A irreverent podcast about child neurology with child neurologists Ali Christy and Sam Mackenzie and child neurologist/neurodevelopmental specialist Alizah Patterson. Interviews, history, science updates, Dungeons and Dragons and swearing.
Music by Zach London
Episode 4: Child Neurology Training, Tourette's, and Updates on Meningitis
Sam, Ali and Alizah interview Don Gilbert about the future of child neurology training, and discuss the history of Tourette's and updates on Meningitis research.
27 Aug 2026
Episode 3: Transitions of Care, Physician Wellness & Sidney Carter
Sam, Ali and Alizah interview Azara Singh about transitions of care, physician wellness, training residents and esoteric karaoke. We also discuss Sidney Carter and the beginnings of child neurology.
7 Aug 2026
Episode 2: Hippocrates, Leaving Academia, and the Bell-Magendie Law
Ali, Alizah, and Sam interview Audrey Nath, MD, PhD about her escapades in policy, advocacy, and standup comedy.
26 Jun 2026
Teaser
Just a snippet of episode 2 from season 1 :)
26 Jun 2026
Episode 1: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Hans Berger & Sleep
Welcome back! Sam and Ali talk with Alizah Patterson - 10 days before she finishes her neurodevelopmental disabilities residency! - about NDD, the training pathway, and the joys of cursing. Alizah presents a fascinating case and we discuss the development of EEG.
17 Apr 2026
BONUS EPISODE: The Child Neurology Foundation Pledge Drive
Sam and Ali talk to Kim Hindery about the many benefits and services of the advocacy group Child Neurology Foundation, the upcoming Pigabilities fundraiser, the yearly Beauty of Neurology gala, and whether it is better to fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses.
15 Mar 2026
Episode 10: Neurogenetics, Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, & alternating hemiplegia of childhood
Sam and Ali talk neurogenetics and philosophy with Kuntal Sen, recount the life and times of Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, and review the natural history of alternating hemiplegia of childhood.
8 Feb 2026
Episode 9: Minneapolis, Jean Cady Solis, and febrile seizures
Ali and Sam interview Jess Goldstein, MD about her first-hand experience with the ICE presence in Minneapolis and its effects on patients and families. Jeanne Cady Solis gets her (long overdue) due, and we learn about new work using metabolomics in febrile seizures.
3 Jan 2026
Episode 8: International medical graduates, Oliver Sacks, a bio-psycho-social approach to headache
Ali and Sam chat with Dhanalakshmi Angappan about her path from pediatrics in India to child neurology in the United States. Ali questions myth versus reality, and Sam reviews a generalist model for addressing chronic daily headache.
13 Dec 2025
Episode 7: Social media, Abraham Jacobi, myostatin inhibitor for spinal muscular atrophy
Sam and Ali interview the mysterious Amy G Dala before delving into Communism and new clinical trial data for spinal muscular atrophy.
10 Nov 2025
Episode 6: LIVE SHOW at CNS in Charlotte, hot ones with Yasmin Khakoo
In this episode, we eat spicy chicken wings and talk to people about their research at the Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting. We also sit down with newly installed CNS president Yasmin Khakoo to discuss her journey in neurology and her plans for CNS over the next two years.
Editor's note: Some of the audio is echoey at times, but this is thankfully short-lived.
6 Oct 2025
Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign
Sam and Ali talk about hot streaks, Taylor Swift, and the AAN's position statement on advancing disability equity with Bhooma Aravamuthan. History tells us why disability equity should matter to all of us.
9 Sept 2025
Episode 4: Education in child neurology, Flexner vs. Osler, and a mystery case
Sam recounts a harrowing experience at summer camp. Ali relives her former career as a dungeon master. Guests Dara Albert and Steven Lazar fill us in on all the recent buzz in medical education.
7 Aug 2025
Episode 3: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, Duchenne, and the Sarepta-FDA shakeup
In our neuromuscular episode, Sam and Ali interview Kristin Zwickau about the challenges facing pediatric patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and other rare diseases when it comes to drug development. Ali discusses the historical contributions of Charles Bell, William Gowers, and Guillaume Duchenne. Sam closes with a rundown on recent news surrounding Sarepta Therapeutics and the FDA.
7 Jul 2025
Episode 2: NIH funding, Rita Levi-Montalcini, and school-based resources for epilepsy
Ali and Sam check in with with Audrey Brumback and Divakar Mithal to break down the current NIH funding situation. Chaos ensues.
1 Jun 2025
Episode 1: Autism, Charlotte Dravet, and GRIN-related disorders
Ali and Sam interview Rujuta Wilson, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry at UCLA and researcher at the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART).
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