About this episode
1) International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis2) e-Pearl topic: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy3) Topic of the month: Neurology Year in Review Plenary Session at the AAN meeting on the topic of headacheThis 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. Donald Sanders about the executive summary on the international consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis. Dr. Ilena George is reading our e-Pearl of the week about progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Dr. Tesha Monteith interviews Dr. Richard Lipton about his Neurology Year in Review Plenary Session at the AAN meeting on the topic of headache.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. Sanders receives royalties from the publication of the book: Single Fiber EMG; serves on the medical advisory board for Accordant Health Services; is a consultant for ArGen-X, Jacobus Pharmaceutical Co., Inc, Modus Outcomes, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and UCB Celltech.Dr. George 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. Lipton receives royalties for books published from Oxford University Press and Baxter Publishing; Receives honoraria for serving on the scientific advisory board for Alder, Allergan, Inc., American Headache Society, Autonomic Technologies, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CoLucid, Dr. Reddys, Electrocore, Eli Lilly and Company, eNeura Therapeutics, Informa, Merck Serono, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Vedanta; is a consultant for Alder, Allergan, Inc., American Headache Society, Autonomic Technologies, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CoLucid, Dr. Reddys, Electrocore, Eli Lilly and Company, eNeura Therapeutics, Informa, Merck Serono, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Vedanta; holds stock options in eNeura Pharma; receives research support from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vedanta Research Migraine epidemiology and Progression. Boston Scientific Occipital Nerve Stimulation in Migraine, ElectroCore Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Migraine and Cluster, Novartis Sleep and Migraine, Allergan Botox in Migraine, Allergan Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcome Study, S & L Marx Foundation Alzheimer's Research and the NIH.