new cancer drugs affect our brains? A practical guide to immune checkpoint inhibitors
Episode 103
Immune checkpoint inhibitors can significantly improve cancer survival rates. But resulting immune-related toxicities are common, requiring multidisciplinary cooperation between oncology and neurolog…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Guidelines on disease-modifying treatment in MS: a decade-long update
Episode 102
The latest guidelines on disease-modifying treatment in multiple sclerosis (MS) from the Association of British Neurologists is discussed in this intercontinental podcast with perspectives from the U…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Localisation myths, brain fog, and small fibre neuropathies - Editors' Highlights April 2025
Episode 101
It's a podcast of pairs this time, for the latest issue of the journal. There's two hosts, two halves of the brain, two sides to a clinical debate, and two themes to the episode itself. Leading off i…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Intestinal obstruction, and new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) - Case Reports February 2025
Episode 100
A puzzling pair of Case Reports from the most recent issue of the journal. First up (1:35) is a man in his mid-fifties, presenting with lumbar spine fractures, which then developed into confusion, vo…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Stiff-person syndrome
Episode 99
Intermittent painful spasms, stiffness and rigidity of the proximal and truncal muscles are only a few symptoms of the relatively uncommon Stiff-person syndrome (SPS). In this podcast, we delve into …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Posterior cortical atrophy, mascara staining, and careers in stroke - Editors' Highlights February 2025
Episode 98
The practice of neurology is constantly changing, and the papers in this issue exemplify that trend. On this episode, journal editors Dr. Geraint Fuller and Prof. Philip Smith discuss their highlight…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episodic headaches after travel, and declining cognition with treated HIV - Case Reports
Episode 97
Two more fascinating Case Reports from the latest issue of the journal. The first case (1:15) is of a 57-yo woman, with an intermittent posterior headache, which had an associated bilateral pressure-…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Championing general neurology
Episode 96
It’s the Christmas Special for 2024! Joining Amy in the studio is Dr. Steven Lewis. Current secretary general of the World Federation of Neurology, Steven is based in the United States, where he work…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Diagnosing neuromuscular junction disorders: red flags and atypical presentations
Episode 95
The often challenging diagnosis of neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders can be explained by suspicious red flags for the key differential diagnoses (mimics) and atypical presentations (chameleons).…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Upward tingling, racing glaucoma and the toppling tower of frailty - Editors’ Highlights December 2024
Episode 94
Neuromuscular junction disorders can present in a variety of challenging ways, with the potential to mislead neurologists. Journal editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller begin with this su…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago