The Neurology Lounge

  • 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…

  • Episode 58. 10 Innocent Everyday Things That Can Trigger Epileptic Seizures

    In this short podcast, I count down 10 routine everyday things that can surprisingly be triggers for epileptic seizures.   Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pkHQPFhNFr4 Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/20tsSw1aUupX29VIpty6BM Listen to it on RSS feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/theneurologylounge/1863128/ Listen to it on Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-58-10-innocent-everyday-things-that-can-trigger/id1748456248?i=1000685306808 ***

  • 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…

  • Neurochecklists Website Upgrade

    This is to announce that we have just completed another major upgrade of the Neurochecklists website…     Some of the new features in this 2025 upgrade are… A more aesthetic landing page. Icons for each category in the explore page. A wider search engine box. Smarter bookmarking tab. Cleaner…

  • 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…