This month's issue of Practical Neurology with guest medical editor Dr Raphael Schneider (Raphael Schneider) explores the emerging use of #biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of neurologic disease. Temerty Medicine U of T Adult Neurology Residents Read the new issue today: practicalneurology.com/articles/2024-…

(1/5) #BrainAwarenessWeek Dr. Patrick Steadman (Patrick Steadman) completed his MD in 2021 and is currently a neurosurgery resident physician at the University of Toronto (University of Toronto Neurosurgery).

We are pleased to open registration for the ASNI summer school, held in Toronto July22-25 2024. Come learn about hot topics in Neuroimmunology from the very best, present your work, make new networks, and have fun! Early reg. deadline w/discount is May 24: asni.isniweb.org/home-course/

Thrilled to announce the successful SPRINT applicants! Join us in congratulating and welcoming the incoming 2024-2025 #endMS_SPRINT trainees to the program! View list here: endmstrainingprogram.ca/2024-2025-spri…… MS Canada Christina Wolfson

William Nylander reportedly has migraines. What are they? thestar.com/sports/william… Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Migraine Canada ™️ Canadian Headache Society

🔬📖 Carry out your independent #Postdoc project in 🇩🇪 with funding from the Walter Benjamin Programme! The programme offers excellent opportunities to develop your independent research profile at an early stage. Learn more and apply here 👉sohub.io/tj2m #FundingFriday

New #MultipleSclerosis neuropsychiatry research, clarifying previously conflicting findings: Depression, especially with comorbid anxiety, is independently linked to cognitive dysfunction in MS. Anxiety alone was not predictive of cognition. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

If art were a drug... Priti Gros Blanca Spee Bas Bloem kalialabs provide a qualitative review of art-based interventions for individuals with #Parkinsons, covering music, dance, drama, visual arts, & creative writing; Adaptability to individuals’ needs content.iospress.com/articles/journ…

We’re delighted to see this published! It shows what many of us already suspected: large variation in monitoring and managing steroids. Now time to move on to improving and perhaps standardizing some aspects of glucocorticoid use. NQIL UToronto Neurology ruple laughlin Pushpa Narayanaswami

Excited to share our study on primary nervous system histiocytic neoplasms: 1) 5% had isolated nervous system involvement @ onset; 2) consider histiocytic neoplasm w/DI, infiltrative brainstem lesions, &/or persistently enhancing brain/cord lesions nature.com/articles/s4140…

Dr. Daniel Beriault and his team including Drs. Dan Werb & Drew Hall are developing a rapid, low-cost device to test drugs in 45 seconds. This innovative tool aims to reduce harm and save lives amid the opioid crisis. Discover more: tinyurl.com/yd7t6e3m

📚🧠 Neurology Books - Residency Bare Essentials 1. Clinical Neurology & Neuroanatomy Aaron Berkowitz 2. How to think like a neurologist Ethan Meltzer, MD 3. The Acute Neurology Survival Guide Casey Albin, MD 4. The Code Stroke Handbook Andrew Micieli 5. Pocket Neurology MGH Neurology

Very Excited and proud to share this one with DT Okuda from the ARISE study. Dimethyl fumarate preserves brainstem and cervical spinal cord integrity in radiologically isolated syndrome. RISC!! ⁦UT Southwestern Medical Center⁩ ⁦Centre de Ressources et de Compétences SEP de Nice⁩ ⁦CHU de Nice⁩

We here describe ARIA-related super refractory status epilepticus in a patient taking aducanumab for AD. Vigilance is required to prevent and manage this severe complication, which in this case proved fatal. Service de neurologie du CHUM CHUM Neurology Journal neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…

CSF correction factors to determine the "true" WBC count after a traumatic LP: How well do they actually work? We examine their clinical utility, and highlight that corrected CSF WBC counts suggesting only mild pleocytosis merit cautious interpretation: neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CP…

Can chronic deep brain neural activity in #movementdisorders patients w/ #DBS be used to predict sleep vs wake in natural home-environments? We studied deep brain LFPs & created a proof-of-concept method w/ machine learning Alfonso Fasano Oceanis 🧵(1/n) …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

📣Meet the 2023 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research! With this funding, 21 early-career researchers will push the boundaries of #neuroscience. “Empowering the next generation of scientists is critical” - Viviane Poupon ➡️shorturl.at/n0Cbq

Voici les Futurs leaders Brain Canada 2023! ➡️shorturl.at/hIqYS « Il est essentiel de soutenir la prochaine génération de scientifiques » - Viviane Poupon

Congratulations, Dr. Raphael Schneider, neurologist at St. Michael's Hospital, for being selected by Brain Canada as a Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research! 🎉 With this announcement, Schneider will receive $100k to support his neuroscience research. braincanada.ca/announcements/…

There is much we can learn from each other. Read the ideas on DMT discovery that came from UToronto Neurology bringing experts in #Parkinsons and #multiplesclerosis together in #Toronto (published with Springer Nature in Nat Rev Neurology) rdcu.be/dWf2U