NeurologyLive® Friday 5 — March 1, 2024

Welcome to NeurologyLive^®'s Friday 5! Every week, the staff compiles 5 highlights of NeurologyLive^®'s widespread coverage in neurology, ranging from newsworthy study findings and FDA action to expert interviews and peer-to-peer panel discussions.

1: Clinician of the Month Spotlight: Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive highlighted sleep medicine and epilepsy expert Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS, director of the Sleep Disorders Center and staff in the Epilepsy Center at Cleveland Clinic.

2: Understanding Distinct Differences in Sleep Disorders to Ensure Accurate Diagnosis: Alcibiades J. Rodriguez, MD

The director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center—Sleep Center at NYU Langone provided perspective on the overlap in characteristics of sleep disorders and the necessary approach to ensuring accurate diagnosis and initial treatment. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

3: Treatment Options and Outcomes of Cervical Artery Dissection in Adults: Eytan Raz, MD, PhD

The neurointerventional radiologist at NYU Langone provided clarity on the individualized treatment options for cervical artery dissection following a scientific statement paper from the American Heart Association. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

4: NeuroVoices: Svetlana Blitshteyn, MD, FAAN, on the Overlooked Triad of Comorbidities in Headache Medicine

In this week's NeuroVoices Q&A, the director of Dysautonomia Clinic talked about the often overlooked triad of dysautonomia, hypermobility spectrum disorder, and mast cell activation syndrome in the field of headache medicine.

5: Reimbursement for MRI

In a new episode of the "CMSC Consensus Panel Guidance on the Use of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain in the Management of Multiple Sclerosis" video series, Mark Freedman, MD, MSc; Tanuja Chitnis, MD; and Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD, discusses the challenges associated with the cost of MRI and other important tools in the monitoring and assessment of MS.