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Neurology Now, an official publication of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), provides patients and caregivers with credible, up-to-the-minute, balanced coverage of the latest advances in neurology research. Neurology Now helps people make informed decisions about treatment for and management of a wide range of neurologic disorders. The Neurology Now Podcast is a valuable tool in accomplishing this mission.
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John C. Morris, MD, FAAN, the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman distinguished professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, and a member of the Neurology Now editorial board, spoke with Stephanie Stephens about how to protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Barbara S. Giesser, MD, FAAN, clinical director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program at UCLA, and a member of the Neurology Now editorial board, spoke with Stephanie Stephens about the different disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis and how patients can treat and manage symptoms.
Teshamae Monteith, MD, FAHS, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and a member of the Neurology Now editorial advisory board, spoke with Stephanie Stephens about how migraine is diagnosed and treated and what patients can do to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks.
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In the February/March 2016 issue of Neurology Now, we explain how alcohol may protect against stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and cognitive decline. In this podcast, we speak to Michael Charness, MD, FAAN, the chief of staff at the VA Boston Health Care System and professor of neurology at Harvard medical school and Boston University School of Medicine about what defines moderate drinking, the evidence for alcohol’s protective effect, as well as the neurologic complications of alcoholism.
In the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Neurology Now, we talk to 42-year-old Agnes Starr, who has Chiari malformation. In our podcast, she tells us why she decided to start her local Conquer Chiari walk in Buffalo, NY, and how her 7-year-old daughter, Haley, who also has Chiari, is coping. Read more about Agnes and her daughter in the December/January issue of Neurology Now.
In our new “Readers Like Me” column, Neurology Now subscribers share their stories about living with or caring for someone with a neurologic condition. In this podcast, 24-year-old Paul McIntosh, a second-year medical student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, talks about coping with a diagnosis of Pompe disease and how it’s inspired him to raise money and awareness.
Anjan Chatterjee, MD, MPH, MBA, a member of the American Academy of Neurology, a Fellow of the American Headache Society, and a lifelong migraineur (a person who gets migraines) spoke with Stephanie Stephens about the special stigma that comes with a condition that has few outward symptoms, and how migraineurs can respond to it.
The stigma of a neurologic disorder can be stressful, and can even make symptoms worse. Here, Joseph I. Sirven, MD, a professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, a member of the “Neurology Now” editorial board, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, speaks with Stephanie Stephens about the stigma people with epilepsy face and what they can do to combat it.
Craig Blackstone, MD, PhD, a senior investigator in the Neurogenetics Branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), speaks with Neurology Now writer Stephanie Stephens about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a rare genetic disorder. Read the article in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Neurology Now, featuring FOX meteorologist Janice Dean.
In her final podcast as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Now, Dr. Robin Brey says goodbye, but not farewell, and hopes you’ll keep up the conversation with incoming Editor-in-Chief Dr. Orly Avitzur. The December 2014/January 2015 issue of Neurology Now includes a cover story on FOX meteorologist Janice Dean, who has relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Neurology Now contributor Stephanie Stevens speaks with Allan Belzberg, MD, director of the Peripheral Nerve Center and associate professor of neurological surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine, about nerve entrapment, its causes, and treatment. Look for the full story in the October/November 2014 issue of Neurology Now.
Neurology Now Editor-in-Chief Dr. Robin Brey discusses highlights of the October/November 2014 issue, which includes a cover story on actress Tamala Jones, who recovered from subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Neurology Now Editor-in-Chief Dr. Robin Brey discusses highlights of the August/September 2014 issue, which includes a cover story on novelist and stroke survivor Esmeralda Santiago.
Russell A. Barkley, PhD, clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina and author of the book Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents, offers tips for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Neurology Now Editor-in-Chief Dr. Robin Brey discusses highlights from the June/July 2014 issue of Neurology Now, which includes a cover story on Alexis Wineman, the first Miss America contestant with autism spectrum disorder.
Neurology Now contributor Stephanie Stephens interviews Mauric Dysken, M.D., a psychiatrist with the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System, about a recent study showing that in patients with mild-to-moderate AD, a daily dose of vitamin E slowed functional decline and decreased the amount of time caregivers needed to assist them with tasks of daily living.
Neurology Now contributor Stephanie Stephens interviews Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Cadieux director of the Mayo Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, about the first-ever G8 Dementia Summit.
Medical journalist Stephanie Stephens interviews Dr. H.A. Jinnah about what causes cervical dystonia and how the condition is treated.
Medical journalist Stephanie Stephens interviews Dr. Page Pennell about treating epilepsy in pregnant women
Medical journalist Stephanie Stephens interviews cervical dystonia patient advocate Noel Valero
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