Neurology Minute

In part one of this series, Dr. Dara Albert and Isaac Thorman discuss football as a major contributor to pediatric traumatic brain injury and its association with subsequent head injuries. 
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Thorman IB, Feldstein E, Sacknovitz A, et al. Youth Football and the Epidemic of Pediatric Brain Injury: Neurologic and Psychiatric Outcomes in a Cohort of 72,025 Concussions. Neurol Clin Pract. 2026;16(6):e200656. doi:10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200656

Dr. Justin Abbatemarco discusses an article that helps us distinguish between the causes of acute optic neuropathy. 
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Tisavipat N, Stiebel-Kalish H, Palevski D, et al. Acute Optic Neuropathy in Older Adults: Differentiating Between MOGAD Optic Neuritis and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2024;11(3):e200214. doi:10.1212/NXI.0000000000200214

Dr. Aaron Zelikovich discusses how gefurulimab may offer an effective and convenient treatment option for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis.
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Gwathmey KG, Saccà F, Howard JF Jr, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Gefurulimab in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: The PREVAIL Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2026;83(9):841-850. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.2333

Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Matthew Gusler discuss how emergent interfacility transfers for ischemic stroke have changed and the factors associated with which patients are transferred. 
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Gusler MT, Deligkaris C, Zha AM, Burke JF. Trends in Emergent Interfacility Ischemic Stroke Transfers, 2016-2022. Neurology. 2026;107(7):e218499. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000218499

Dr. Zohaib Siddiqi and Dr. Michel Toledano discuss the diagnosis and management of infectious rhombencephalitis in patients receiving immunomodulatory therapy.
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Trentadue T, Martinez Sosa S, Itoh CY, et al. Clinical Reasoning: A 30-Year-Old Female Patient With Multiple Sclerosis Presenting With Rapidly Progressive Cranial Neuropathies, Weakness, and Ataxia. Neurology. 2025;105(12):e214429. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214429