Drs. Dan Ackerman, Valérie Biousse, and Nancy J. Newman discuss the clinical presentations, diagnostic challenges, and the importance of accurate diagnosis in managing CRAO and BRAO. Show citation: Bénard-Séguin É, Nahab F, Pendley AM, et al. Eye stroke protocol in in the emergency department. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024;33(9):107895. doi:<a href= "https://www.strokejournal.org/article/S1052-3057(24)00339-2/abstract" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107895</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Drs. Dan Ackerman, &lt;span class= "a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"&gt;Valérie Biousse, and Nancy J. Newman discuss the clinical presentations, diagnostic challenges, and the importance of accurate diagnosis in managing CRAO and BRAO. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class= "a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"&gt; Show citation:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class= "a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"&gt; Bénard-Séguin É, Nahab F, Pendley AM, et al. Eye stroke protocol in in the emergency department. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024;33(9):107895. doi:&lt;a href= "https://www.strokejournal.org/article/S1052-3057(24)00339-2/abstract" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107895&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosing CRAO/BRAO

In part one of this two-part series on this year's World Stroke Congress, Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi discuss the TRIDENT trial. Learn more on the <a href= "https://worldstrokecongress.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">World Stroke Congress</a> website.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In part one of this two-part series on this year's World Stroke Congress, Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi discuss the TRIDENT trial. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more on the &lt;a href= "https://worldstrokecongress.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;World Stroke Congress&lt;/a&gt; website. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Highlights From the 2025 World Stroke Congress - Part 1

In part two of this seven-part series on FND, Dr. Jon Stone and Dr. Gabriela Gilmour discuss pitfalls in the diagnostic process. Show citation: Finkelstein SA, Popkirov S. Functional Neurological Disorder: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Differential Diagnostic Considerations. Neurol Clin. 2023;41(4):665-679. doi:<a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733861923000336?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10.1016/j.ncl.2023.04.001 </a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In part two of this seven-part series on FND, Dr. Jon Stone and Dr. Gabriela Gilmour discuss pitfalls in the diagnostic process. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show citation: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Finkelstein SA, Popkirov S. Functional Neurological Disorder: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Differential Diagnostic Considerations. Neurol Clin. 2023;41(4):665-679. doi:&lt;a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733861923000336?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;10.1016/j.ncl.2023.04.001 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Functional Neurologic Disorder Series - Part 2

In part one of this seven-part series on FND, Dr. Jon Stone and Dr. Gabriela Gilmour discuss the process of diagnosing FND. Show citation: Aybek S, Perez DL. Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder. BMJ. 2022;376:o64. Published 2022 Jan 24. doi:<a href= "https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o64.long" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10.1136/bmj.o64 </a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In part one of this seven-part series on FND, Dr. Jon Stone and Dr. Gabriela Gilmour discuss the process of diagnosing FND. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show citation: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Aybek S, Perez DL. Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder. &lt;em&gt;BMJ&lt;/em&gt;. 2022;376:o64. Published 2022 Jan 24. doi:&lt;a href= "https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o64.long" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;10.1136/bmj.o64 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Functional Neurologic Disorder Series - Part 1

In the final episode of our five-part series on primary progressive aphasia (PPA), Dr. Rogan Magee discusses bedside testing for PPA. Show citations: Show citations: <ol> <li>Grossman M, Seeley WW, Boxer AL, et al. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2023;9(1):40. Published 2023 Aug 10. doi:<a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41572-023-00447-0" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">10.1038/s41572-023-00447-0</a> </li> <li>Gorno-Tempini ML, Hillis AE, Weintraub S, et al. Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants. Neurology. 2011;76(11):1006-1014. doi:<a href= "https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821103e6" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821103e6</a></li> <li>Santos-Santos MA, Rabinovici GD, Iaccarino L, et al. Rates of Amyloid Imaging Positivity in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia. JAMA Neurol. 2018;75(3):342-352. doi:<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2668464" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.4309</a></li> <li>Mandelli ML, Lorca-Puls DL, Lukic S, et al. Network anatomy in logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia. Hum Brain Mapp. 2023;44(11):4390-4406. doi:<a href= "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.26388" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">10.1002/hbm.26388 </a></li> <li>Putcha D, Erkkinen M, Daffner KR. Functional Neurocircuitry of Cognition and Cognitive Syndromes. In: Silbersweig DA, Safar LT, Daffner KR. eds. Neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology: principles and practice. McGraw Hill; 2021. Accessed November 6, 2025. <a href= "https://neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=3007&sectionid=253215676">https://neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=3007&sectionid=253215676</a> </li> <li>Montembeault M, Brambati SM, Gorno-Tempini ML, Migliaccio R. Clinical, Anatomical, and Pathological Features in the Three Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Review. Front Neurol. 2018;9:692. Published 2018 Aug 21. doi:<a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2018.00692/full" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10.3389/fneur.2018.00692</a></li> <li>Clark DG. Frontotemporal Dementia. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2024;30(6):1642-1672. doi:<a href= "https://continuum.aan.com/doi/10.1212/CON.0000000000001506" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10.1212/CON.0000000000001506</a> </li> </ol>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of our five-part series on primary progressive aphasia (PPA), Dr. Rogan Magee discusses bedside testing for PPA. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show citations: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show citations: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;Grossman M, Seeley WW, Boxer AL, et al. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration. &lt;em&gt;Nat Rev Dis Primers&lt;/em&gt;. 2023;9(1):40. Published 2023 Aug 10. doi:&lt;a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41572-023-00447-0" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;10.1038/s41572-023-00447-0&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Gorno-Tempini ML, Hillis AE, Weintraub S, et al. Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants. &lt;em&gt;Neurology&lt;/em&gt;. 2011;76(11):1006-1014. doi:&lt;a href= "https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821103e6" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821103e6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Santos-Santos MA, Rabinovici GD, Iaccarino L, et al. Rates of Amyloid Imaging Positivity in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia. &lt;em&gt;JAMA Neurol&lt;/em&gt;. 2018;75(3):342-352. doi:&lt;a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2668464" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.4309&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Mandelli ML, Lorca-Puls DL, Lukic S, et al. Network anatomy in logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia. &lt;em&gt;Hum Brain Mapp&lt;/em&gt;. 2023;44(11):4390-4406. doi:&lt;a href= "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.26388" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;10.1002/hbm.26388 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="amacitation"&gt;Putcha D, Erkkinen M, Daffner KR. &lt;/span&gt;Functional Neurocircuitry of Cognition and Cognitive Syndromes. &lt;span class= "editor"&gt;In: &lt;span class="amacitation"&gt;Silbersweig DA, Safar LT, Daffner KR. &lt;/span&gt;eds.&lt;/span&gt; Neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology: principles and practice. McGraw Hill; 2021. Accessed November 6, 2025. &lt;span class="urlLink"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=3007&amp;sectionid=253215676"&gt;https://neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=3007&amp;sectionid=253215676&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Montembeault M, Brambati SM, Gorno-Tempini ML, Migliaccio R. Clinical, Anatomical, and Pathological Features in the Three Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Review. &lt;em&gt;Front Neurol&lt;/em&gt;. 2018;9:692. Published 2018 Aug 21. doi:&lt;a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2018.00692/full" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;10.3389/fneur.2018.00692&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Clark DG. Frontotemporal Dementia. &lt;em&gt;Continuum (Minneap Minn)&lt;/em&gt;. 2024;30(6):1642-1672. doi:&lt;a href= "https://continuum.aan.com/doi/10.1212/CON.0000000000001506" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;10.1212/CON.0000000000001506&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt;</description>

Primary Progressive Aphasia - Part 5

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