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Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast

Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast

by Ali Christy, Alizah Patterson and Sam Mackenzie

History Medicine

Season 2

Episode 1: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Hans Berger & Sleep

Welcome back! Sam and Ali talk with Alizah Patterson - 10 days before she finishes her neurodevelopmental disabilities residency! - about NDD, the training pathway, and the joys of cursing. Alizah presents a fascinating case and we discuss the development of EEG.

Teaser

Just a snippet of episode 2 from season 1 :)

Season 1

BONUS EPISODE: The Child Neurology Foundation Pledge Drive

Sam and Ali talk to Kim Hindery about the many benefits and services of the advocacy group Child Neurology Foundation, the upcoming Pigabilities fundraiser, the yearly Beauty of Neurology gala, and whether it is better to fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses.

Episode 10: Neurogenetics, Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, & alternating hemiplegia of childhood

Sam and Ali talk neurogenetics and philosophy with Kuntal Sen, recount the life and times of Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, and review the natural history of alternating hemiplegia of childhood.

Episode 9: Minneapolis, Jean Cady Solis, and febrile seizures

Ali and Sam interview Jess Goldstein, MD about her first-hand experience with the ICE presence in Minneapolis and its effects on patients and families. Jeanne Cady Solis gets her (long overdue) due, and we learn about new work using metabolomics in febrile seizures.

Episode 8: International medical graduates, Oliver Sacks, a bio-psycho-social approach to headache

Ali and Sam chat with Dhanalakshmi Angappan about her path from pediatrics in India to child neurology in the United States. Ali questions myth versus reality, and Sam reviews a generalist model for addressing chronic daily headache.

Episode 7: Social media, Abraham Jacobi, myostatin inhibitor for spinal muscular atrophy

Sam and Ali interview the mysterious Amy G Dala before delving into Communism and new clinical trial data for spinal muscular atrophy.

Episode 6: LIVE SHOW at CNS in Charlotte, hot ones with Yasmin Khakoo

In this episode, we eat spicy chicken wings and talk to people about their research at the Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting. We also sit down with newly installed CNS president Yasmin Khakoo to discuss her journey in neurology and her plans for CNS over the next two years. Editor's note: Some of the audio is echoey at times, but this is thankfully short-lived.

Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign

Sam and Ali talk about hot streaks, Taylor Swift, and the AAN's position statement on advancing disability equity with Bhooma Aravamuthan. History tells us why disability equity should matter to all of us.

Episode 4: Education in child neurology, Flexner vs. Osler, and a mystery case

Sam recounts a harrowing experience at summer camp. Ali relives her former career as a dungeon master. Guests Dara Albert and Steven Lazar fill us in on all the recent buzz in medical education.

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