The Neural Network

Paralyzed after a cold, difficulty seeing and swallowing after a stomach bug, and progressive changes in strength and sensation. In this episode, Dr. Ali Al-Zuhairy joins me to dive into the inflammatory neuropathies. 

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Peter Roos to discuss the main types of dementia, their risk factors, and caveats in the diagnosis. Dr. Roos provides tips on how to recognize the different types of dementia from clues in the history, and we put this knowledge to use through three cases at the end of the episode.    Guest: Peter Roos, MD PhD  Consultant neurologist and memory disorders specialist, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet    Host: Pardis Zarifkar, MD     

Lasers are being used to ablate brain tumors and epileptic foci. In this episode, Dr. Rune Rasmussen, a neurosurgeon from Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, describes how MRI-guided laser ablation therapy works. How do they ablate a particular region without destroying the rest of the brain tissue? What are the indications for therapy? Why is it an advantage?    Guest: Dr. Rune Rasmussen MD PhD Head of stereotactic surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark   Host: Pardis Zarifkar, MD    Image of laser ablation therapy: Medtronic

In this unique episode, Dr. Per Borghammer shares a novel hypothesis that could revolutionize the way that we approach Parkinson's Disease.    Guest: Dr. Per Borghammer MD PhD DMSc, Chief Consultant and Professor of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.    Host: Pardis Zarifkar MD     

In this fun and short episode, Dr. Rex Jung and Sephira Ryman answer myth or truth.    Guests: Dr. Rex Jung, PhD, Clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico.   Dr. Sephira Ryman PhD, Assistant professor at the Mind Research Network.   Host:  Pardis Zarifkar MD     Photo credit: Mark Holm for The New York Times  

What determines how intelligent you are? How important is it to be intelligent? And are there any sex differences? In this episode, intelligence experts and clinical neuropsychologists Dr.'s Rex Jung and Sephira Ryman answer all of your questions about intelligence.    Guests: Dr. Rex Jung, PhD, Clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico.  Photo credit: Mark Holm for The New York Times   Dr. Sephira Ryman PhD, Assistant professor at the Mind Research Network.   Host:  Pardis Zarifkar MD      

We know that hormones can influence our mood, but what about our memory, choice of partner and satisfaction? In this episode, Dr. Sarah Hill shares what is happening in women's brains on birth control. ' Guest: Sarah Hill PhD, Professor of Psychology, Texas Christian University Host: Pardis Zarifkar MD Edited by: Banuscha Baskaran

Many of you are studying for exams – or if you're lucky, you're done. Regardless, I'm sure you appreciate your capacity to remember things. People with Alzheimer's disease are not as fortunate – particularly when it comes to their ability to retain recent information.  In this episode of The Neural Network, Dr. Francisco Ponce and I discuss the novel phase III clinical trial, where stimulating brain electrodes are used to improve cognition in Alzheimer's Disease. Guest: Dr. Francisco Ponce MD, Director of Barrow Center for Neuromodulation, Barrow Neurological Institue Host: Pardis Zarifkar  For more information on Dr. Ponce's work: https://www.barrowneuro.org/get-to-know-barrow/person/francisco-ponce-md/ Photo credit: Barrow Neurological Institute  Alzheimers San Diego: https://www.alzsd.org/

I dette afsnit beskriver Neurokirurg og lektor, Anders Korshøj, hans forskning i behandling af hjernetumorer, ved hjælp af veskelspændning. Gæst: Anders Korshøj MD PhD, Neurokirurgisk Afdeling, Skejby Sygehus. Værter: Mikkel Skotting og Christian Steenkjær. 

 In this episode, Dr. Kathleen Poston, talks about her unique path to neurology, how she manages her time (and gets things done), and shares her thoughts on leadership.  Guest: Kathleen Poston MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.  Host: Pardis Zarifkar For more information on Dr. Kathleen Poston's work: https://med.stanford.edu/poston-lab.html

In this episode, Stanford Movement Disorder's Specialist, Dr. Kathleen Poston, discusses the cognitive changes in Parkinson's Disease. Guest: Kathleen Poston MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.  Host: Pardis Zarifkar For more information on Dr. Kathleen Poston's work: https://med.stanford.edu/poston-lab.html

Dr. Casey Halpern and colleagues at Stanford use stimulating brain electrodes to induce weight loss in patients with binge eating disorder.  Guest: Casey Halpern MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Epilepsy Surgery at Stanford University.  Host: Pardis Zarifkar Study:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03868670 For more information on Dr. Casey Halpern's work: https://med.stanford.edu/neurosurgery/research/welcome-to-the-halpern-malenka-lab.html