{"podcast":{"title":"Practical Neurology Podcast","slug":"practical-neurology-podcast-320148","podcast_index_feed_id":320148,"rss_url":"http://feeds.bmj.com/pn/podcasts","website_url":"https://pnbmj.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16464543/Practical_Neurology.jpg","author":"BMJ Group","episode_count":126,"summary":"The Practical Neurology Podcast is the essential guide for the everyday life of all neurologists. Just like our journal Practical Neurology, this podcast is useful for everyone who sees neurological patients and who wants to keep up-to-date and safe in managing them. In other words, this is a podcast for jobbing neurologists who plough through the tension headaches and funny turns week in and week out. Subscribe to enjoy deep dives into each journal issue with editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller, discussions on recent case reports with Prof. Martin Turner, and Editor’s Choice article discussions between authors and Dr. Amy Ross Russell. Practical Neurology - pn.bmj.com - is included as part of a subscription to JNNP and provided in print to all members of the Association of British Neurologists. * The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148"},"episode":{"title":"Drugs of misuse: a contemporary guide","slug":"drugs-of-misuse-a-contemporary-guide","published_at":"2025-11-28T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148/drugs-of-misuse-a-contemporary-guide","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148","url":"https://pnbmj.podbean.com/e/drugs-of-misuse-a-contemporary-guide/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rpjyv7is3jrtswe7/pn_171125_drug_misuse_002.mp3","summary":"Neurology requires some detective work at times, and identifying the patterns of symptoms associated with drug misuse can be a tricky mystery indeed. For this episode, we're receiving a masterclass from Dr. Robin Howard¹ on the wide variety of drugs that bring patients into hospital, as well as the mechanisms they act on. His paper \"Neurological aspects of drug misuse\" is the Editors' Choice for the October 2025 issue, and he joins PN podcast editor Dr. Amy Ross Russell in the studio. From the new dangers of synthetic psychoactives to the profound consequences of chronic use, the discussion unveils critical clinical presentations every neurologist should recognize. We delve into fascinating phenomena including \"punding,\" compulsive repetitive behaviors seen with stimulant abuse, and the rare but striking CHANTER syndrome, with its signs of disturbed consciousness and extensive cerebellar involvement. Hear too about the distinctive spongiform leukoencephalopathy associated with \"chasing the dragon,\" a dangerous method of heroin inhalation, but which can also be caused by cocaine usage. Read the paper: https://pn.bmj.com/content/25/5/411 (1) Guy's and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Please subscribe to the Practical Neurology podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3vVPClm) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/4baxjsQ). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @PracticalNeurol. Production by Amy Ross Russell and Brian O'Toole and editing by Brian O'Toole. Thank you for listening.","meta_description":"Neurology requires some detective work at times, and identifying the patterns of symptoms associated with drug misuse can be a tricky mystery indeed. For…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-neurology-podcast-320148/episodes/drugs-of-misuse-a-contemporary-guide/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148/drugs-of-misuse-a-contemporary-guide.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}