The Neurology Lounge

Category: Podcast

  • Episode 47. 10 Reasons Your Nighttime Sleep Is Plagued by Insomnia

    In this episode I count down 10 top causes of insomnia, and these range from the habitual to the pathological. I also highlight the treatment approaches to these.   Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Smn5yU2DgBk   Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zMaZCR8XWIVCzju5doKl5   Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/1794876/ Listen…

  • Episode 46. Schizophrenia with Randye Kaye – Author of Ben Behind His Voices

    I am joined in this podcast by Randye Kaye to discuss the patient and family perspectives of schizophrenia as she narrated in her memoir titled Ben Behind His Voices. Randye is a radio and podcast host, actress, singer, teacher, mental health advocate, and motivational speaker who speaks to groups of…

  • Episode 45. Shattered – The Split Mind of Schizophrenia

    In this podcast episode, I explore the diverse facets of the debilitating mental illness schizophrenia. I particularly highlight its varied manifestations such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thoughts and abnormal behaviours. I illustrate these concepts with insightful illness memoirs, such as the classics Is There No Place on Earth for Me,…

  • Episode 44. Migraine with Mark Weatherall – Author of Living with Headaches

    In this episode, I explore the diverse clinical and pathogenic dimensions of migraine with neurologist Mark Weatherall whose interests are the diagnosis and management of chronic migraine, facial pain, visual snow syndrome, and secondary headaches associated with systemic disorders. Our discussion covered the distinction between primary and secondary headaches, the…

  • Episode 43. Migraine with Danielle Newport Fancher- Author of 10: A Memoir of Migraine Survival

    I am joined in this podcast by Danielle Newport Fancher to explore the patient perspective of migraine as portrayed in her illness memoir titled 10: A Memoir of Migraine Survival. Danielle Fancher is a writer, migraine advocate, and speaker who has received awards from the National Headache Foundation and The…

  • Episode 42. Pounding – The Torment of Migraine

    In this episode, I review the pathological and clinical dimensions of migraine, the most common disabling neurological disorder. I tried to capture migraine’s diverse disabling recurrent symptoms, from its risk factors, triggers and prodrome to the aura, the headache, and multiple heightened sensitivities. To illustrate the lived experience of migraine,…

  • Episode 41. Myasthenia Gravis with Nicholas Silvestri – Author of Recognizing Refractory Myasthenia Gravis

    In this episode, I am joined by Nicholas Silvestri, Professor of Neurology at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, where he is also Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs. He is board-certified in neurology, neuromuscular medicine, and electrodiagnostic medicine. Our conversation covers the full…

  • Episode 40. Skirmish – Myasthenia Gravis and its Belligerent Antibodies

    In this episode I explore the autoimmune neurological disorder, myasthenia gravis. I explore its classical manifestations as ocular and generalised myasthenia, and highlight its complications such as refractory myasthenia and myasthenic crisis. The podcast also discusses the pathogenesis and triggers of the disease, its various mimics, and its indispensable investigations.…

  • Episode 39. Huntington’s Disease with Thomas Bird – Author of Can You Help Me?

    I am joined in this episode by neurologist Thomas Bird to discuss his long professional experience of managing Huntington’s disease. Thomas Bird is Professor Emeritus of Neurology and Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in Seattle. He was previously Chief of Neurology at the Seattle VA Medical Center, and…

  • Episode 38. 10 Reasons Your Tremor is Not Caused by Parkinson’s Disease

    In this short podcast, I count down 10 clinical features that accompany tremors which indicate that the tremor is not the result of Parkinson’s disease.   Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q7T-z5wYkHc   Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oyrBC7wU9pLWiRXZLhtlj   Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/1741206/ Listen to it on…