Summary: 1. Featured Article: Practice guideline update summary: Efficacy and tolerability of new antiepileptic drugs I: Treatment of new-onset epilepsy 2. Lesson of the Week: Functional Disorders This podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the July 10, 2018 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Derek Bauer talks with Dr. Jacqueline French about her paper, a summary of a recent practice guideline on the treatment of new-onset epilepsy. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. David Lapides continues the Lesson of the Week discussion on functional disorders with Dr. Jon Stone. DISCLOSURES: Dr. French has served on scientific advisory boards and consulted for the Epilepsy Foundation, Acadia, Acorda, Adamas, Alexza, Anavex, Axcella Health, Biogen, BioPharm Solutions, Cavion, Cerecor, Cerebral Therapeutics, Concert Pharmaceuticals, Covance, CuroNZ, Eisai, Empatica, Engage, Georgia Regents University, Glaxo Smith-Kline, GW Pharma, J&J Pharmaceuticals, Marinus, MonosolRx, Monteris, Nestle-Health Science, Neurelis, Novartis, Otsuka, Ovid, Pfizer, Pfizer-Neusentis, Sage Therapeutics, Shire, SK Life Sciences, Sunovion, Takeda, UCB Inc., Upsher Smith, Ultragenyx, Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Xeris, Zogenix and Zynerba; has received research support from Alexza, Acorda, LCGH, Eisai Medical Research, LCGH, Lundbeck, Neurelis, Pfizer, SK life sciences, Sunovion, Takeda, UCB, Upsher-Smith, Biogen, NINDS (2U01NS038455-11A1), Epilepsy Foundation, and Epilepsy Study Consortium; has received paid travel to present findings at scientific meetings, present at investigators' meetings, attend advisory boards, or give lectures from Epilepsy Study Consortium, Epilepsy Foundation, International League Against Epilepsy, American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Foundation, Adamas, Biogen, Eisai, Engage, GW Pharma, GSK, Novartis, Otsuka, Ovid, Pfizer, Sage, Sunovion, Takeda, UCB, Ultragenyx, Upsher-Smith, Zynerba, Blackfynn Pfizer, Pfizer-Neusentis, Sage, SK Life Sciences, Sunovion, Takeda, UCB Inc., Upsher Smith,Zogenix, and Zynerba; serves on editorial boards for Lancet Neurology, Neurology Today, and Epilepsy Currents; and serves as President, Epilepsy Study Consortium Chief Scientific Officer, Epilepsy Foundation. Drs. Bauer and Lapides report no disclosures. Dr. Stone receives publishing royalties from UptoDate; runs a free self-help website for patients with functional disorders www.neurosymptoms.org; and carries out regular expert witness work in relation to personal injury and medical negligence.
