MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.

Originally released: July 18, 2017

It is April 1st, 2017. Otherwise known as April Fools Day. But it doesn't have to be April 1st for you to be tricked by your neurology patient. In this week's episode of BrainWaves, we go over some of the ways to avoid being fooled the next time around. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision-making in routine clinical practice.

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