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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - Dr Freya Bleathman and Dr Anne Atkins

Join hosts of the 'You're Kidding, Right?' podcast Dr Freya Bleathman & Dr Anne Atkins as they discuss Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH). Press play to explore the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, management, and complications of this fascinating new disorder classification. 

Prof. Andrew Kornberg

Prof. Andrew Kornberg is a paediatric neurologist with general neurology and neuromuscular experience. He currently holds an appointment as Senior Neurologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital. On this episode hear Sherri Xu in discussion with Prof. Kornberge about his interests in immune-mediated neurologic syndromes, including Guillain-Barré syndrome, and childhood multiple sclerosis.

Professor Tissa Wijeratne - Part 2

In part 2 of this interview hear about medication overuse headaches, and how you can learn more and become involved in migraine advocacy as a medical student!

Professor Tissa Wijeratne - Part 1

Professor Tissa Wijeratne leads a successful stroke care program at Western Health where the team manages a large volume of stroke and TIA patients in western metropolitan Melbourne, and is the chair of World Brain Day for World Federation of Neurology. In this episode hear about headache medicine and migraines, disorders that affect over 3 billion people globally.