The Journal of Neurology, Neuroscience and Psychiatry (JNNP) Podcast is proud to reflect JNNP’s ambition to publish the most ground-breaking and cutting-edge research from around the world - jnnp.bmj.com. Encompassing the entire genre of neurological sciences, our focus is on the common disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, subarachnoid haemorrhage and neuropsychiatry), but with a keen interest in the Gordian knots that present themselves in the field, such as ALS. Join Dr. Saima Chaudhry as she hosts in-depth interviews with authors, providing a deeper understanding of their work and shedding new light on thei...
Latest episodes
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33 min
Neurocognitive and psychiatric effects after mild COVID-19: meta-analytic evidence
The meta‑analysis discussed in this podcast reveals that adults recovering from COVID‑19 without major medical or psychiatric complications experience mild yet statistically signif…
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46 min
Vestibular neurology for the generalist
This episode guides the general neurologist through diagnosing and treating dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. Podcast editor and host, Dr Saima Chaudhry, interviews Dr Die…
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38 min
Cyclophosphamide for myasthenia gravis: a comeback?
Patients with refractory or high-risk myasthenia gravis (MG) respond poorly to conventional immunosuppressive therapy, requiring rescue therapies and often experiencing treatment t…
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27 min
Management methods for acute ischaemic stroke
The effectiveness of endovascular treatment (EVT) in cases of acute ischaemic stroke caused by distal medium vessel occlusion (DMVO) is still unclear. A study in the JNNP assessed…
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39 min
Distinguishing autoimmune nodopathies from CIDP, with Dr. Ruth Huizinga and Dr. Maarten Titulaer
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) can be difficult to distinguish from autoimmune nodopathy. In this podcast, Dr. Saima Chaudhry (1) is joined from t…
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40 min
Nutritional peripheral neuropathies, with Dr. Alexander Rossor
The cause of a nutritional neuropathy may not always be obvious when first examining a patient. Restrictive diets with roots in religious practices or personal preferences will be…
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40 min
Distinguishing primary from functional tics
How often do movement disorder specialists agree when classifying tics? A recent study published in JNNP explores this question with a two-stage approach, seeking a diagnosis from…
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28 min
Nitrous Oxide Abuse
With the UK government announcing plans to make recreational use of nitrous oxide illegal, JNNP podcast host Dr. Saima Chaudhry (1) is joined by London-based neurologist Dr. Alasta…
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30 min
Brain Fog Demystified
Social media platforms and clinical patient encounters are abundant in references to brain fog, but how much is it really understood? In this episode, JNNP's podcast host, Dr. Saim…
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38 min
A roadmap to ALS prevention: strategies and priorities
In this episode, JNNP's new podcast host Dr. Saima Chaudhry (1) speaks with Dr. Michael Benatar (2) about his recently published article, "A roadmap to ALS prevention: strategies a…
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21 min
MOGAD: Definition, diagnosis and treatment
In this episode, JNNP's new podcast host Dr. Saima Chaudhry (1) speaks with Dr. Matteo Gastaldi (2) about Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD…
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10 min
CGRP in migraine: current therapeutics, future implications and potential off-target effects
In this podcast, JNNP's Podcast Editor, Colin Mahoney, interviews Dr Jason Ray (Neurology, Alfred Health, and Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne). Dr Ray disc…
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20 min
Alemtuzumab’s impact on functional and structural integrity of the visual system in MS
Prof Michael Barnett, Director Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre and Professor of Neurology, University of Sydney, joins JNNP's Podcast Editor, Colin Mahoney, to discuss how the…
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23 min
Guidelines for the management of functional speech and communication disorders
A/Prof Jan Baker, Speech Pathologist, Flinders University and UTS. Dr Laura McWhirter, University of Edinburgh joins editor Colin Mahoney to discuss the first comprehensive guideli…
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10 min
The impact of traumatic brain injury on neurocognitive outcomes in children
Mark Goh and Shu-Ling Chong, Duke-NUS Medical School and KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore joins editor Colin Mahoney to discuss their systematic review and meta-analys…
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10 min
Cerebral Microbleeds: from depiction to interpretation
Cerebral Microbleeds are increasingly recognised due to increased availability of neuroimaging and are known to be associated with increased risk of stroke, in particular intracere…
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10 min
Motor functional neurological disease, a decade of progress
Over the last ten years, huge progress has been made in the common but often poorly understood condition of motor Functional Neurological Disorder (mFND). In this podcast, Dr W. Cu…
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13 min
COVID - 19 Vaccination and risk of large vessel arterial stroke
The Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine has been associated with a rare complication of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Dr Colin Mahoney, JNNP Podcast Editor, interviews Prof David Werri…
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9 min
Drug repurposing for progressive multiple sclerosis
Prof Alaisdair Coles and Dr Nick Cunniffe, The University of Cambridge joins editor Colin Mahoney to discuss: The work carried out by a team of researchers alongside the MS Society…
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12 min
Isaacs syndrome the crossroads of Neurology, Psychiatry and Immunology
Rick Thurbon, patient editorial board member. Prof Matthew Kiernan and A/Prof Susanna Park from The University of Sydney joins editor Colin Mahoney to discuss: In 1960 a landmark p…