Neuro Notes

• Deteriorating Cognition 5 Weeks After a Heroin Overdose: A Case A 32-year-old woman with a history of opioid abuse presents with increasing confusion after a recent overdose. Can you diagnose her?
  Medscape Neurology, October 10, 2018
• When Patients Demand Unnecessary Medical Tests A neurologist and a bioethicist discuss how to approach patients asking for 'unnecessary' tests and procedures.
  Medscape Neurology, September 05, 2018
• Working Outside the Box: Alternative Careers for Doctors Amid an epidemic of burnout, Dr Andrew Wilner presents alternative careers for physicians.
  Medscape Neurology, August 14, 2018
• Art, Medicine, Edema Amid a complex of scattered, drab constructions, Dr Andrew Wilner encourages physicians to appreciate the artful side of healthcare.
  Medscape Neurology, April 10, 2018
• Diagnosing Autism in Newborns: The 'Wave' of the Future?   Changes in ABR wave patterns can predict autism risk in most babies. Oren Miron talks about this research and his hopes for the future.
  Medscape Neurology, April 06, 2018
• Self-driving Cars: Perfect Prescription for Aging Patients? Dr Andrew Wilner on how this driverless technology may soon become neurologists' newest friend.
  Medscape Neurology, January 23, 2018
• Peer Review: Work or Hobby? Dr Andrew Wilner asks whether busy clinicians should receive compensation for participating in peer review.
  Medscape Neurology, November 09, 2017
• A Tale of Two Patients: A Prion Disease 30 Years Later Dr Andrew Wilner compares two patients with Creutzfeld-Jakob disease and looks at how knowledge has changed around prion disorders.
  Medscape Neurology, September 19, 2017
• Being a Neurointensivist Neurointensivist Dr Tenbit Emiru talks about what attracts her to this subspecialty and what it entails on a day-to-day basis.
  Medscape Neurology, September 06, 2017
• Seeking Clarity Around Craniotomy A new meta-analysis seeks to lend clarity to the discussion of this controversial treatment, says stroke specialist Christopher Streib.
  Medscape Neurology, August 03, 2017
• Managing Pregnant Patients With Multiple Sclerosis   Neurologist Dr Maria Houtchens discusses management approaches to pregnant patients with multiple sclerosis.
  Medscape Neurology, June 30, 2017
• When Drugs and Surgery Don't Work, an Option in Epilepsy   Dr Wilner and epileptologist Dr Jobst discuss two recent studies reporting favorable results of neurostimulation in patients with intractable epilepsy.
  Medscape Neurology, June 26, 2017
• When Patients Refuse Lifesaving Care A neurologist and bioethicist discuss the ethical and financial quandary of patients who refuse lifesaving care.
  Medscape Neurology, June 09, 2017
• More Than Ever, Doctors Need More Time to Learn Faced with back-to-back appointments, and with barely any time for lunch, Dr Andrew Wilner feels that doctors need more time to stay up-to-date.
  Medscape Neurology, May 18, 2017
• Enhancing the Effectiveness of Medical Missions   Dr Wilner and Dr Loh discuss approaches to optimizing the value of medical missions through local partnership and the organization 53rd Week.
  Medscape Neurology, March 31, 2017
• Choosing a Medical Specialty: Location, Compensation, Talent, and Temperament You've followed your destiny. Now comes the hard part. Dr Andrew Wilner offers his advice on choosing from among the various specialties.
  Medscape Neurology, March 29, 2017
• Docs Take On Burnout in Neurology   Drs Andrew Wilner and Neil Busis discuss the factors contributing to burnout among neurologists and what can be done about it.
  Medscape Neurology, March 13, 2017
• Combating Burnout: A Neurologist's Perspective Dr Andrew Wilner discusses how burnout is affecting his field of neurology and what can be done about it.
  Medscape Neurology, February 23, 2017
• Physician Job Security: Time to Check Your Contract? Dr Andrew Wilner discusses a worrisome trend in physician employee contracts.
  Medscape Neurology, November 11, 2016
• Alzheimer's in Arizona: One Group's Search for Biomarkers Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with Dr Bryan Woodruff about the important research he and his colleagues are currently conducting to find biomarkers for Alzheimer's.
  Medscape Neurology, September 19, 2016