Jul 9, 2018
1. Featured Article: Practice guideline update summary: Efficacy and tolerability of new antiepileptic drugs I: Treatment of new-onset epilepsy2. 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…