Practical Neurology Podcast

ABN Medallist 2016: Professor Alastair Compton and the innovation on Multiple Sclerosis research

Practical Neurology Associate Editor Neil Scolding interviews ABN Medallist Prof. Alastair Compton, at the British Neurosciences Association 2016 conference.
Alastair Compton, Professor Emeritus of Neurology, looks back to the history of the Multiple Slerosis research, the books he is publishing, advice for young scientists and his most recent medal.
The ABN conference 2016, which theme was "The Seven Ages of Man", was held in May, in Brighton, UK.

Functional Disorders - Geraint Fuller interviews Jon Stone

Practical Neurology Editor Geraint Fuller is joined by Jon Stone to discuss two of his recent Practical Neurology papers on the subject of functional disorders.
Dr Jon Stone is a Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neurology.
The discussed papers:
Functional neurological disorders: the neurological assessment as treatment - http://pn.bmj.com/content/16/1/7.full
Explaining functional disorders in the neurology clinic: a photo story - http://pn.bmj.com/content/16/1/56.full
http://www.neurosymptoms.org/

ABN Conference 2016: Phil Smith interviews Ingrid Scheffer about epilepsy genetics comes of age

Practical Neurology Editor Phil Smith is joined by Ingrid Scheffer to discuss her ABN Conference Gordon Holmes' lecture: "Epilepsy genetics comes of age".
Professor Ingrid Scheffer, paediatric neurologist and professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, is a world leading voice in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.
The ABN conference 2016, which theme was "The Seven Ages of Man", was held in May, in Brighton, UK.

Ten year analysis of the UK Multiple Sclerosis risk sharing scheme study: ABN Conference 2016

Dr Jacqueline Palace is interviewed about her 10 year analysis of the UK Multiple Sclerosis risk sharing scheme study, presented at this year's Association of British Neurologists (ABN)conference, in Brighton, UK.
Jackie Palace, who is interviewed in this podcast by Ralph Gregory, is a clinical lead for the UK MS risk sharing scheme study assessing the long term effects of beta-interferon and Copaxone.
The ABN conference 2016, which theme was "The Seven Ages of Man", was held in May, in Brighton, UK.

Oliver Sacks on ’The man who mistook his wife for a hat’

Welcome to another Practical Neurology book club podcast with PN editor Phil Smith. This time the club and discussed Oliver Sack’s ‘The man who mistook his wife for a hat’, and were honoured to be joined via Skype by Dr Sacks himself.
Listen to hear his thoughts on understanding patients, how writing has influenced his clinical approach, and changes in neurology in the past few decades.

Huw Morris on ’Lucky Man’

Michael J Fox, star of the Back to the Future trilogy, was born in 1961, moved to Hollywood aged 18 and while avidly lapping up the customary attention and refreshments, he developed Parkinson’s disease.
He has now authored a memoir describing his experience of the disease alongside his career as an actor.
In this podcast, hear PN editor Phil Smith discuss the book with Huw Morris, expert in young onset Parkinson's, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Listen to the other interviews on Fox's memoir: http://goo.gl/YW9miQ
Read Dr Harding's review of the book: http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/4/283.full

Katherine Harding on ’Lucky Man’

Michael J Fox, star of the Back to the Future trilogy, was born in 1961, moved to Hollywood aged 18 and while avidly lapping up the customary attention and refreshments, he developed Parkinson’s disease.
He has now authored a memoir describing his experience of the disease alongside his career as an actor.
In this podcast, hear PN editor Phil Smith discuss the book with Katherine Harding, PN book club lead, and Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales.
Listen to the other interviews on Fox's memoir: http://goo.gl/YW9miQ
Read Dr Harding's review of the book: http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/4/283.full

Allan Ropper on ’Lucky Man’

Michael J Fox, star of the Back to the Future trilogy, was born in 1961, moved to Hollywood aged 18 and while avidly lapping up the customary attention and refreshments, he developed Parkinson’s disease. He has now authored a memoir describing his experience of the disease alongside his career as an actor. In this podcast, hear PN editor Phil Smith the book with Fox's neurologist from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Allan Ropper.Listen to the other interviews on Fox's memoir: http://goo.gl/L2z10XRead Katherine Harding's review of the book: http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/4/283.full

Lucky Man: A review of Michael J Fox’s memoir

Michael J Fox, star of the Back to the Future trilogy, was born in 1961, moved to Hollywood aged 18 and while avidly lapping up the customary attention and refreshments, he developed Parkinson’s disease. He has now authored a memoir describing his experience of the disease alongside his career as an actor. PN editor Phil Smith gathered the PN book club to discuss the memoir with Fox's neurologist from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Allan Ropper, and in this podcast you can hear his thoughts, as well as contributions from book club lead Katherine Harding, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales, and Huw Morris, expert in early onset Parkinson's, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.You can also hear each contributor's interview in full.Allan Ropper: http://goo.gl/tsl2p3Katherine Harding: http://goo.gl/8B6ENwHuw Morris: http://goo.gl/3gRqNYRead Dr Harding's review of 'Lucky Man': http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/4/283.full

ABN special: How neurologists think, and what my errors taught me

Martin Samuels, professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, tells Huw Morris, professor of Clinical Neuroscience at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery how neurologists make decisions, and the value of making mistakes.Professor Samuels gave the 20th Gordon Holmes lecture, supported by Practical Neurology, at the 2014 ABN Annual Meeting, where this podcast was recorded.