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21:40

Ep. 201: Inside the Black Box: Can Neurologists Trust...

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2026/05/17

Moderator: Georg Starke (Munich, Germany)Guest: Giulia Di Rauso (New York, USA) In this episode, Georg Starke speaks with Giulia Di Rauso about trustworthiness and the use of artificial intelligence in neurological research and clinical practice. They discuss explainability, data quality, interpretability, and human oversight in AI systems, highlighting key considerations for responsible integration of AI tools into neurology and the importance of maintaining clinical judgement.

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33:45

Ep. 200: Human versus artificial intelligence: the...

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2026/05/10

Moderator: Maria Chiara Malaguti (Rovereto, Italy) Guest: Gary Leeming (Liverpool, UK) In this episode, Maria Chiara Malaguti and Gary Leeming discuss the evolving role of artificial intelligence in neurology. Aimed at clinical neurologists, the conversation explores how AI may support clinical practice, while also addressing its limitations, ethical implications, and the need for human oversight. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare, neurologists will need to develop a solid

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27:01

Ep. 199: AI Demystified: What It Is - and Isn’t

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2026/05/03

Moderator: Raphael Bernard-Valnet (Lausanne, Switzerland)Guest: Roland Wiest (Bern, Switzerland) and Monica Moroni (Trento, Italy) In this episode, Raphael Bernard-Valnet speaks with Roland Wiest and Monica Moroni about the fundamentals of artificial intelligence in clinical neurology and its practical implications for neurologists. They discuss key applications such as imaging analysis, diagnostic and decision-support tools, and emerging use in wearables, while addressing interpretability,

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29:01

Ep. 198: The Complex Interaction between (Social)...

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2026/04/26

Moderator: Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl (Hanover, Germany) Guest: Natalia Szejko (Warsaw, Poland) and Anna Dunalska (Warsaw, Poland) In this episode, Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl speaks with Natalia Szejko and Anna Dunalska about functional neurological disorders and the influence of social media. They discuss common clinical presentations, challenges in diagnosis based on positive signs, and the impact of online information on symptom expression, patient expectations, and clinical management, with

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38:24

Ep. 197: Functional Neurological Symptoms Co-existing...

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2026/04/19

Moderator: Selma Aybek (Fribourg, Switzerland)Guests: Gabriela Gilmour (Calgary, Canada) and Katarzyna Śmiłowska (Sosnowiec, Poland) In this episode, Selma Aybek speaks with Gabriela Gilmour and Katarzyna Śmiłowska about the overlap between functional neurological disorders and movement disorders. They discuss key diagnostic principles based on positive clinical signs, mechanisms underlying co-occurrence, and practical challenges in distinguishing functional symptoms from conditions such as

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33:53

Ep. 196: Is Biological Sex Important for the...

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2026/04/12

Moderator: Primavera Spagnolo (Boston, MA)Guest: Natalia Szejko (Warsaw, Poland) and Anna Dunalska (Warsaw, Poland) In this episode, Primavera Spagnolo speaks with Natalia Szejko and Anna Dunalska about functional neurological disorders, focusing on the influence of biological sex and gender on their development and clinical presentation. They discuss diagnostic features, epidemiology and female predominance, neurobiological and sociocultural factors, sex-related differences in presentation and

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27:43

Ep. 195: Functional Neurological Disorder Across...

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2026/04/05

Moderator: Veronica Cabreira (Porto, Portugal) Guest: Mark Edwards (London, UK) and Jon Stone (Edinburgh, UK) Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) remains one of the most common yet least adequately taught conditions in neurology training across Europe. In this episode, moderator Veronica Cabreira and expert guests Jon Stone and Mark Edwards reflect on historical and contemporary factors that contribute to major gaps in education and training on FND across Europe. They argue that FND should be

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48:36

Ep. 194: Autism in children and adults: different or...

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2026/03/29

Moderator: Taras Voloshyn (Kyiv, Ukraine) Guests: Laavanya Damodaran (Birmingham, UK), Osman Malik (London, UK) In this episode, Taras Voloshyn speaks with Laavanya Damodaran and Osman Malik about autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan, with particular focus on the transition from childhood to adulthood. They discuss core diagnostic features, early clinical signs, evolving presentations in adult patients, and the challenges of recognition, comorbidities, and long-term multidisciplinary

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28:21

Ep. 193: Understanding GBS and other inflammatory...

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2026/03/22

Moderator: Francesco Germano (Genoa, Italy) Guest: Matteo Cataldi (Genoa, Italy) In this episode, Francesco Germano speaks with Matteo Cataldi about Guillain-Barré syndrome and other inflammatory neuropathies across the lifespan. They discuss key age-related differences in epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and management strategies in pediatric and adult patients, highlighting practical considerations for early recognition, risk assessment, and treatment in neurological

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36:17

Ep. 192: Movement disorders in children and adults:...

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2026/03/15

Moderator: Natalia Szejko (Warsaw, Poland) Guests: Tammy Hedderly (London, UK), Alexander Münchau (Lübeck, Germany) In this episode, Natalia Szejko speaks with Tammy Hedderly and Alexander Münchau about the similarities and differences in movement disorders across the lifespan. They discuss the clinical evolution of tics and stereotypies from childhood to adulthood, the distinct diagnostic implications of dystonia and parkinsonism in pediatric versus adult populations, and the importance of

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39:06

Ep. 191: FND in children and adults: different or the...

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2026/03/08

Moderator: Meagan Watson (Denver, USA)Guests: Pavlina Danhofer (Brno, Czech Republic), Natalia Szejko (Warsaw, Poland) In this episode, Meagan Watson speaks with Pavlína Danhofer and Natalia Szejko about whether functional neurological disorders (FNDs) present differently in children and adults. They discuss age-specific clinical features, comorbidities, developmental and family context, diagnostic challenges, and the role of early, tailored multidisciplinary management to improve outcomes in

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20:29

Ep. 190: Parkinson’s disease – more than a movement...

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2026/03/01

In this episode, Yıldız Değirmenci speaks with Julie Hall and Marit Ruitenberg about non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, focusing on anxiety and cognitive impairment. They examine their clinical profiles, early detection challenges including neuropsychological markers, interactions with motor manifestations, and implications for comprehensive assessment and individualized management in neurological practice.

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45:50

Ep. 189: Red flags of treatable (spino)cerebellar...

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2026/02/22

Moderator: João Durães (Coimbra, Portugal)Guests: Paola Giunti (London, UK), Lidia Sarro (Milan, Italy) In this episode, João Durães, Paola Giunti and Lidia Sarro provide a rigorous examination of the diagnostic and therapeutic landscape of treatable ataxias, focusing on rare variants. The discussion first delineates autoimmune etiologies, such as anti-GAD, paraneoplastic, and gluten-related syndromes, before transitioning to a detailed review of acquired and genetic metabolic disorders, including

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32:53

Ep. 188: Red flags of treatable rare myopathies

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2026/02/15

Moderator: Olimpia Musumeci (Messina, Italy)Guests: Antonio Toscano (Messina, Italy), Marianne De Visser (Amsterdam, Netherlands) In this episode, Olimpia Musumeci speaks with Antonio Toscano and Marianne de Visser about hereditary, particularly metabolic, and acquired myopathies, especially idiopathic inflammatory myopathies amenable to treatment. They review advances in pathophysiology, diagnostic approaches and novel therapies, highlighting clinical red flags and strategies that have a

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20:03

Ep. 187: Red flags of treatable rare cerebral small...

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2026/02/08

Moderator: Emanuele D’amico (Foggia, Italy)Guest: Anna Bersano (Milan, Italy) In this episode, Emanuele D’Amico speaks with Anna Bersano about red flags for rare and potentially treatable cerebral small vessel diseases. They discuss how early onset, family history, multisystem involvement, and characteristic MRI patterns can help distinguish monogenic and metabolic forms from sporadic disease, focusing on conditions such as CADASIL, Fabry disease, CARASIL, and COL4A1/2-related angiopathies, and

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25:41

Ep. 186: Red flags of treatable mitochondrial disorders

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2026/02/01

Moderator: Piervito Lopriore (Pisa, Italy) Guests: Chiara La Morgia (Bologna, Italy), Michelangelo Mancuso (Pisa, Italy) In this episode, Piervito Lopriore discusses red flags for treatable mitochondrial diseases with Michelangelo Mancuso and Chiara La Morgia. They highlight the clinical heterogeneity of these disorders, key diagnostic clues in neurological practice, and selected conditions such as Friedreich ataxia, TK2 deficiency, Barth syndrome, and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, with a

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15:45

Ep. 185: Cognition and movement: A dynamic duo

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2026/01/25

Moderator: Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Türkiye)Guest: Marit Ruitenberg (Leiden, Netherlands) In this episode, Yıldız Değirmenci speaks with Marit Ruitenberg about the relationship between cognition and movement in neurodegenerative disorders. They discuss evidence showing that conditions traditionally classified as motor or cognitive often involve impairments across both domains, with examples from Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. The conversation highlights

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27:54

Ep. 184: Neuromodulation

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2026/01/18

Moderator: Gabriela Rusin (Kraków, Poland)Guest: Jakub Antczak (Kraków, Poland) In this episode, Gabriela Rusin speaks with Jakub Antczak about non-invasive neuromodulation in neurology. They outline the principles of transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial electrical stimulation, emphasizing their role in modulating brain plasticity in network-based neurological disorders. The discussion reviews current clinical evidence across conditions such as stroke, neurodegenerative diseases,

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23:13

Ep. 183: Nerve ultrasound

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2026/01/11

Moderator: Gabriela Rusin (Kraków, Poland) Guest: Jakub Antczak (Kraków, Poland) In this episode, Gabriela Rusin speaks with Jakub Antczak about the role of nerve ultrasound in neuromuscular diagnostics. The growing popularity of this method is rapidly transforming the field of neurology. In combination with nerve conduction studies and electromyography, it provides insight into both the function and the structure of peripheral nerves. They discuss the technical foundations of neuromuscular

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27:45

Ep. 182: Small Fibre Neuropathy

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2026/01/04

Moderator: Caterina Leone (Rome, Italy)Guest: Andrea Truini (Rome, Italy) In this episode, Caterina Leone speaks with Andrea Truini about small fibre neuropathy, a frequently under-recognised condition with a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. They discuss key clinical features, including neuropathic pain and autonomic symptoms, and explain why routine nerve conduction studies are often normal. The conversation highlights the role and limitations of skin biopsy and functional

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