Neurology® Podcast

1) Fingolimod-associated macular edema and 2) Topic of the month: Paraneoplastic syndromes in neurology. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Mark Keegan interviews Dr. M. Tariq Bhatti about his paper on fingolimod-associated macular edema. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about omega 3 fatty acids: Good for the brain. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Chafic Karam interviews Dr. Josep Dalmau about disease specific paraneoplastic disorders. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Keegan, Bhatti, Fugate, Karam and Dalmau.Dr. Keegan serves as a Section Editor for Neurology® and as Chief Editor for eMedicine and has served as a consultant for Novartis, Bionest Parners, and the FDA.Dr. Bhatti has recei