The Neurology Lounge

  • Episode 88. The 10 Ps That Separate a Faint from a Seizure

    In this brief podcast, I run down 10 features that help to distinguish a fainting spell from a fit or seizure.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/IF_2o0Ft8Q0   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-88-the-10-ps-that-separate-a-faint-from-a-seizure/id1748456248?i=1000722097233   Spotify video: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6muAzJm2qtNxq8Klg3v67r   Spotify audio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/70FiSSuZIryFBzkUrsrXfL  

  • Episode 87. Meningitis with Janet Gilsdorf – Author of ‘Continual Raving’

    In this podcast I discuss the clinical and historical dimensions of meningitis with Pediatrician Janet Gilsdorf, author of Continual Raving: A History of Meningitis and the People Who Conquered It. Janet is Robert Kelch Research Professor Emerita, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School, and at the…

  • Episode 86. Conflagration – The Firestorm of Meningitis

    This episode tackles the fearsome disease that is cerebrospinal meningitis. I use illustrative examples to depict the onset, course and resolution of the disease, and to convey the difficulty in making a the diagnosis. The podcast also highlights the various causes of meningitis, the diagnostic process, and the potential consequences…

  • Episode 85: Pioneers – The Trailblazers Who Launched Neurology

    Season 2 Launches with Episode 85: Pioneers – The Trailblazers Who Launched Neurology   In this episode, I review the history of neurology, starting from the pioneers of modern neuroscience such as Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Charles Scott Sherrington and Edgar Adrian. In this chronicle I also highlight such interesting…

  • Pre-Season Primer: The Dublin Chronicles

    In this brief episode I introduce Season 2 of The Neurology Lounge Podcast. This will be coming from my new base in Dublin, the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. Check it out: https://youtu.be/o8xAAoFEdxU

  • Episode 84. 10 Tricky Neurological Disorders in Pregnancy

    In this short podcast, I highlight 10 major neurological disorders that can afflict pregnant women.   Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fN0eTklbh6A Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5K6RZVtkc3bHc5thTq86V8 Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/2018338/ Listen to it on Apple podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-84-10-tricky-neurological-disorders-in-pregnancy/id1748456248?i=1000706671560 ***

  • Episode 83. Depression with Linda Gask – Author of The Other Side of Darkness

    Linda Gask joins me in this episode to explore her dual perspectives of depression as a sufferer, and as a psychiatrist. Emerita Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry, Linda chronicles her history of depression which first reared its head when she was in medical school, and dogged her career as a…

  • Episode 82. Darkness – In the Abyss of Depression

    In this episode I take an exhaustive look at the diverse perspectives of depression, that pervasive mood disorder that afflicts far too many people. I explore its gradual onset and chronic, often life-long course, and highlight the overwhelming features of depression, from low mood and poor appetite to poor sleep…

  • Episode 81. 10 Persistent Disorders of Consciousness That Put Neurologists on the Alert

    This brief podcast reviews the top ten causes of persistent impairment of consciousness. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CubpumbdrRY Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3q5WJLAgfCEY0uAEzr8TJy Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/2001686/ Listen to it on Apple podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-81-10-persistent-disorders-of-consciousness/id1748456248?i=1000704906566 ***

  • Episode 80. Aphantasia with Joanne Hedger – Author of Aphantasia

    I am joined in this podcast by Joanne Hedger to discuss her lifelong experience of aphantasia, something she has written about in her memoir titled Aphantasia: Journeying Through Mind Blindness and Embracing Our Unique Neurodiversity with Passion and Purpose. Our conversation delved into how she discovered she had aphantasia when…