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JNNP Podcast
The Journal of Neurology, Neuroscience and Psychiatry (JNNP) Podcast is proud to reflect JNNP’s ambition to publish the most ground-breaking and cutting-edge research from around the world - jnnp.bmj.com. Encompassing the entire genre of neurological sciences, our focus is on the common disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, subarachnoid haemorrhage and neuropsychiatry), but with a keen interest in the Gordian knots that present themselves in the field, such as ALS. Join Dr. Saima Chaudhry as she hosts in-depth interviews with authors, providing a deeper understanding of their work and shedding new light on their findings. Stay informed with expert discussions and cutting-edge information by subscribing or listening on your favourite podcast platform.
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Episodes
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
A special edition podcast - based on an essay discussing the value of medical conferences and whether it is time to consider what is gained from these events, and for whom. Emeritus Professor Michael Swash (The Royal London Hospital and Barts and the London School of Medicine) joins Elizabeth Highton to discuss the merits of the medical congress. Read the commentary here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2018/10/18/jnnp-2018-319248
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Associate Professor Tomas Kalincik (University of Melbourne, Australia) discusses oral immunotherapies, and what we know about the effects of these treatments on patient relapse and disability. Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/12/jnnp-2018-319831
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Editor’s Choice: Associate Professor Dr Mario Masellis (University of Toronto) and Assistant Professor Philippe Desmarais (University of Montreal) discuss the complexities of designing trials in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and how precision medicine might help disentangle this Gordian knot in the future. Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/early/2018/11/01/jnnp-2018-318603.full.pdf
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi (King’s College London, London, UK) joins Elizabeth Highton (podcast editor) to discuss motor neurone disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, a rapidly progressive illness resulting from the degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons. Studies have shown that age of onset is younger in people with a family history – but it this due to a heightened knowledge of the disease or due to genetics lowering the age of onset? Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/90/3/268.
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
We have a good understanding of our risk of developing cancer or heart disease – but what do we know about the risk of developing a common neurological disorder in later-life? Dr. Silvan Licher (Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands) discusses the lifetime risk of developing dementia, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease, and how we need to better prioritise preventive interventions. Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/90/2/148.full.pdf
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Dr. Michael van Es (University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands) examines whether cognitive and behavioural changes can be seen across the motor neurone disease spectrum, and how this helps inform our understanding of these as multidimensional diseases. Read the editorial commentary by Professor Martin Turner here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/90/2/122
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Do statins increase the risk of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) in patients with a previous stroke? Professor David Werring (Stroke Research Centre, UCL Institute Of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK) joins Elizabeth Highton (JNNP podcast editor) for the first JNNP podcast of 2019. Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/90/1/75
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Elizabeth Highton (podcast editor) hosts the final JNNP podcast for 2018, an episode on functional improvement after stroke (Dr. Aravind Ganesh, University of Oxford, UK- https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/12/1301) and cognitive impairment in functional neurological disorders (Dr. Jeremy Isaacs (St George’s University and Hospital, London, UK - https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/12/1308).
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Professor Mark Humphries (University of Nottingham, UK) discusses how computational modelling could be a crucial tool in untangling the complexities of diseases like Parkinson’s disease. Can this type of modelling help us understand causes, and eventually lead to treatment options? Read the full paper here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2018/04/17/jnnp-2017-315922.long
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
In collaboration with many different specialists, professions and patient representatives, Mollan et al (2018) have developed the first ever guidelines for the investigation and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Senior author, Dr Alexandra Sinclair (University of Birmingham) discusses these with the JNNP podcast editor, Elizabeth Highton. Read the full guidelines here: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/10/1088 Access the Practical Neurology infographic summary here: https://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2018/08/28/practneurol-2018-002009