Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy - Part 5

Dr. Howard Goodkin and Dr. Alison M. Pack discuss the new updated guidelines piece on the conclusions and recommendations regarding the effects of antiseizure medications and folic acid supplementation on the prevalence of MCMs, adverse perinatal outcomes, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born to PWECP.  Show reference: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209279  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Derek Stitt and Dr. Adam de Havenon discuss the burden of neurologic health care and incident neurologic diagnoses in the year after COVID-19 vs influenza.  Show reference: https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000209248  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Rae Bacharach discusses the Neurology Today article, "These AI Hacks Could Alleviate Administrative Burden" by Lola Butcher, available in the April 4th issue of Neurology Today or at neurologytoday.com. Show References:  https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2024/04040/these_ai_hacks_could_alleviate_administrative.6.aspx This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part three of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. Dr. Dina Bolden discusses how to compassionately and effectively communicate a PNES diagnosis and how to develop a treatment plan. Show reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26633963/ This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part two of this six-part series, Dr. Tesha Monteith talks about Cefaly a trigeminal nerve stimulation for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine in adults. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Vikram Karnik and Dr. Rob de Bie discuss early vs. delayed start of Levodopa in early Parkinson disease, and what it means for our clinical practice. Show reference: https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29796  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco and Dr. Alice Tang discuss herpes simplex virus encephalitis in patients with autoimmune conditions and other factors.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209297  This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Tesha Monteith starts off this 6-part series with an introduction to neuromodulation. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

In part two of this three-part series on non-epileptic events. Dr. Olga Alexeeva discusses disclosing a diagnosis of PNES to your patients in this episode. Show reference:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26633963/ This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.

Dr. Irfan Sheikh finishes out his five-part series about idiopathic generalized epilepsy with a discussion of epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information.