Bone health in Neurology: managing the fracture risk

In this Practical Neurology bonus international podcast linked to the February issue, host Alasdair Coles (Cambridge, UK) is joined by movement disorder specialist Dr. Ashley Paul (Johns Hopkins, US) and epilepsy expert Dr. Lata Vadlamudi (Brisbane, Australia) to discuss the integration of bone health into neurology clinics. They discuss the identification of osteoporosis in patients on steroids or anti-seizure medications and evaluate the use of FRAX assessment tools for neurological populations. They also address the implementation of screening protocols and checklists to prevent fragility fractures. Read the related paper: Osteoporosis and fracture risk: a practical guide for neurologists Participants: Professor Alasdair Coles is Head of Department for Clinical Neuroscience and also Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair, UK. Associate Professor Lata Vadlamudi, Senior Staff Specialist in Neurology at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia. Dr. Ashley Paul, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Division of Movement Disorders at Johns Hopkins University, USA. Please

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This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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