In this special episode, Dr. Roy Strowd talks with Drs. Jeff Ratliff, Tesha Monteith, and Justin Abbatemarco about non-traditional educational formats and how they're reshaping neurology training.

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Dr. Andy Southerland talks with Dr. Dipika Aggarwal as she shares her profound journey as both a physician and a patient. After battling stage four colon cancer, she faced a stroke that changed her life.

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The February 2026 recall features four previously posted episodes on multiple sclerosis. The episode begins with a conversation with Dr. Wallace J. Brownle discussing whether dissemination in time is essential to diagnois relapsing MS. The discussion continues with Dr. Daniel Ontaneda regarding the 2024 revisions of the McDonald criteria for diagnosing multiple sclerosis. The episode then transitions into a conversation with Dr. Jiwon Oh about BTK inhibitors and recent data on tolebrutinib in multiple sclerosis. The episode concludes with Dr. Sandra Vukusic addressing the differences in disease-modifying therapies for female versus male patients with multiple sclerosis.

Podcast link:

Investigating Whether Dissemination in Time Is Essential to Diagnose Relapsing MS

2024 McDonald Criteria

BTK Inhibitors in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

Sex-Related Gap in the Use of Disease-Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis

Podcast article:

Investigating Whether Dissemination in Time Is Essential to Diagnose Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: 2024 Revisions of the McDonald Criteria

Tolebrutinib versus Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Tolebrutinib in Nonrelapsing Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Sex-Related Gap in the Use of Disease-Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis

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Dr. Tesha Monteith talks with Dr. Michael Eller about the implications of CGRP therapies in migraine treatment, particularly for patients with vascular risk factors or a history of stroke.

Read the related article in Neurology®.

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Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. John Ney about the prevalence, disability burden, and societal impact of neurologic disorders in the U.S.

Read the related article in JAMA.

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In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Drs. Valérie Biousse and Nancy J. Newman about the management of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy and its emerging relationship with GLP‑1 medications.

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In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Drs. Valérie Biousse and Nancy J. Newman about the clinical features and diagnostic tools utilized for non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

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Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Divyanshu Dubey about how antibodies to synaptophysin and GAP43 help explain an autoimmune neuropathy seen in swine abattoir workers and offer new clues for diagnosing and treating related inflammatory neuropathies.

Read the related article in ScienceDirect.

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