Videos

The medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic reviewed the timeline of administering various thrombolytic agents and the benefits they bring.

The professor and chief of pediatric neurology, and director of the comprehensive epilepsy program and neuroscience institute at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, detailed his experience with patients treated with perampanel.

The director of epilepsy surgery and associate professor of neurosurgery at UC Irvine spoke to the advances that have been made in epilepsy surgery and in noninvasive or minimally invasive techniques, as well as the impact they’ve had on outcomes.

The medical director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital discusses his early stage gene therapy trial for Dravet syndrome.

The assistant professor of psychology at East Carolina discussed how to improve adherence in young adults and children with epilepsy, and how physicians can go about checking quality of life in patients.

Neurology News Network for the week ending December 14, 2019.

The assistant professor of psychology at East Carolina University spoke to the challenges of overcoming adherence issues in patients with epilepsy, for whom it is so vital.

The professor of neurology and pediatrics and director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at the University of California, San Francisco, discussed his personal experience with fenfluramine and the advantages that the drug may present when treating patients with Dravet syndrome.

The director of pediatric epilepsy and the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex at Massachusetts General Hospital, and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School spoke to the safety outcomes from GWPCARE6 and CBD’s low-dose efficacy.

The medical director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital discussed the advantages of intranasal diazepam over traditional midazolam and rectal diazepam.

The assistant professor of psychology at East Carolina University offered insight about the resources are available to physicians and providers and what techniques can be useful to help patients have a better quality of life in light of refractory and uncontrolled seizures.

The director of epilepsy surgery and associate professor of neurosurgery at UC Irvine spoke about the consequences of patients choosing to forgo beneficial surgery and the importance of communication between surgeon and epileptologist.

The director of epilepsy surgery and associate professor of neurosurgery at UC Irvine discussed the challenges he has encountered in getting patients with epilepsy to undergo beneficial procedures, often due to misinformation.

The director of pediatric epilepsy and the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex at Massachusetts General Hospital, and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School discussed the findings of the GWPCARE6 trial of cannabidiol.

The professor and chief of pediatric neurology, and director of the comprehensive epilepsy program and neuroscience institute at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital offered insight into his experience with midazolam and its potential to play a vital role in treating seizure clusters.

Neurology News Network for the week ending December 7, 2019.

The Chairman of the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic provided insight into the multidisciplinary decision-making process for patients with movement disorders at the center.

The medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic detailed the advantages of controlling blood pressure.

The medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic described the effects of limited medical resources on patients who have risk factors for stroke.

Neurology News Network for the week ending November 30, 2019.

The Chairman of the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic spoke to the differences between deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound, as well as how they can be utilized to complement one another.

The Chairman of the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic shared his experience with telemedicine and how he foresees it supplementing the current care offered in movement disorders.

The Chairman of the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic discussed getting patient referrals for deep brain stimulation and how often patients miss the window during which the treatment could offer them benefit.