Apr 25, 2016
1) The association between hospitalization and care after transient ischemic attack or minor stroke2) e-Pearl topic: Neuroretinitis3) Topic of the month: Migraine awareness seriesThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Moira Kapral about her paper on the association between hospitalization and care after transient ischemic attack or minor stroke. Dr. Sarah Wesley is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuroretinitis. Dr. Tesha Monteith interviews Dr. Stephen Silberstein about the topic of migraine clinical trials: A drug therapy and neuromodulation update. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Southerland serves as Podcast Deputy Editor for Neurology; receives research support from the American Heart Association-American Stroke Association National Clinical Research Program, American Academy of Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Health Resources Services Administration and the NIH; has a provisional patent application titled: “Method, system and computer readable medium for improving treatment times for rapid evaluation of acute stroke viamobile telemedicine;” and gave legal expert review.Dr. Kapral serves as Guest Editor for Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes; serves as an editorial board member of Circulation; receives research support from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.Dr. Wesley serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.Dr. Monteith serves as an editorial advisory board member for Neurology Now and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Silberstein serves as an editorial board member of Cephalalgia, Current Pain and Headache Reports, CNS Drugs, Topics in Pain Management and Neurology®; serves on the scientific advisory board for Alder, Allergan, Inc., Amgen, Avanir, eNeura, ElectroCore Medical, Medscape, Medtronic, Inc., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Neuralieve, NINDS, Pfizer Inc, Supernus and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; is a consultant for Allergan, Inc., Amgen, eNeura, ElectroCore Medical, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Medtronic, Inc., Neuralieve, Pfizer, Inc, Supernus and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; receives research support from American Headache Society®, International Headache Society and the NIH.