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MedLink Health Connections PodcastEarly Detection Saves Lives: A Conversation About MammogramsOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re sitting down with Dona Miller, a mammogram technologist at MedLink Georgia, to talk about the importance of mammograms, what to expect during the process, and how early detection can save lives.Dona helps clear up common myths, explains when to start screenings, and shares tips to make the experience more comfortable. Whether it’s your first mammogram or a reminder to schedule your next one, this episode is all about empowering you with knowledge and easing any fears.Schedule your mammogram at MedLink Winder Imaging in Wind...
2025-10-0113 minMedLink Health Connections PodcastSweet Dreams: Pediatric Sleep Tips with Dr. Kelly MontgomeryEver wondered why bedtime turns your sweet child into a professional negotiator? Sleep isn’t just rest—it’s the foundation of your child’s growth, learning, and emotional wellbeing.In this episode, Dr. Kelly Montgomery, pediatrician at MedLink Georgia, explains how sleep fuels physical health, sharpens memory and learning, and helps regulate mood and behavior. She also reveals how lack of sleep can disguise itself as hyperactivity, food cravings, or meltdowns—making it easy to miss the real issue.Dr. Montgomery offers practical tips for creating effective bedtime routines, avoiding common sleep mistakes...
2025-08-2118 minMedLink Health Connections PodcastBeyond Helmets: Summer Riding Safety with Dr. Reece & Jennifer Rubner, CPNPSummer brings outdoor fun—and serious risks for young riders. Pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Reece and pediatric nurse practitioner Jennifer Rubner from MedLink share essential safety tips to help families avoid ER visits.They go beyond basic helmet advice, explaining why fit matters, hand-me-downs don’t cut it, and why even short rides need protection. The episode also tackles ATV and dirt bike safety, emphasizing that these are powerful vehicles—not toys—and should never be operated by kids under 16.Lawn mower safety, often overlooked, gets special attention. Learn why children should never ride as passe...
2025-08-0610 minMedLink Health Connections PodcastPharmacy Discounts That Save Lives: Inside MedLink's 340B ProgramWhat happens when patients can finally afford the medication they truly need instead of settling for what they can pay for? The answer is transformative healthcare.Pharmacy Director Dennis Kimbrell shares a surprising revelation from his experience with the 340B drug pricing program at MedLink. When he first joined the organization, he expected to help patients save money on their existing medications. Instead, he discovered something far more impactful – patients weren't using effective medications at all because they simply couldn't afford them. This conversation shows how the 340B program helps in two big ways: it sav...
2025-04-0908 minMedLink Health Connections PodcastColorectal Cancer: What You Need to Know with Dr. Nicole PowellColorectal cancer is one of the most preventable yet deadly cancers if left undetected. Dr. Nicole Powell, DNP, a family nurse practitioner at MedLink Winder, shares key facts about this common condition.She explains how colorectal cancer develops from small polyps that can become cancerous and highlights a critical update: screening now starts at age 45 instead of 50 due to rising cases in younger adults.Dr. Powell breaks down screening options, from at-home tests like FIT (yearly) and Cologuard (every three years) to the gold-standard colonoscopy, which detects and removes polyps. She also addresses common barriers...
2025-03-2614 min
MedLink Health Connections PodcastMedLink Health Connections: Connecting You to Better HealthWelcome to the very first episode of MedLink Health Connections! In this introductory episode, we’ll explore the mission and vision behind our podcast. Discover what inspired the creation of MedLink Health Connections and what you can expect in future episodes. Whether you're looking to improve your health, stay informed about the latest medical advancements, or connect with experts in the field, this podcast is your gateway to better health. Tune in and start your journey towards a healthier, happier you!
2025-01-1303 min
Becoming Doctors Abroad by Medlink StudentsStudying Medicine in Pleven University, Bulgaria via Medlink Students - Episode 5
Becoming Doctors Abroad Podcast by Medlink Students - Episode 5
2024-04-1341 min
Becoming Doctors Abroad by Medlink StudentsEuropean University Tbilisi, Georgia [Quickfire Q&A]Medlink Students interviewed student Qadir, a UK medicine student at European University Tbilisi, Georgia. He talks about his experience and describes what it's like to study at the university.
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MedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #25 Introduction to nystagmusMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Abnormal eye movements can be...abnormal. We have already briefly covered efferent dysfunction in an earlier episode ("#9 Teaching through clinical cases: Painless ophthalmoparesis"), but now Dr. Ali Hamedani is back and excited to discuss how we ch...
2023-10-1613 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #23 Autoimmune and paraneoplastic limbic encephalitisMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 12, 2018 It seems like a new antibody in autoimmune central nervous system disorders is being discovered every day. Well, maybe not that frequently. But autoimmune encephalitis may now be as common as infectious encephalitis. In this week's pr...
2023-10-1623 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #18 Autoantibodies in acquired myastheniaMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Myasthenia gravis is a disorder characterized by proximal weakness, ptosis, and antibody formation against proteins at the neuromuscular junction. Most commonly, the protein targeted by antibodies is the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. However, research in the last 2 de...
2023-10-1610 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #13 The broken heart syndromeMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: August 23, 2018 When the heart stops working, the brain stops working. But if the brain stops working, does the heart shut down? In this episode, Dr. David Manly (Duke Cardiology) discusses the pathogenesis and management of the reversible sy...
2023-10-1618 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #12 Headache meds giving you a headache?MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Although physicians use medications to treat headaches, the mind can become tolerant. In fact, many otherwise helpful medications may even aggravate a pre-existing headache syndrome. In this BrainWaves brief, we discuss the concept of medication-overuse headache an...
2023-10-1310 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #10 Cryptogenic stroke: 2019 updateMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: December 5, 2019In 2016, when we first launched the BrainWaves podcast, cryptogenic stroke was a poorly understood concept. Three years later, it remains poorly understood. But we are making progress. In this week's update of episode 10, we review the progress that has been...
2023-10-1323 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #11 Which NOAC is best for secondary stroke prevention?MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Long-term antithrombotic treatment of embolic stroke sounds like a tricky field to navigate. Aspirin is the drug of choice in the acute setting for most patients, but when cardioembolic stroke is suspected, aspirin is inferior to an...
2023-10-1110 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #33 Controversies in chronic traumatic encephalopathyMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: January 1, 2021 Even before the release of the 2015 film, Concussion, there has been a rising concern about mild traumatic brain injury in athletes in recent years. In this week's episode of BrainWaves, we discuss the history of mild tr...
2023-10-1114 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #30 GBS: From variants to vaccinesMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 The Landry-Guillain-Barre-Strohl Syndrome, aka Guillain-Barre Syndrome, is classically thought of as a painless ascending weakness with areflexia that typically follows an infectious prodrome. But there are a dozen variants with unusual clinical presentations, from back pain to...
2023-10-0916 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #16 Choosing a DMT in Multiple SclerosisMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 18, 2017With so many disease-modifying therapies out there, how do you decide which drug to use in your patient with multiple sclerosis? BrainWaves makes it simple. In this interview with Dr. Christopher Perrone, we review the US FDA-approved therapies for relapsing-remitting...
2023-10-0919 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #31 Patient-provider interactionsMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 This week, we are taking a break from educational neurology and will be stressing the importance of collaboration between patients and physicians. Physicians are critical to healthcare because of their expertise and experience, but medical management is...
2023-10-0918 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #29 Not-so-benign essential tremorMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 18, 2017Once heralded as "benign" essential tremor, this movement disorder is anything but. And you can see this when you talk with your neurology patients about the difficulties they encounter with dressing, eating, and even speaking--not to mention the social stigmata...
2023-10-0913 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #28 How American neurology was bornMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 18, 2017From the "Gilded Age" to the "germ theory", Dr. Joshua VanDerWerf (physician, historian, humanitarian), illustrates the birth of American neurology. You may recognize the names Chiari, Wernicke, and Broca, but what about William Alexander Hammond or Silas Weir Mitchell? These...
2023-10-0512 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #19 Patients and their picturesMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: December 13, 2017It's a throwback Thursday on the podcast. This week, we revisit an old but familiar topic of neuroimaging. What does it tell you about a person, and how does it compare to a photograph? Featuring Salim Chahin (Washington University) and...
2023-10-0516 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #7 Infectious causes of myelopathyMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 18, 2017In this BrainWaves brief, we review the major infections of the spinal cord with anatomic localization of disease and clinical management. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical...
2023-10-0508 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #5 Foot DropMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 18, 2017Quick tutorial to help you navigate through the causes of foot drop. Check it out!BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision-making in routine clinical...
2023-10-0406 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #6 HIV on your mind?MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 18, 2017In this episode of BrainWaves, Dr. Joseph Berger discusses the complications of HIV literally from head to toe. From neuropathy to myelopathy to neurocognitive disorders as well as the myriad of opportunistic infections. Definitely worth your time.BrainWaves...
2023-10-0423 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #26 Considerations in the management of women with epilepsyMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 There's more to epilepsy than AED titration. (Shocking, I know.) Especially in women, management is undeniably complex. For example, the same enzymatic machinery used to metabolize AEDs is also used to break down estrogen-containing oral contraceptives--an in...
2023-04-1420 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #42 There's more to the facial nerve than Bell's PalsyMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Yeah, we talk about Bell's palsy here. A lot, actually. But there's also hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, facial myokymia, and pathologic sialorrhea as it pertains to neurodegenerative disease--not to mention the facial nerve anatomy! Sit down and bu...
2023-04-1416 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #84 Neonatal abstinence syndromeMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: November 9, 2017 With the ongoing opioid crisis, not only those using opiates are affected. There has been an exponential rise in the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome--the multiorgan dysfunction experienced by newborns of mothers who are using opioid pr...
2023-04-1417 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #160 Pluses and minuses of perfusion imagingMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: April 2, 2020Perfusion imaging employs concepts that date back to the early 1830s, and it leverages hardware and software that emerged around the same time as multidetector helical CT scans. But it has only become popular in recent years for thrombectomy decision-making...
2023-04-1421 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #161 Rule out spinal dural AV fistulaMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: April 16, 2020As my wife and I are raising our 9-month-old daughter, and she is eating more solid food, I can't help but think about how important it is for her to keep an open mind to new food groups. But being...
2023-04-1027 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #80 The meningitis that keeps coming backMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: October 12, 2017 Most people never get meningitis. For those who do, it is rare to experience it more than once. But if it recurs, red flags should be going up. Dr. Jon Rosenberg joins Jim Siegler this week in...
2023-04-1023 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #163 What’s the buzz?MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: May 14, 2020 Can you hear that too? You can't? Well, that doesn't mean I'm having auditory hallucinations. It could just be tinnitus, which describes the irritating sound of ringing, buzzing, clicking, or hissing that affects 10% to 20% of the wo...
2023-04-1021 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #14 Anti-epileptic drug-drug interactionsMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Things you need to know about the way antiepileptic drugs affect each other, all in one podcast. Take a few minutes here to familiarize yourself with these common and critical complications of seizure management. BrainWaves podcasts an...
2023-04-1008 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #2 Teaching through cinical cases: Neurologic deterioration after strokeMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 In our first episode with neurology content, we will discuss my research interest in neurologic deterioration after stroke. Enjoy! BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to gu...
2023-04-1009 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #113 Teaching through clinical cases: Hypoactive delirium & antipsychoticsMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: June 21, 2018 This week's clinical case features a complex course of hospital-acquired delirium with an in-depth discussion on antipsychotics. Dr. Ayyappan Venkatraman reviews the pertinent psychopharmacology in dopaminergic and nondopaminergic signaling. Produced by James E S...
2023-04-1028 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #79 Teaching through clinical cases: Hot & HyperMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: October 5, 2017 Dr. David Coughlin returns for this week's Teaching Through Clinical Cases to discuss the management of a delirious patient with a hyperkinetic movement disorder. Produced by James E Siegler. Music by Hyson, Jos...
2023-04-1020 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #36 Teaching through clinical cases: Acute vestibular syndromeMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 The acute vestibular syndrome is easy enough to identify, but it can be a challenge to diagnose. In this week's episode of BrainWaves, Dr. Ali Hamedani tries to simplify the approach to acute, intermittent, and chronic co...
2023-04-1024 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #148 Teaching through clinical cases: A curious case of infectious encephalitisMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: September 19, 2019In this week's clinical case, Dr. Mike Bradshaw (Chicago Medical School and Billings Clinic) walks us through the case of a young woman with HSV encephalitis. With a twist. SPOILER ALERT: If you don't want to know the answer, DON'T...
2023-04-1032 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #41 Teaching through clinical cases: Not-quite-so-septic meningitisMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 This week's BrainWaves episode features a case of a middle-aged woman with progressive headaches and cranial neuropathies. The diagnosis of aseptic meningitis is made, and a differential diagnosis is illustrated. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are in...
2023-04-1030 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #128 Teaching through Clinical Cases: Thrombophilia testingMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: January 3, 2019 For young patients who have no reason to clot, it's good to know which diagnostic tests you should send, when you should send them, and how they can be erroneously interpreted. Dr. Kristy Yuan, a vascular ne...
2023-04-1027 min
Becoming Doctors Abroad by Medlink StudentsMedlink Students Free Webinar - Study Medicine or Dentistry Abroad in 2023
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2023-04-072h 05MedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #134 MyotoniaMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: March 21, 2019 Nobody is getting any younger, which is too bad. Muscle cramping...fatigue...stiffness... you'll be dealing with it more and more. “It's probably nothing,” you tell yourself. But what if it's not? Every once in a while...
2023-03-2322 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #133 The sacred diseaseMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: March 7, 2019 Before it was called epilepsy, it was a falling sickness. A disturbance of consciousness summoned by magic or demonic possession. Although it is less of a mystery today, the sacred disease is one neurologic condition that co...
2023-03-2321 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #154 All that restricts does not infarctMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: January 9, 2020 The common teaching is that restricted diffusion on MRI indicates stroke—acute cerebral infarction--when, more specifically, the changes on DWI and ADC indicate impairment in the random movement of water molecules in a given tissue. With slow...
2023-03-2321 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #157 Checkpoint inhibitor neurotoxicityMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: February 20, 2020 Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment. Unlike chemotherapy, which essentially includes cellular toxins that can cause widespread and unnecessary tissue damage, checkpoint inhibitors are used to train the body’s natural immune system to fight off...
2023-03-2225 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #178 First seizure of lifeMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: March 4, 2021As many as 1% of the world has epilepsy, but far more will have a seizure in their lifetime. Not everyone needs a seizure medication, some people are even harmed by them. So who warrants treatment, and what do you start...
2023-03-2215 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #169 The interictal EEGMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: August 6, 2020 The electroencephalogram is a nearly 100-year-old neurodiagnostic instrument. And yet, we learn new things from it every day. This week on the BrainWaves podcast, Dr. Tracey Milligan (Mass General Brigham) reviews the indications and utilization of a...
2023-03-2222 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #168 (Mis)understanding the locked-in stateMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 23, 2020 Locked-in syndrome is a rare clinical consequence following many types of neurologic injury. In general, the locked-in patient is fully paralyzed, with perhaps minimal function of the fingers, eyes, or mouth. What's more, gross motor dysfunction is...
2023-03-2226 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #91 Teaching through clinical cases: A kid with coagulopathyMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: December 28, 2017 In this week's clinical case, Dr. John Baird (Stanford) shares the story of a patient he's been following who's experienced a neurologic complication of her hematologic illness. Check it out. Produced by Jam...
2023-03-2223 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #110 Teaching through clinical cases: Hemorrhagic infarctionMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: May 31, 2018 Unfortunately, stroke is all too common. Nearly 1 million new strokes are diagnosed in the United States each year. And this means that complications of stroke--even if rare--may also be common. One such complication is hemorrhagic transformation. Th...
2023-03-2224 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #95 Teaching through clinical cases: A headache that won't give upMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: February 1, 2018 Mike Rubenstein, from prior episodes on global health and CSF interpretation, returns to discuss the case of a patient with recurrent headaches. But this time he uses big words. Take a listen. Pro...
2023-03-2219 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #166 Not just a headacheMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: June 25, 2020 It’s more than just a headache. Migraine is a disturbance of normal neurologic function, and as you are aware, it causes more than just severe head pain. This week on BrainWaves, Dr. Deborah Friedman (UT Sout...
2023-03-1433 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #164 Lewy body dementiaMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: May 28, 2020 Lewy body dementia may be the second most common neuropathologic cause of dementia behind Alzheimer disease, but it remains largely a clinical diagnosis with limited treatment options. This week on BrainWaves, Dr. Amy Colcher (Cooper University Ho...
2023-03-1423 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #167 The role of sinovenous stenosis in idiopathic intracranial hypertensionMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: July 9, 2020Webster defines “idiopathic” as “arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause.” By definition, this means idiopathic intracranial hypertension has no proximate cause. But that’s not exactly true. This week on the podcast, we explore the evidence behind the theory...
2023-03-1416 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #120 Fungal brain diseaseMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: September 13, 2018 In 2012, more than 13,000 Americans were inadvertently exposed to contaminated medical equipment, resulting in one of the largest fungal outbreaks in United States history. Despite rapid mobilization by the CDC and FDA, 751 patients died from complications of fu...
2023-03-1423 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #170 Myoclonus and neurodegenerative diseasesMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: September 3, 2020 Myoclonus is the most etiologically nonspecific motor manifestation of neurologic and systemic disease. It’s like slurred speech or altered mental status. But in the appropriate context, it can become a useful clue in your differential diag...
2023-03-1425 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves Quanta: Drug-induced parkinsonismMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 The second most common cause of parkinsonism is doctors. No, I am not kidding. It's the medications we choose to prescribe. And the neurologist is not the only one at fault. Psychiatrists, cardiologists, and internists are al...
2023-03-1411 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #156 Off-label clobazam in drug-resistant epilepsyMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: February 6, 2020 The sole FDA-approved indication for clobazam is as a therapeutic adjunct in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. But as more and more clinicians publish their experience with the off-label success of certain therapies, we may see new indications for th...
2023-03-1413 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #40 Teaching through clinical cases: Wrist dropMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 This week, I'm handing the mic over to Dr. Laura Mainardi so she can give us some pointers on the evaluation of hand weakness. We're thumbing through a few tips on working up wrist drop in pa...
2023-03-1412 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #96 Teaching through clinical cases: The unconscious patientMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: February 8, 2018 Even as a medical professional, it can throw you off to be out in public and find someone acutely unresponsive. It's not like being in the hospital. There are no crash carts, no nursing support, and no...
2023-03-1431 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #53 Teaching through clinical cases: A young woman with seizures and altered mental statusMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 I have my own methods for conceptualizing altered mental status. But you already heard them in episode #46. This week on BrainWaves, take a wider view of this type of consult from the perspective of an internist. Dr...
2023-02-2817 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #174 The mental statusMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: November 19, 2020 The mental status examination is a keystone of the neurologic assessment. Dr. Andrea Casher (Cooper University Hospital) builds upon this metaphor in our program this week. Making a special appearance is US President Donald Trump, who un...
2023-02-2829 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #176 Mind blownMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: December 17, 2020I shouldn't have to tell you that traumatic brain injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. I shouldn't have to. But I will. And it is. In severe cases of head injury, there can be delayed and irreversible deterioration in...
2023-02-2830 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #97 What is so idiopathic about transverse myelitis?MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: February 15, 2018 We've abused the term "idiopathic." Not all clinical conditions have to have an unclear cause. More and more, we are finding out the answers. This week, using transverse myelitis as an example, Dr. Clyde Markowitz shares hi...
2023-02-2824 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #78 Evil spirits in your head: A brief history of trepanationMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: September 28, 2017 This week on BrainWaves, we go back in time to explore humans' oldest neurosurgical procedure. So carve out some time in your day to learn about the ancient technique of craniotomy. Produced by...
2023-02-2823 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #22 The many faces of PRESMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: not always posterior, or reversible, or with associated encephalopathy. These and other clinical and neuroimaging factoids are reviewed in this week's edition of BrainWaves where we discuss the various--and often disparate--features of PR...
2023-02-2708 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #144 RCVS vs. Primary Angiitis of the CNSMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 25, 2019 A 50-year-old gentleman presents with severe headaches and speech disturbance. The MRI shows acute strokes and multifocal vascular irregularities. Is it reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome or primary angiitis of the central nervous system? Or is it so...
2023-02-2529 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #103 The Machado-Joseph DiseaseMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: April 5, 2018 Machado-Joseph disease, or spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is one of the few eponyms in medicine whereby the disease is named after the patient and not the physician who originally described it. But someone else's name is missing fr...
2023-02-2513 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #45 Teaching through clinical cases: Status epilepticusMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 It may come as a surprise to you, but patients who seize...will seize. And in this week's episode, we talk about the fundamentals in working up a patient who presents with status epilepticus. So SE...
2023-02-2421 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #72 Teaching through clinical cases: A middle aged woman with proximal weaknessMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: August 17, 2017 This week's clinical case features Dr. Megha Dhamne, a neuromuscular fellow from the Cleveland Clinic. Two weeks ago, she reviewed some of the antibodies associated with autoimmune myositis. But what happens when you suspect an autoimmune my...
2023-02-2421 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #24 Teaching through clinical cases: Progressive paresthesias and ataxia in a young patientMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 In this week's episode of Teaching through Clinical Cases, Dr. Michael Rubenstein (episode #17, "The FAME clinic in Tanzania") leads a discussion on the evaluation of a young patient with a rapidly progressive gait difficulty with numbness an...
2023-02-2313 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #51 Teaching through clinical cases: A Hodgkin survivor with progressive ataxiaMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Clumsiness can be hard to localize. But in a patient with a remote history of cancer, you should be suspicious for a number of things. In this week's clinical case, we discuss a patient who was cu...
2023-02-2319 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #135 Brain foodMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: April 4, 2019A low-salt diet can reduce your risk of hypertension. A low-carb diet can reduce your risk of diabetes. But is there a diet out there, which can lower your risk of neurologic disease? Specifically, dementia? The answer is...maybe? This...
2023-02-1632 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #137 Neurologists as medical actuariesMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.Originally released: April 25, 2019 For patients who survive cardiopulmonary arrest but do not wake up, neurologists are called to the bedside to prognosticate. And the question of “How much will this patient recover?” is not unlike “What is the benefit of aggressive therapy...
2023-02-1625 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #138 A Gift from God: The neuroscience of Leonardo da VinciMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: May 2, 2019 Although he may never have attended university, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a true scholar of the Renaissance. His contributions to civil and mechanical engineering, the creative arts, and natural philosophy are nothing short of extraordinary. Le...
2023-02-1618 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #44 Transient monocular vision lossMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Although you should not confuse this with amaurosis fugax, a transient loss of vision in one eye usually screams vascular event. But not always... Keep an eye out for how the plot thickens in this week's ep...
2023-02-1613 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #118 Subcortical kinds of cortical signsMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: August 16, 2018Lesion localization is a critical skill for any neurologist. The so-called "cortical signs" are symptoms or examination findings, which are often associated with cortical neuron injury--aphasia, neglect, gaze preference. But they are also seen after injury to subcortical s...
2023-02-1520 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #136 IatrogenesisMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: April 18, 2019 In medicine, less is more. Sometimes. In this week's program, Dr. Igor Rybinnik of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School shares what he's learned when it comes to overtreating patients. Produced by...
2023-02-1543 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #141 The heat of the momentMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: June 13, 2019 Things are heating up for BrainWaves this week as we explore an exciting new topic in our digital curriculum: heat-related illness--from the causes to the manifestations of the various causes of hyperthermia, which can ultimately lead to...
2023-02-1517 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #155 Teaching through clinical cases: Handed the diagnosisMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: January 23, 2020 In a patient with isolated, progressive hand numbness and weakness, there is much to be learned about the clinical exam. Often, it’s all you need. Dr. Aakriti Kothiwal of Cooper University Hospital presents this week's clin...
2023-02-1518 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #132 Teaching through clinical cases: Chasing the dragonMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: February 21, 2019 Heroin was originally marketed as a cough suppressant in 1898. (Obviously, people have discovered more uses for it since then.) One hundred years later, it has paved the way for a worldwide drug abuse epidemic. Dr. Mike Ru...
2023-02-1519 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #158 Teaching through clinical cases: A primer on proximal weaknessMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: March 5, 2020 Generalized weakness is a common complaint. Much of the time, we as neurologists don’t even see these patients in the hospital or the clinic. But more often than not, “generalized” weakness may be the only way a pa...
2023-02-1518 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #143 Teaching through clinical cases: A young woman with vision lossMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 11, 2019 In this week's Teaching through Clinical Cases, Dr. Olga Rosenveld Thon (Drexel) walks us through the challenging management decisions that emerge in the care of women with demyelinating disease. Why are women prone to multiple sclerosis? Ho...
2023-02-1540 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #171 High-convexity tight sulciMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: September 17, 2020 You know the triad for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Wet, wobbly, and wacky. And you have probably heard of the Evan’s index—the relative proportion of the lateral ventricles in reference to the inner table of the skull. But you...
2023-02-0610 minMedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #159 The pupil can be a great teacherMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: March 19, 2020 They say the eyes are the window to the soul. Well, maybe. They also happen to be the first organ we (perhaps, unknowingly) examine whenever we encounter a patient. This week on the program, we build on the prior episode...
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