Mar 13, 2017

1) Moderators and Predictors of Response to Behavior Therapy for Tics in Children and Adults with Tourette's Disorder2) What's Trending: Exercise and VCI 3) Topic of the Month: Neuro-oncology and ICPThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the March 14, 2017 issue of Neurology®. In the first segment, Dr. John Mytinger talks with Dr. Denis Sukhodolsky and Dr. Lawrence Scahill about their paper on therapy for tics in children and adults with Tourette's Disorder. For our “What's Trending” feature of the week, Dr. Ted Burns talks with Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose about her paper on exercise and vascular cognitive impairment. In the next part of the podcast, Dr. Kait Nevel focuses her interview with Dr. Mariza Daras on neuro-oncology and intracranial pressure. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Sukhodolsky has received travel funding/speaker honoraria from the Tourette Association of America; has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities; receives publishing royalties from Guilford Press; notes that 5% of his effort is dedicated to providing clinical care at the Yale TS clinic (including the form of behavior therapy for tics (CBIT) that was tested in the study reported in the previously noted paper); and has received research support from NMH.Dr. Scahill has served on the scientific advisory boards of Roche, Neuren, and Supernus; has received gifts from Bracket; has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology and the International Journal of Developmental Disabilities; receives publishing royalties from Oxford and Guilford; and has received research support from the Department of Defense and NIMH.Dr. 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. Liu-Ambrose has received travel funding and speaker honoraria from the Resistance Training Conference and the Traumatic Brain Injury Conference; serves on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the Physical Therapy Journal, and the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement; has been a consultant for a project entitled The Average Human (funded by Wellcome Trust); has been involved with operations for Synaptitude Inc.; and has received research support from the Canadian Stroke Network.All other participants report no disclosures.