{"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":"Head knocks in athletes, the clock drawing test, and generic medications - Editors' Highlights April 2026","slug":"head-knocks-in-athletes-the-clock-drawing-test-and-generic-medications-editors-highlights-april-2026","published_at":"2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148/head-knocks-in-athletes-the-clock-drawing-test-and-generic-medications-editors-highlights-april-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-neurology-podcast-320148","url":"https://pnbmj.podbean.com/e/contact-sports-clock-drawing-and-ms-diagnosis-editors-highlights-april-2026/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qrrt7uv8vwu9gcxz/pn_100226_april_2026.mp3","summary":"As with any Darwinian subject, neurology is under constant evolution. This podcast for the April 2026 issue of Practical Neurology has co-editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller taking a look at some intriguing specimens from the neurological field. Populating the menagerie for this episode are the \"reversed clock phenomenon\", a new study on brain problems in retired sportspersons, a practice guide for biosimilar drugs, and a look at GLP-1 drugs. Also found inside are the \"nocebo effect\", radiologically isolated syndrome for multiple sclerosis identification, and a weighing up of stenting vs shunting. Read the issue: https://pn.bmj.com/content/26/2/103 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 and editing by Brian O'Toole. Thank you for listening.","meta_description":"As with any Darwinian subject, neurology is under constant evolution. This podcast for the April 2026 issue of Practical Neurology has co-editors Phil Smi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2470,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-neurology-podcast-320148/episodes/head-knocks-in-athletes-the-clock-drawing-test-and-generic-medications-editors-highlights-april-2026/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/head-knocks-in-athletes-the-clock-drawing-test-and-generic-medications-editors-highlights-april-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}