The Neurology Lounge

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  • Episode 57. Deep Brain Stimulation with Lone Frank – Author of The Pleasure Shock

    In this episode I am joined by Lone Frank to talk about her book, The Pleasure Shock, in which she narrated the work of Robert Galbraith Heath, the unacknowledged pioneer of deep brain stimulation. We talked about how she got interested in the subject when she was writing about Parkinson’s…

  • Episode 56. Parkinson’s Plus with Leslie Davidson – Author of Dancing in Small Spaces

    In this episode, I am joined by Leslie Davidson to discuss her husband, Lincoln’s illness with Lewy body dementia, and her experience of caring for him whilst she was herself struggling with the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Leslie chronicled the onset of his symptoms with night terrors and its progression…

  • Episode 55. Mimics – The Cruel Imitators of Parkinson’s Disease

    In this episode, I review the four main mimics of Parkinson’s disease, also called the Parkinson’s Plus syndromes. These are multiple system atrophy (MSA), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). I explore the clinical manifestations, investigations, and treatments of these disorders, highlighting such…

  • Episode 54. Narcolepsy with Julie Flygare – Author of Wide Wake and Dreaming

    I am joined in this exploration of narcolepsy by Julie Flygare, an internationally recognized patient-perspective leader, and an accomplished advocate, to discuss her patient perspective of the disease as narrated in her award-winning memoir, Wide Wake and Dreaming. Julie has advanced her leadership in the sleep and healthcare space through…

  • Episode 53. Somnolence – The Slumber and Stumbles of Narcolepsy

    In this episode, I explore the curious sleep disorder narcolepsy. With apt patient memoirs, I describe its clinical manifestations, from sleep attacks and cataplexy, to sleep paralysis and sleep-related hallucinations. I also review its association with other sleep disorders, and its non-sleep related manifestations. The podcast also discusses the genetic…

  • Episode 52. Amnesia with Lauren Aguirre – Author of The Memory Thief

    I am joined in this episode by journalist Lauren Aguirre, an award-winning science journalist, to explore the neuroepidemiology work of neurologist Jed Barash and colleagues which revealed the existence of a silent epidemic of what is now named opioid associated amnestic syndrome. Lauren chronicled the onset and progress of the…

  • Episode 51. 10 Strange Headache Disorders You Need to Know About

    In this brief podcast, I count down 10 unusual but unique headaches that may be perplexing for patients, and challenging for doctors to diagnose. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SKDoyLMs2m0 Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HivcE11WgCVluGcMLqcsL?si=k8Se1rXmTCKn90psmnoTqw Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/1815852/ Listen to it on Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-51-10-strange-headache-disorders-you-need-to/id1748456248?i=1000681654487 ***

  • Episode 50. Oblivion – When Amnesia Wipes the Memory Slate

    In this episode, I explore the intriguing condition of amnesia, the isolated loss of memory with the preservation of other cognitive disorders. I use remarkable patient anecdotes, such as those of musician Clive Wearing, and of Jimmie G, a patient of neurologist Oliver Sacks, to illustrate the diverse causes of…

  • Episode 48. Impact – The Tragedy of Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

    In this episode, I explore the two catastrophic forms of traumatic neurological injury, brain and spinal cord. I discuss the life-changing physical consequences of traumatic neurological injury, and the equally harrowing but often invisible emotional fallouts. I particularly highlight the often incomprehensible ways by which neurological injuries result – from…

  • Episode 49. Spinal Cord Injury with Susan Mockler – Author of Fractured

    In this podcast, I am joined by Susan Mockler to discuss her harrowing experience of traumatic spinal cord injury, which she narrated in ‘Fractured’. This is her memoir that detailed her experiences with acquired disability following a car accident which left her with a spinal cord injury. She recalls how…