About this episode
1) Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation: VZV in biopsy-positive and -negative giant cell arteritis: analysis of 100+ temporal arteries2) What's Trending: Interview with Kimberley R. Barker about "altmetrics"3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about epidemiologists tracking possible links between Zika virus, microcephaly, and Guillain–Barre syndromeThis 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. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Don Gilden about his Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation paper on varicella zoster virus in over 100 temporal arteries that showed clinical features of giant cell arteritis. Dr. Andy Southerland is interviewing Kimberley R. Barker for our "What's Trending" feature of the week about "altmetrics." Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. James Sejvar about a Neurology Today story on the topic of epidemiologists tracking possible links between Zika virus, microcephaly, and Guillain–Barre syndrome.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with UCB, CSL Behring, Walgreens and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dr. Gilden serves as Senior Associate Editor for Journal of NeuroVirology, serves as an editorial Board member of In Vivo, Journal of Virology, Scientific American Medicine, Virus Genes, Neurology®, and the Journal of the Nuerological Sciences; receives research support from the NIH.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 ofr improving treatment times for rapid evaluation of acute stroke via mobile telemedicine;" and gave legal expert review.NO CME WILL BE OFFERED THIS WEEK.