The Practical Neurology Podcast is the essential guide for the everyday life of all neurologists. Just like our journal Practical Neurology, this podcast is useful for everyone who sees neurological patients and who wants to keep up-to-date and safe in managing them. In other words, this is a podcast for jobbing neurologists who plough through the tension headaches and funny turns week in and week out. Subscribe to enjoy deep dives into each journal issue with editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller, discussions on recent case reports with Prof. Martin Turner, and Editor’s Choice article discussions between au...
Latest episodes
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43 min
Suspected encephalitis in adults: a challenging diagnosis
Encephalitis, at its simplest, is inflammation of the functional tissue of the brain. With a wide range of infectious and non-infectious causes, it can be difficult to differentiat…
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52 min
Adoptive immunotherapy, updated MS criteria, and misleading meters - Editors' Highlights October 2026
A rare sight on the podcast: a paper from the cutting edge of practice, with the novel use of CAR-T cells in treating neurological diseases. Editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller b…
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45 min
Mystifying malabsorption, and brain stem syndromes - Case Reports August 2026
Diet continues to be a growing presence in the neurological diagnoses cropping up for the Case Reports team, returning again after its previous appearance with gastric sleeves. The…
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51 min
Mapping the blindspot: papilloedema for neurologists
Space, the final frontier. A new domain for the podcast opens, as we learn how astronauts are preparing for Mars transit by lying in bed. But first - the ophthalmology department r…
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46 min
Papilloedema, Parkinson's follow-up, and subhairline EEG - Editors' Highlights August 2026
The latest highlights from the journal will deliver confidence when managing complex everyday presentations. In this podcast for the August 2026 issue of Practical Neurology, co-ed…
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31 min
Refractory epilepsy surgery, and the paradox of autoimmune encephalitis - live from the ABN Meeting 2026
In this special episode coming live from the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) annual meeting in Birmingham, Practical Neurology co-editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller jo…
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55 min
Not all insomnia is insomnia: a guide to sleep neurology
What's the real difference between a night owl and a morning lark? The Editors' Choice paper for the June 2026 issue of Practical Neurology is a review of all the ways sleep inters…
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44 min
Drug-induced seizures, limb-shaking, and holistic myasthenia treatment - Editors' Highlights June 2026
The latest highlights from the journal are set to give confidence when trying something new. In this podcast for the June 2026 issue of Practical Neurology, co-editors Phil Smith a…
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38 min
Perplexing keladophilia and post-surgical symptoms - Case Reports April 2026
It's the return of Merlin. Not the birdsong identification app this time, but the Rolls-Royce Merlin - engine of the historic Supermarine Spitfire warplane. The Case Reports trio a…
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31 min
Radiologically isolated syndrome: managing the preclinical phase of MS
What should a neurologist do when a routine MRI for migraine reveals incidental white matter lesions that look remarkably like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), despite the patient having n…
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33 min
Bone health in Neurology: managing the fracture risk
In this Practical Neurology bonus international podcast linked to the February issue, host Alasdair Coles (Cambridge, UK) is joined by movement disorder specialist Dr. Ashley Paul…
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41 min
Head knocks in athletes, the clock drawing test, and generic medications - Editors' Highlights April 2026
As with any Darwinian subject, neurology is under constant evolution. This podcast for the April 2026 issue of Practical Neurology has co-editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller taki…
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39 min
Recurring migraine, and unintentional weight loss - Case Reports February 2026
What unsuspecting dangers lie within a garden compost bin? The Case Reports team are back to uncover a new pair of neurological mysteries. The first case this episode (1:24) comes…
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55 min
A face in the hedge: Dementia with Lewy bodies
Many patients will affirm seeing clouds shaped like animals or other similar phenomena, which is why confirming pareidolia (seeing meaningful images in meaningless visual stimuli)…
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47 min
Mind the gap, passage hallucinations, and conducting on cue - Editors' Highlights February 2026
When a patient says, "I biffed the car," how should that be translated? Puzzles like this represent the gap between description and diagnosis, and are a critical part of neurologic…
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41 min
The eye as a snowglobe: Uveitis for neurologists
Eye pain can be a source of serious concern for patients, bringing worries about their eyesight. While uveitis is far from the only source of ocular pain, in many presentations of…
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41 min
Unusual emboli, and software versus hardware - Case Reports December 2025
Another set of intriguing cases from the latest issue of the journal, pored over by the Case Reports team. In the first case, a 24-yo man presents acutely with reduced consciousnes…
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60 min
Drugs of misuse: a contemporary guide
Neurology requires some detective work at times, and identifying the patterns of symptoms associated with drug misuse can be a tricky mystery indeed. For this episode, we're receiv…
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42 min
Prudent scanning, masquerade syndromes, and spotting the tadpole - Editors' Highlights December 2025
Who do we need to scan? Behind the constant considerations of irradiation risk and resource usage, there is nuance to be found. Parkinson's disease - being a clinical diagnosis - d…
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43 min
Unihemispheric atrophy, and a culinary culprit - Case Reports Oct 2025
Two new cases from the latest issue of the journal present the podcast team with some rare explanations, and a chance to test yourself on food trivia. In the first case (1:18), fro…