The Neurology Lounge

Author: Ibrahim Imam

  • Episode 68. 10 Dementias that are Potentially Reversible

    In this brief podcast, I explore 10 reversible neurological disorders that manifest as dementia. These range from HIV associated dementia and autoimmune encephalitis to Hashimoto encephalopathy and cerebral vasculitis.   Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/U_IIY7NB2Ck   Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xsNvCnsUA9WMVboS23bOl   Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/1923500/…

  • Episode 67. Locked-In Syndrome with Kate Allatt – Author of Running Free

    I am joined by Kate Allatt to discuss her experience of, and advocacy for, locked-in state as she narrated in her book Running Free: Breaking out of Locked in Syndrome. Kate has an extraordinary journey of resilience after being ‘buried alive’, the result of a brainstem stroke when she was…

  • Episode 66. Entombed – When the Brain is Locked-in

    The theme of this podcast episode is the disabling condition of locked-in state. I discuss the typical causes that lead to locked-in state, particularly large strokes in the brainstem, and highlighting cervical dissection is an important mechanism for this. I also review its main clinical manifestations, noting how blinking and…

  • Episode 65. CJD with Barbara Ludwig – Author of No Time to Cry

    I am joined in this podcast by Barbara Ludwig to discuss her experience of CJD, the disease that her husband Jurgen died from, and which she narrated in her excellent memoir No Time To Cry. She explained how and why she was able to assume and convey her husband’s perspective…

  • Episode 64. Metamorphosis – CJD and Other Brain Prion Shapeshifters

    The focus of this podcast is the enigmatic theme of prion disorders. I trace the history of our understanding of this neurodegenerative disorder with how Nobel laureate D. Carleton Gajdusek, described the transmission of kuru – the first pathologically defined human prion disease. I also narrate how the similarities in…

  • Episode 63. 10 Romantic Ways to the Neurology Clinic

    In this short podcast, I count down 10 neurological disorders that can be associated with sexual activity. Whilst this list covers the usual suspects like HIV and neurosyphilis, it also includes less familiar disorders such as Lemiere’s and Elsberg syndromes.   Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mCdn-Ua6uUw Listen to it on…

  • Episode 62. Synaesthesia with Jamie Ward – Author of The Frog Who Croaked Blue

    I am joined in this podcast by Jamie Ward to explore synaesthaesia as he depicted in his book titled The Frog Who Croaked Blue: Synaesthesia and the Mixing of the Senses. Jamie Ward is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, UK. His principal research interest lies in…

  • Episode 61. Hardwired – The Secrets of the Synaesthetic Brain

    In this podcast I explore the fascinating phenomenon of synaesthesia. Using the enlightening book by Richard Cytowic and David Eagleman titled Wednesday is Indigo Blue as template, I discuss the different types and manifestations of the condition, and I highlight the current understanding of its genesis. As I review its…

  • Episode 60. Brain Tumours with Christine Miskelly – Author of An Elephant in the Brain

    I am joined in this podcast by Christine Miskelly to discuss her experience of witnessing how a brain tumour manifested in her husband Ivor. Christine narrated the subtle symptoms that Ivor first manifested, such as poor planning, social withdrawal, excessive slowness, impassivity and easy distractibility. We also discussed how the…

  • Episode 59. Proliferation – When Tumours Rampage in the Brain

    In this podcast I explore the diverse perspectives of brain tumours, from their pathology and clinical manifestations to their complications and management. The podcast discusses the common primary brain tumours, particularly highlighting the usually benign meningioma, and the typically aggressive glioblastoma. I illustrate these themes with such graphic illness memoirs…