Apr 11, 2016

1) Dichlorphenamide in periodic paralysis 2) What's Trending: Editorial on the Zika Virus and what the neurologist wants to know3) Topic of the month: Migraine awareness seriesThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Valeria Sansone about her paper on dichlorphenamide in periodic paralysis. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. Gretchen Birbeck for our “What's Trending” feature of the week about her editorial on the Zika Virus and what the neurologist wants to know. Dr. Tesha Monteith interviews Dr. Peter Goadsby about the topic of science behind lifestyle factors: Our basic instincts and the migraine brain. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with UCB, CSL Behring, Walgreens and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dr. Birbeck serves as Section Editor and Curator for Without Borders mini-site Neurology®; receives research support from the NIH and Dana Foundation Neuroimaging Grant.Dr. Monteith serves as an editorial advisory board member for Neurology Now and receives research support from the NIH.Dr. Goadsby serves as an editorial board member for Journal Watch Neurology; receives royalties from the publication of Mechanism and Management of Headache. (7th ed.); was a consultant for Alder Bio, Allergan, Inc., Amgen, ATI, Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS, Boston Scientific, Colucid, Coherex, DrReddy, Eli Lilly and Company, Gammacore, GlaxoSmithKline, Impax, J&J Linde Gases, Lundbeck Inc., MAP Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, Inc., MSD, Neuralieve, Nevrocorp, Pfizer Inc, Zogenix; receives research support from Amgen and Allergan, Inc.; has worked with legal firms handling patent matters.