May 7, 2018

1. Featured Article: Factors associated with treatment delays in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus2. What’s Trending: Focused ultrasound for treating tremorThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the May 8, 2018 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Erika Axeen talks with Dr. Iván Fernández about his paper on factors that influence treatment delays in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Jason Crowell focuses his interview with Dr. Jeff Elias on two recent articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding focused ultrasound treatment for tremor. DISCLOSURES: Drs. Axeen and Crowell report no disclosures. Dr. Fernández has received research support from Epilepsy Research Fund, Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero (Grant for the study of Epileptic Encephalopathies), and HHV6 Foundation. Dr. Elias reports grant support from InSightec, the BIRD Foundation, and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.