About this episode
1) Practice advisory: The utility of EEG theta/beta power ration in ADHD diagnosis2) e-Pearl topic: Hemiplegic migraine3) Topic of the month: How to examine and approach movement disordersThis 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. Adam Numis interviews Dr. David Gloss about this AAN Practice Advisory paper on the utility of EEG theta and beta power ration in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis. Dr. Ilena George is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hemiplegic migraine. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Steven Frucht on the topic of "how to approach" myoclonus.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Numis served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Gloss serves on the Level of evidence team for Neurology®; is an Evidence-based medicine consultant for the American Academy of Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of the book Neurology for the Specialty Boards.Dr. George serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders; serves as an editorial board member of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders and The European Neurological Journal; serves on the scientific advisory board for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now Abbvie), Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Impax, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pfizer Inc, Solstice Neurosciences, Eli Lilly and Company, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and USWorldMeds; is a consultant for Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd., Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now Abbvie), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cynapsus and Lundbeck, Inc; receives royalties for publications of books from Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins and Cambridge University Press; serves on the speakers' bureau of UCB, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., American Academy of Neurology and Movement Disorders Society; receives research support from the CleveMed/Great Lake Neurotechnilogies, Michael J. Fox Foundation and the NIH.Dr. Frucht serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders; is a consultant for UCB; received speaker honoraria from Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Impax; receives royalties from the publication of the book Movement Disorders Emergencies; and is employed by the American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorders Society.