Do you ask folks if they 'act out their dreams' and does a YES answer mean the same thing for everyone? Turns out the answer is NO as not all REM sleep behavior disorder is equal in outcome(s)? So glad to see this paper by Dodet and colleagues reminding us that isolated REM sleep

📢MASSIVE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
We are re-launching the #NeuroanatomyRiddleBook & #NeurologyRiddleBook w/ Cambridge University Press by the end of this year. The new books will have 150 riddles. Yup, you read that right! 50 more anatomical structures, diseases, syndromes to enjoy & learn about. RT

Do you know all the levodopa medication formulations in the US available for use in treatment of Parkinson's disease. New review paper by Livingston and Monroe-Duprey in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice is a nice quick read.
Key Points:
- Levodopa is still the best treatment for

Human eye anatomy

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I just learned from Salva Sierra that in Spain, it’s called “Polygono de Willis,” because it’s a polygon, not a circle.

A person with Parkinson's disease can't walk because of severe freezing but put him on a bike and he is fine. Great case by Snijders and Bas Bloem Love the explanation: 'This striking kinesia paradoxica may be explained by the bicycle's rotating pedals, which may act as an

Neuron structure overview:

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Another important aspect of risk disclosure is how to manage patient concerns once (if) the risk is discussed. If aware of the risk, would a meaningful percentage of these patients seek out neurological evaluation even without any motor symptoms? And, if so, how should we, as

Happy #MicroscopyMonday ! The photo below is from our Tau monkey model of Alzheimer's disease! Tau is a protein that gets misfolded and accumulates inside neurons in #Alzheimer 's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The photo below shows two tau phosphorylations observed in the

Opinion: 'If football isn’t safe enough for our own kids, is it safe enough for anybody’s?''
By Adina Wise, MD
statnews.com/2024/02/09/cte… via STAT

Despite 20+ years of evidence linking repetitive head injuries to CTE, most recently in teenage football players, 'I have scarely heard anyone suggest that, as a result, they plan to reconsider their fandom.'

Great piece by Adina Wise, MD in STAT
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What causes Parkinson’s disease? Genetics play a role, but how those genes interact with our environment is incompletely understood. Is air pollution contributing? Two recent papers suggest that it might be. I summarized their findings for Environmental Health News ehn.org/air-pollution-…

Interesting article from Adina Wise, MD 👇

ehn.org/air-pollution-…

The evidence that air pollution may play a role in #Parkinsons seems to be growing...

The 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease is Parkinson's. This week's The Lancet has it covered with 3 review papers on what we know about its mechanism, epidemiology and treatments
thelancet.com/journals/lance… Huw Morris The Barker / Williams-Gray Lab

Can you name the 5 treatment recommendations for impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease? Primum non nocere. There is a brand new expert consensus on their management in Movement Disorders Journal which is a must read for all clinicians.
Key points:
- Impulse-control and related