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Back to SearchIntestinal 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 …
1 year, 5 months 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-pers…
1 year, 6 months 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 Ful…
1 year, 7 months 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 hea…
1 year, 7 months 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, S…
1 year, 8 months 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…
1 year, 8 months 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. Phil…
1 year, 9 months ago
Postpartum paraesthesia, and myasthenia with melanoma - Case Reports
Episode 93
The immune system is a recurring feature in the cases discussed in this edition of the Case Reports podcast. The first paper details the cases of two…
1 year, 9 months ago
Neurotoxicology’s top offenders
Episode 92
"Could this presenting syndrome be caused by a neurotoxin?"
Oftentimes neurologists will pass over toxins when diagnosing. Yet disease caused by neur…
1 year, 10 months ago
Oligoclonal bands, methotrexate use, and inconclusive cases - Editors’ Highlights October 2024
Episode 91
The surgical sieve and Occam's razor may sound like familiar diagnostic metaphors, but what about Crabtree's bludgeon? These are just a few of the to…
1 year, 11 months ago