Practical Neurology
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Practical Neurology - For the inquisitive neurologist
Joined December 2013
🧠🌱 New in the December issue! What should neurologists know beyond the brain? The gut microbiome may shape immunity, neuroinflammation, treatment response, and even disease progression. From epilepsy to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s & MS — the gut–brain axis is becoming impossible
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Reminder to tune into our latest PN Podcast this weekend if you haven’t already! Sneak peek below 🎙️ 🍏 Apple: https://t.co/b9zA3TT1Mi 🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/rbkSrnnvSo 🌐 Web: https://t.co/BZt67lZ3cN
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Drugs of Misuse: a contemporary guide A must-listen PN Podcast with Dr Robin Howard & Dr Amy Ross Russell - from synthetic psychoactives to CHANTER syndrome, punding, and “chasing the dragon.” 🍏 Apple: https://t.co/b9zA3TT1Mi 🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/rbkSrnnvSo 🌐 Web:
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🧠💡 Must-read for neurologists! In the December issue of @PracticalNeurol: A clear, practical review of uveitis in neurology practice — what neurologists need to know about diagnosis, neuro-ophthalmic features and management. 👁️🔍 📖 #NeuroOphthalmology #Uveitis #Neurology
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🧠New review in Practical Neurology: diagnosing Alexander disease in adults🧬 Adult-onset Alexander disease often presents with bulbar symptoms, ataxia & autonomic dysfunction. Palatal myoclonus is strongly suggestive, and MRI brain may show the classic “tadpole sign,” where
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🧠New Editor's Highlights Podcast for the December 2025 issue of Practical Neurology 🎙️🎄 Who really needs a scan? This issue dives into: 🔍Parkinson’s disease & imaging nuance ☢️A patient with 50 CT heads (!?) 👁️Uveitis unboxed 🧬Adult Alexander disease diagnosis
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🚨Rare case alert: Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (SNCC) can mimic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). A 46‑year‑old man presented with sudden severe headache. Non-contrast CT brain showed findings in keeping with SAH, but post-contrast MRI brain revealed leptomeningeal
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A 46-year-old man, an immigrant from Central America, presented to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision. He had developed a progressive headache over the previous 48 hours, which...
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🧠 Rasmussen’s encephalitis is rare in adults and even more confusing when the patient is AMPA receptor–positive! In this case, early hemispheric atrophy on MRI was the clue that changed everything. Hear or read the full story 👇 📖 https://t.co/C5dKbjZ1xy
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🧠New Case Reports podcast episode from Practical Neurology🎙️ Two new cases, rare causes, and a dash of food trivia — how well will you do? ▶️Apple: https://t.co/QmA4oqUNUu ▶️Spotify: https://t.co/urWRe4etFs ▶️Podbean: https://t.co/O7BvH0auta
#NeurologyRF #Neuroscience
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🧠⚡️ New in Practical Neurology: a hands-on EEG guide for diagnosing & classifying status epilepticus ✅ Aligns ILAE & ACNS 🔎 Demystifies NCSE + the ictal-interictal continuum 🪜 Stepwise bedside approach & when to treat Read 📖 https://t.co/k5qxdoxpBG
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🧠 New in Practical Neurology: Paraneoplastic KLHL11 antibody encephalitis presenting with progressive tinnitus, hearing loss, and cerebellar ataxia. KLHL11-IgG - strongly linked to testicular germ cell tumours - shows a distinctive “sparkles” pattern on immunofluorescence 🔬
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🧠 VEXAS syndrome can present as orbital pseudotumour. MRI shows bulky inferior, medial & superior recti with sparing of lateral recti mimicking thyroid eye disease. In any man >50 with macrocytic anaemia + multisystem inflammation, think UBA1 mutation. 📖
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🧠 Tongue tremor is rare in most CNS infections but occurs in up to 30% of patients with tick-borne encephalitis. Watch the video and read the case: 🔗 https://t.co/ZcGwU3YyLj
#neurotwitter #neurology #infectiousdisease #MedEd
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Great podcast discussing this too… https://t.co/GRudSUr834
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🧠Read the updated ABN guidelines for autoimmune myasthenia gravis - summarised in the infographic below. Highlights include👇 • Daily (not alternate-day) steroids • Early thymectomy for AChR+ MG (<50 yrs; consider ≤65 yrs) • Evidence for early rituximab • New targeted
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🧠Read the updated ABN guidelines for autoimmune myasthenia gravis - summarised in the infographic below. Highlights include👇 • Daily (not alternate-day) steroids • Early thymectomy for AChR+ MG (<50 yrs; consider ≤65 yrs) • Evidence for early rituximab • New targeted
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