About this episode
1) Hemorrhagic stroke following use of the synthetic marijuana "spice" and 2) Topic of the month: Updates in tele-neurology. This 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. Justin Sattin interviews Dr. David Rose about his paper on hemorrhagic stroke following use of the synthetic marijuana "spice." Dr. Sarah Wesley is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Hirayama disease. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Jennifer Majersik about the topic of tele-neurology quality measures. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Rose, Wesley, Southerland and Majersik.Dr. Rose serves as an editorial board member of Neurohospitalist Journal and serves on the Speakers' bureau of Boehringer Ingelheim.Dr. Wesley serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section.Dr. Southerland serves as Podcast Deputy Editor for Neurology®; serves as Clinical Research Advisor for Totier Technologies, Inc.Dr. Majersik receives research support from the NIH.