Innovation in resident education - Description of the Neurology International Residents Videoconference and Exchange (NIRVE) program.

There is considerable heterogeneity in residency education around the world. The Neurology International Residents Videoconference and Exchange (NIRVE) program aims to deliver neurology educational content to residents across different resource settings and countries through a monthly videoconferencing platform. Its purpose is to fill gaps in didactic teaching, increase exposure to a variety of cases including various practices and delivery of neurology in multiple countries, as well as integrate global health content into neurology education.

Cognitive and behavioural impairment in Parkinson's disease.

Although Parkinson's disease (PD) has been considered to primarily affect motor abilities, increasing emphasis is being placed on cognitive and behavioural impairment in this disorder. Depression, dementia, psychosis and impulse control disorders have a major impact on quality of life for both patients and families. This article reviews cognitive and behavioural disturbances in PD and their relation to affective and motor symptoms, treatment of dementia associated with PD, and treatment approaches to psychosis in PD.

Frontotemporal dementia: recommendations for therapeutic studies, designs, and approaches.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of three neurobehavioural syndromes produced by frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Despite the importance of FTD as a cause of dementia, especially in younger age groups, and a rationale for therapies targeting serotonergic and dopaminergic systems, there have been no large scale treatment trials in FTD. Moreover, there is no consensus on standards to facilitate comparison across therapeutic trials.