Head knocks in athletes, the clock drawing test, and generic medications - Editors' Highlights April 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses various neurological topics including brain issues in retired athletes and the reversed clock phenomenon.

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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil Smith, Geraint Fuller

Topics covered

• neurology
• athletes
• generic medications
• nocebo effect
• multiple sclerosis
• GLP-1 drugs
• biosimilar drugs

Keywords

• neurology
• athletes
• generic medications
• nocebo effect
• multiple sclerosis
• GLP-1 drugs
• biosimilar drugs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BMJ Group

Books & works: Practical Neurology

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