Evolution or revolution? Should we re-think clinical practice?




JNNP podcast show

Summary: Do old habits of screening for potassium channel antibodies stand up to scrutiny? Should clinical neurologists focus on screening for LGI1 and CASPR2 antibodies? Professor Sarosh Irani (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford) discusses antibody testing, and whether recent evidence calls for a revolution of clinical practice. Read the full paper here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/5/526. <p>In the second half of this podcast, Professor Ryuji Kaji (Tokushima University, Japan) discusses the pathogenesis of dystonia (uncontrolled movements). Is it a basal ganglia or cerebellar disorder? Or both? Read the full paper here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/5/488.</p>