Neurology Unwrapped: 2024’s Most Intriguing Conversations

Episode 131 of the NeurologyLive^® Mind Moments^® podcast is now live! Scroll down to listen or click here to subscribe on your favorite streaming service.

The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

Episode 131, "Neurology Unwrapped: 2024's Most Intriguing Conversations" compiles some of the most compelling conversations from Mind Moments podcast episodes throughout 2024. These discussions spotlight groundbreaking research and advancements in neurology that are propelling the field forward. The NeurologyLive team also explored the impact of several newly FDA-approved therapies, offering clinicians valuable insights into what these treatments mean for patient care and their practical use in the clinic. Featured in this week’s episode, in order of appearance, are:

• Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD, staff member of the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis, gives an overview on the new 2024 McDonald criteria to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), which was presented at the 40th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).
  • Check out the full episode here: Understanding Major Changes to New McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis
• Ian Kremer, executive director of the leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease (LEAD) coalition, on the changing and exciting advances in Alzheimer disease therapeutics, as well as the discontinuation of aducanumab, the first approved antiamyloid therapy.
  • Check out the full episode here: Lessons Learned in Alzheimer Drug Development
• Andy Berkowski, MD, PhD, vice chair of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's Practice Guidelines Task Force, discusses the newly revised guidelines for restless legs syndrome, including the latest updates in literature and changes to clinical care.
  • Check out the full episode here: Implications of the 2024 AASM Guidelines for Restless Legs Syndrome
• Sameea Husain-Wilson, DO, a movement disorder specialist at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute of Baptist Health, provided clinical perspective on the use of the Syn-One diagnostic test for patients with Parkinson disease.
  • Check out the full episode here: Utilizing the Syn-One Test to Diagnose Parkinson Disease
• Jonathan Parker, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic Arizona, spoke at the 2024 American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting on cell therapy approaches for epilepsy, the challenges the clinical community faces, and the outlook for the future.
  • Check out the full episode here: The Promise Behind Cell Therapy Approaches in Epilepsy
• Lawrence Robinson, MD, a senior scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, gives insight on educating the next generation of neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic (EDX) practitioners, and the major differences in how this generation of medical students learn relative to previous ones.
  • Check out the full episode here: Adapting Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Education for Modern Learners

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

• 1:05 – Ontaneda on the incorporation of new biomarkers into the 2024 McDonald Criteria for multiple sclerosis.
• 7:35 – Kremer on the lessons learned from drug development, including antiamyloid treatments, and initial reaction to the discontinuation of aducanumab for AD. 
• 10:30 – Berkowski on the outlook of treating and preventing restless legs syndrome going forward using the newly updated American Academy of Sleep Medicine treatment guidelines. 
• 13:10 – Husain-Wilson on the function of the Syn-One test for Parkinson disease, its applicability, and how it may distinguish patients with PD from other synucleinopathies.
• 18:40 – Parker on the promise and thought process behind stem cell approaches for drug-resistant epilepsy, including the different types of cell methods being tested. 
• 21:45 – Robinson on the distinct differences in learning styles based on generation, the importance of adaptive teaching, and the new approaches educators in neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine can take. 

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