Practical Neurology

🧠Retired athletes with cognitive symptoms? Not all cases are neurodegeneration - many are treatable (sleep, mood, pain). Take a careful head injury history, but don’t overcall CTE. 🔗 pn.bmj.com/content/26/2/1… #Neurology #BrainInjury #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #FOAMed

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🎧 Editors’ Highlights on the POD Head knocks in athletes, the reversed clock phenomenon, biosimilars, GLP-1s and more. From brain injury to MS diagnosis and the nocebo effect, hear the highlights from our latest issue! #Neurology #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #MS #FOAMed

🧠 Practical Pearl Childhood epilepsy + progressive ataxia + hypokalaemia/hypomagnesaemia? Think EAST syndrome - a KCNJ10 channelopathy linking epilepsy, ataxia, deafness and renal tubulopathy. 🔗 pn.bmj.com/content/26/1/60 #Neurology #Epilepsy #Neurogenetics #NeuroTwitter

'Advances in Functional Neurological Disorder' Explore the published topic collection: bit.ly/4aQyoIo

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🫁 Image of the Moment Neck pain, orthopnoea… and this chest X-ray. What’s the neurological diagnosis? #Neurology #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #ClinicalPearls #Neurophysiology

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🎧 New on the Pod 🟪 Recurring migraine, and unintentional weight loss ? What unsuspecting dangers might lurk in a garden compost bin? The Case Reports team return with two neurological mysteries. 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rec… 🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3iyy6I…

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🧠Refractory seizures + multifocal cortical–subcortical MRI lesions? Think GABAₐR-antibody encephalitis & live cell-based assays (native antigen conformation) to avoid misdiagnosis with fixed assays. doi.org/10.1136/pn-202… #Neuroimmunology #Encephalitis #GABAAR

🧠🎧 New PN Podcast 🟪 A face in the hedge: Dementia with Lewy bodies Pareidolia, passage hallucinations & “the company it keeps” - how do we pin down DLB? From gait clues to word-finding pauses, biomarkers & practical management pearls. 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-f… 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/4XmQ8Z… 🌐 pnbmj.podbean.com/e/a-face-in-th… #Neurology #PracticalNeurology #NeuroTwitter #MedTwitter #MedicalPodcast #DLB #Dementia #LewyBodies

Sertraline can cause acquired multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD). Clues: subacute proximal weakness, exercise intolerance, modest CK ± sensory neuropathy. Acylcarnitines ↑ (C4–C18) Muscle biopsy: lipid storage myopathy Genetics negative Symptoms improved following sertraline withdrawal and riboflavin therapy. 📖 Read the article: pn.bmj.com/content/early/… #Neurology #Neuromuscular #Myopathy

Nutrition matters in Parkinson’s disease. Monitor weight regularly. Check vitamin D, B9 and B12. Protein intake and timing affect levodopa absorption (protein redistribution diets may help motor fluctuations). Constipation and gastroparesis also alter medication response. Dietetic input should be part of routine PD care. 📄 Open Access: pn.bmj.com/content/early/… #Neurology #Parkinsons #MovementDisorders #FOAMed

'Epilepsy Beyond Seizures: Multi-morbidity Across the Lifespan' We have calls for papers in your subject area. Discover the topic collection: neurologyopen.bmj.com/pages/epilepsy…

🧠🎧 New PN Podcast Mind the gap, passage hallucinations & conducting on cue - Editors’ Highlights Feb 2026 From decoding patient language to DLB, epilepsy & mood, stroke rehab and freezing of gait. 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/min… 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/3CSJlL… 🌐 pnbmj.podbean.com/e/highlights-f… #Neurology #PracticalNeurology #NeuroTwitter #MedTwitter #MedicalPodcast #Stroke #Epilepsy #Dementia

Want to read along or go deeper? 📖👁️ Our recent Practical Neurology article on uveitis is open access - covering key patterns, red flags, and what neurologists need to know in clinic. Perfect companion to the podcast 👌 🔗 pn.bmj.com/content/25/6/5…

🟪 The eye as a snowglobe: Uveitis for neurologists This Editors’ Choice podcast dives into uveitis, eye anatomy, neuro-inflammatory overlap, and red flags neurologists must recognise - including links with MS & sarcoidosis. A must-listen on cross-specialty working 🧠👁️ 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1XA0qh… 🌐 Web: pnbmj.podbean.com/e/uveitis/ #Neurology #Ophthalmology #Uveitis #Neuroinflammation #FOAMed

If you spot a swollen optic disc in clinic today - what will you do next? 👁️🧠 Our recent Practical Neurology article walks through a practical, step-by-step approach to assessing optic disc swelling, from history and examination to OCT, visual fields and investigations. 🔗 pn.bmj.com/content/early/… #Neurology #NeuroOphthalmology #Papilloedema