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The essential point of Practical Neurology is that it is practical in the sense of being useful for everyone who sees neurological patients and who wants to keep up to date, and safe, in man...
What should a neurologist do when a routine MRI for migraine reveals incidental white matter lesions that look remarkably like Multiple Scle...
In this Practical Neurology bonus international podcast linked to the February issue, host Alasdair Coles (Cambridge, UK) is joined by movem...
As with any Darwinian subject, neurology is under constant evolution. This podcast for the April 2026 issue of Practical Neurology has co-ed...
What unsuspecting dangers lie within a garden compost bin? The Case Reports team are back to uncover a new pair of neurological mysteries. T...
Many patients will affirm seeing clouds shaped like animals or other similar phenomena, which is why confirming pareidolia (seeing meaningfu...
When a patient says, "I biffed the car," how should that be translated? Puzzles like this represent the gap between description and diagnosi...
Eye pain can be a source of serious concern for patients, bringing worries about their eyesight. While uveitis is far from the only source o...
Another set of intriguing cases from the latest issue of the journal, pored over by the Case Reports team. In the first case, a 24-yo man pr...
Neurology requires some detective work at times, and identifying the patterns of symptoms associated with drug misuse can be a tricky myster...
Who do we need to scan? Behind the constant considerations of irradiation risk and resource usage, there is nuance to be found. Parkinson's...
Two new cases from the latest issue of the journal present the podcast team with some rare explanations, and a chance to test yourself on fo...
In this special international episode, we explore the 2025 update of the Association of British Neurologists’ guidelines on managing autoimm...
Another packed episode for this month's issue of the journal. There's a special emphasis on case reports this time, showing their value as a...
The wonders of the animal kingdom make an absorbing reappearance this episode, so grab your scuba mask before listening - or your chef’s hat...
"This is a disorder that you don't want to miss", says Prof. Jon Stone¹, describing the condition at the heart of this episode, alongside co...
Simplification is everything - that's the message for the latest issue of the journal. Assisted by a cast of characters including Albert Ein...
In the latest bonus podcast, the practical use of intravenous immunoglobulin is discussed with perspectives from three continents. Participa...
Gastric sleeve surgery is the key feature of a pair of recent cases from the journal, which start this episode (1:17). Both cases feature 25...
A neuroinflammatory disorder with the potential to affect virtually any organ in the body, IgG4-related disease is a challenge on many front...
This episode’s theme is new diseases, whether they are newly described, or old diseases back in a new form. We start off with IgG4-related d...
Two wide open cases from the latest issue of the journal. Starting with a case from Italy (1:18), of a 63-yo man having a history of behavio...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors can significantly improve cancer survival rates. But resulting immune-related toxicities are common, requiring...
The latest guidelines on disease-modifying treatment in multiple sclerosis (MS) from the Association of British Neurologists is discussed in...
It's a podcast of pairs this time, for the latest issue of the journal. There's two hosts, two halves of the brain, two sides to a clinical...
A puzzling pair of Case Reports from the most recent issue of the journal. First up (1:35) is a man in his mid-fifties, presenting with lumb...
Intermittent painful spasms, stiffness and rigidity of the proximal and truncal muscles are only a few symptoms of the relatively uncommon S...
The practice of neurology is constantly changing, and the papers in this issue exemplify that trend. On this episode, journal editors Dr. Ge...
Two more fascinating Case Reports from the latest issue of the journal. The first case (1:15) is of a 57-yo woman, with an intermittent post...
It’s the Christmas Special for 2024! Joining Amy in the studio is Dr. Steven Lewis. Current secretary general of the World Federation of Neu...
The often challenging diagnosis of neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders can be explained by suspicious red flags for the key differential...
Neuromuscular junction disorders can present in a variety of challenging ways, with the potential to mislead neurologists. Journal editors P...
The immune system is a recurring feature in the cases discussed in this edition of the Case Reports podcast. The first paper details the cas...
"Could this presenting syndrome be caused by a neurotoxin?" Oftentimes neurologists will pass over toxins when diagnosing. Yet disease cause...
The surgical sieve and Occam's razor may sound like familiar diagnostic metaphors, but what about Crabtree's bludgeon? These are just a few...
This month's cases both feature sudden onset neurological syndromes. The first case (1:23) is that of a 26-yo Brazilian man who awoke from s...
Genetic testing is a useful tool for any practising neurologist, but they must know how to interpret the results. This Editors' Choice podca...
Journal editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller discuss the August 2024 issue of Practical Neurology, with room for mystery, histo...
Two highly unusual cases in this edition of Case Reports. The first case describes a 64-yo woman presenting to the emergency department with...
Neurodegenerative disease is the subject of this month's Editors' Choice podcast, with Dr. Patrick Cullinane¹ and Dr. Zane Jaunmuktane.¹ The...
Journal editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller discuss the June 2024 issue of Practical Neurology, covering some of the interesti...
The first of this episode's two case reports features a 62-yo man, referred from ophthalmology with a drooping eyelid, chronic coughing, and...
The first multidisciplinary consensus guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) has recently b...
Journal editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller discuss the April 2024 issue of Practical Neurology, covering some of the interest...
The first case for this issue's discussion is one of a young man with a history of involuntary jerks and photosensitivity (1:20). Several mo...
Neurophysiologists may "lock ourselves away in rooms looking at screens with wiggly lines on", but what are the applications in a clinical c...
Journal editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller discuss the February 2024 issue of Practical Neurology, covering some of the inter...
In the first case this episode, a 69-yo woman has developed severe pain around her right eye with blurring to the vision on that side (1:08)...
With artificial intelligence (AI) being declared the solution to many of the challenges faced in our personal and professional lives, Prof....
In this extra episode of the PN podcast, recorded to coincide with the COP28 summit, podcast editor Dr. Amy Ross-Russell (1) speaks to Prof....
Practical Neurology Editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller talk you through the highlights of the December 2023 issue of the journal - https:...