November 22 2011 Issue

1) Practice of Neurology 2000-2010 Report and 2) Topic of the month: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Ms. Oksana Drogan about the Practice of Neurology 2000-2010 Report. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Ice Pack Test. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Eelco Wijdicks about imaging and laboratory testing. For the last week, Dr. Burns will interview Dr. Wijdicks about take-home comments on the monthly topic. The participants had nothing to disclose except Ms. Drogan and Drs. Burns, Fugate, and Wijdicks.Ms. Drogan is a salaried employee of the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Wijdicks serves as Editor-in-Chief for Neurocritical Care; and receives royalties for books published by Oxford University Press.