The DR Pod
The DR Pod is a neurology education podcast created by two Duke Neurology Residents, David Fear and Rahul Gaini. It aims to teach clinical neurology in an auditory format for busy clinicians. The podcast covers various neurology topics and is intended for educational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice or diagnosis.
Episodes
Seizure in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 60
A 26-year-old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by EMS for a generalized convulsive seizure that began at home. Can you stabilize her and determine appropriate management?Episode 60 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Dizziness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 59
A 53-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department for acute dizziness upon awakening this morning. A real head spinner!Episode 59 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Generalized Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 58
A 37-year-old man is referred to your neurology clinic with generalized weakness. Can you put on your neuromuscular hat for this one?Episode 58 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Numbness and Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 57
A 35-year-old woman presents to your neurology clinic with painful numbness and weakness. Can you identify the diagnosis before more nerves are picked off?Episode 57 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Weakness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 56
A 35-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department as a stroke code. Can you broaden the differential to diagnose this one correctly?Episode 56 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Perceptual Disturbances in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 55
A 24-year-old woman is referred to your neurology clinic for concern for possible occipital seizures. Can you figure out the actual diagnosis?Episode 55 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 54
A 52-year-old male presents to the clinic for progressive weakness. Can you localize this one and send off the appropriate testing?Episode 54 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Leg Discomfort in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 53
A 45-year-old female is referred to your clinic for evaluation of right thigh discomfort. A good localization case!Episode 53 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Abnormal Movements in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 52
A 54-year-old male presents to the neurology clinic for evaluation of abnormal abdominal movements. Can you help him out?Episode 52 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Unilateral Leg Weakness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 51
A 23-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with right leg weakness. Is this a structural problem, or is it something else...?Episode 51 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Post-Labor Leg Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 50
A 35-year-old female is referred to your clinic for right leg weakness following the delivery of her first child. Can you help her figure out what's going on?Episode 50 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Headache from Head Strike in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 49
A 22-year-old college student comes to your neurology clinic a few days after an Emergency Department evaluation of a head trauma. Can you broaden your routine neuro exam to thoroughly evaluate?Episode 49 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Numbness and Imbalance in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 48
A 54-year-old male presents to your clinic with progressive numbness and imbalance over three months. A classic "who" done it (pun intended)!Episode 48 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Personality Changes and More in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 47
A 26-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with personality changes. I sniff a triad incoming...Episode 47 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Bilateral Hand Numbness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 46
A 67-year-old female presents to your clinic for progressive bilateral hand numbness. Can you help her out?Episode 46 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Slowing and Sleep Problems in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 45
A 67-year-old male is brought to your clinic by his wife for progressive sleep disturbance and gait instability. Don't let this one keep you up at night! Episode 45 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Arm Weakness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 44
A 9-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with acute weakness in his arms. Caution: this episode is infectious!Episode 44 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Unilateral Arm Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 43
A 20-year-old male presents to your neurology clinic with progressive weakness in his right arm. Help him out before it gets worse!Episode 43 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Painful Muscle Stiffness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 42
A 55-year-old male is sent to the Emergency Department by his outpatient neurologist for severe muscle stiffness leading to inability to walk. Can you help a colleague out?Episode 42 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Diplopia and Vertigo in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 41
A 70-year-old female presents to your clinic for evaluation of progressive dizziness, double vision, and recurrent falls. This one is a doozy!Episode 41 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Painful Leg Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 40
A 52-year-old male presents to your clinic with weakness and pain in the left leg. This localization is a doozy!Episode 40 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Leg Weakness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 39
A 56-year-old female presents to the emergency department with progressive weakness and numbness in the legs. Walk down the diagnosis with us! Episode 39 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Right Hand Weakness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 38
A 63-year-old male presents to the emergency department for right hand weakness. You note a wrist drop, but what next??Episode 38 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Bilateral Lower Extremity Weakness in the Hospital - Oliver Snacks Episode 37
You are consulted for a 59-year-old male with progressive weakness in his legs. Can you perform a thorough exam to figure out the diagnosis?Episode 37 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Weakness and Difficulty Walking in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 36
A 60-year-old male presents to your clinic for right hand weakness and difficulty walking. Do you have a grip on the diagnosis?Episode 36 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Confusion and Facial Movements in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 35
A 68-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with his wife because he has been acting strange. Can you identify the source of his encephalopathy?Episode 35 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Weakness in the Hospital - Oliver Snacks Episode 34
You are consulted for a 42-year-old male admitted to the hospital for pneumonia with progressive weakness. His knees are weak; can you figure out the diagnosis before his arms are heavy?Episode 34 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Altered Mental Status and Seizures in the Hospital - Oliver Snacks Episode 33
A 27-year-old female presents to the general neurology service as a direct admission determined by her outpatient neurologist after developing altered mental status and seizure-like activity. Can you help diagnose the cause of her symptoms?Episode 33 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Headache and Weakness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 32
A 24-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with severe headache and weakness. Help reverse her symptoms!Episode 32 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Eyes Stuck in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 31
A 25-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with migraine and develops a persistent eye deviation. Can you solve this crisis?Episode 31 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Numbness and Tingling Plus in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 30
A 56-year-old male presents to your clinic for progressively worsening numbness and tingling in his feet. Can you broaden your differential to clinch the diagnosis?Episode 30 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Sleepiness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 29
An 18-year-old female presents to the clinic for day-time sleepiness. Don't sleep on this diagnosis!Episode 29 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Diplopia and Dizziness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 28
A 47-year-old female presents to the emergency department with double vision and imbalance. Help us solve the case!Episode 28 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Gait Impairment in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 27
A 55-year-old male presents to the clinic with progressive difficulty walking and impaired mobility. Can you figure out what's weighing him down?Episode 27 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Memory Concerns in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 26
A 61-year-old female presents to your clinic with memory concerns. The diagnosis might startle you!Episode 26 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Facial Pain in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 25
A 62-year-old male presents to the clinic for unilateral facial pain. Can you figure out the diagnosis and give the patient some relief?Episode 25 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Facial Weakness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 24
A 34-year-old female presents to the ED as a stroke code after waking up with a right sided facial droop. Oh no! Can your exam alone localize the lesion and determine the cause?Episode 24 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Left Sided Clumsiness and Double Vision in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 23
A 34-year-old female presents to the the Emergency Department with clumsiness on the left side and recent onset of double vision. Thoughts??Episode 23 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Tremor and Poor Sleep in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 22
A 72-year-old male presents to the clinic with tremor and poor sleep. What do you think might be going on?Episode 22 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Headache in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 21
A 33-year-old man presents to the clinic with headaches. Hint: it's not migraine!Episode 21 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Dizziness in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 20
A 60-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with persistent dizziness. Can you keep your head on straight trying to solve this one?Episode 20 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Acute Memory Loss in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 19
A 58-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department with memory loss and confusion. Eek! Can you get to the bottom of this one?Episode 19 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Abnormal Facial Movements in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 18
A 72-year-old-male presents to the clinic with abnormal, uncontrollable facial movements. Can you make the diagnosis based on history and movement phenomenology?Episode 18 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Right Arm Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 17
A 23-year-old male presents to the clinic with right arm weakness. Can you effectively localize the lesion?Episode 17 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Progressive Weakness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 16
A 60-year-old female is brought to the Emergency Department for progressive weakness. Will you recognize this diagnosis based on the clinical examination and work-up?Episode 16 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Altered Mental Status and Right Arm Weakness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 15
A 29-year-old female presents to the ED with right arm weakness and confusion in the setting of months of cognitive decline. Can you figure out the diagnosis?Episode 15 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Refractory Seizures in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 14
A 21-year-old male presents to the clinic with refractory seizures. Can you localize the lesion based on semiology and make the diagnosis?Episode 14 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Jerky Movements in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 13
A 27-year-old female bounces back to the Emergency Department with jerky movements. Can you identify the cause?Episode 13 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Vision Loss and Confusion in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 12
A 78-year-old male presents to the ED with several days of confusion and vision loss. Can you make sense of the findings to clinch the diagnosis?Episode 12 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Facial Droop in the Emergency Department - Oliver Snacks Episode 11
A 45-year-old male presents to the ED with facial weakness. Can you localize these findings based on the associated signs and symptoms?Episode 11 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Unilateral Numbness and Weakness in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 10
A 23-year-old female presents to the neurology clinic with numbness and weakness of her right arm. Can you figure out the diagnosis?Episode 10 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Abnormal Behavior and Movements in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 9
A 25-year-old female presents to the clinic with a few months of behavior and movement abnormalities. Can you figure out the diagnosis in this young patient?Episode 9 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Nocturnal Spells in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 8
A 15-year-old male presents to clinic with recurrent nighttime frights. Can you develop a differential and solve the case?
Episode 8 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Foot Drop in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 7
A 23-year-old male presents to clinic with foot drop. Can you localize the lesion and figure out the diagnosis?
Episode 7 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Headache in the Clinic - Oliver Snacks Episode 6
A 24-year-old female presents to clinic with headaches. Test your diagnostic approach and treatment plan!
Episode 6 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Double Vision and Dizziness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 5
A 30-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with 3 days of double vision and difficulty walking. Can you localize these symptoms and make the diagnosis to crack the case?
Episode 5 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Headache and Seizure in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 4
A 45-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department after experiencing a seizure in the setting of a severe headache. Can you figure out the diagnosis?
Episode 4 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Bilateral Leg Weakness in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 3
A 75-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with acute onset of weakness in both legs. Can you figure out the diagnosis?
Episode 3 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Headache and Visual Changes in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 2
A 26-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department with headache and visual changes. Can you figure out the diagnosis?
Episode 2 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
Eye Pain and Double Vision in the ED - Oliver Snacks Episode 1
A 50-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with eye pain and double vision. Can you figure out the d-eye-agnosis?
Episode 1 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.
