Oakstone Samuels Comprehensive Review of Neurology 2026

Advance Knowledge and Skills with Neurology

Strengthen your clinical know-how with Samuels Comprehensive Review of Neurology, an essential continuing medical education program designed to deepen your understanding of complex, uncommon, and commonly encountered neurologic disorders. Through 60+ expert-led lectures, you’ll explore interdisciplinary approaches to diagnosis, localization, differential development, therapeutic management, and follow-up.

This online video program builds on the legacy of Dr. Martin A. Samuels by equipping you to navigate the challenges of neurologic evaluation — where direct examination is limited and diagnostic precision is critical. Sharpen skills in clinical reasoning, prognostication, treatment planning, and coordinated care to better meet the rising burden of neurologic disability and mortality. Whether you’re refreshing core knowledge or aiming to elevate daily practice, you’ll gain practical insights you can apply immediately.

Date of Original Release: April 30, 2026

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Evaluate neurologic symptoms using systematic history taking, neurologic examination, and localization principles
Apply established diagnostic criteria and appropriate diagnostic testing when assessing patients with suspected neurologic disorders
Differentiate neurologic diseases with overlapping or atypical clinical presentations to improve diagnostic accuracy
Integrate current evidence and guideline-based recommendations when selecting and implementing treatment strategies for neurologic disorders
Identify and respond to clinical warning signs and disease features that require urgent evaluation, additional investigation, or specialist referral
Incorporate patient-specific factors, including comorbidities, sex-related considerations, and social determinants of health, into neurologic care decisions
Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed for neurologists, neurology residents and fellows, and neurosurgery residents.

 

+ Topics:

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Evaluation of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia – Kirk R. Daffner, MD

Alzheimer’s Disease – Alireza Atri, MD, PhD

Rapidly Progressive Dementias and Encephalopathies – Scott McGinnis, MD

Neuropsychiatry Essentials – Bridging Brain and Behavior – Haythum Tayeb, MBChB

Preventive Brain Care and Brain Health – Jonathan Rosand, MD, PhD

Movement Disorders

Parkinson’s Disease: Medical Treatment – Albert Hung, MD, PhD

Neurosurgical Management of Parkinson’s Disease – Vishad Sukul, MD

Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders – Edison K. Miyawaki, MD

Functional Movement Disorders – Shilpa Chitnis, MD, PhD, FAAN

Ataxia – Vikram Shakkottai, MD, PhD

The Differential Diagnosis of Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders – Katherine Amodeo, MD

Stroke

Prevention of Stroke – Steven K. Feske, MD

Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke – Gurmeer Kaur, MD

Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke – Matthew B. Bevers, MD, PhD

Challenging Neurovascular Cases – from PFO Closure to Complex Decision-Making – Ji Chong, MD

Redefining Stroke Intervention – Late-Window Thrombectomy and Future Innovations – Fawaz Al-Mufti, MD, FAHA, FSVIN

Neurorecovery After Stroke – Virtual Reality, Robotics, and Neuromodulation – Tomoko Kitago, MD

Hospital Neurology

Acute Neurology in the Hospital Setting – from Bedside to Discharge – Adam Karp, MD

Principles of Neurocritical Care – Stephan A. Mayer, MD

Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest – David Greer, MD, MA

Neuromuscular Disorders

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – Diagnosis and Treatment – Laura Rosow, MD

Approach to Neuropathy – Christopher Doughty, MD

Entrapment Neuropathies – David C. Preston, MD

Clinical Approach to Myopathies and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders – Anthony A. Amato, MD

Gene Therapy and RNA-Based Treatments in Neuromuscular Diseases – Vijay Ganesh, MD

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis – Stephanie Gandelman, MD

NMO and MOG – Everything a Neurologist Needs to Know – Michael Levy, MD, PhD

Emerging Autoimmune and Systemic Inflammatory Neurologic Disorders – Giovanna Manzano, MD

Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders – Michael H. Silber, MBChB

Epilepsy

Medical Treatment of Epilepsy – Manish G. Holmes, MD, FAES

Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Epilepsy – Ellen J. Bubrick, MD, FAES

Status Epilepticus – Jong Woo Lee, MD, PhD

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) – Daniel Friedman, MD, MSc

Epilepsy in the Older Adult – Alice D. Lam, MD, PhD

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Disorders of Vision – Daniel Schwartz, MD

Disorders of Pupils and Eye Movements – Sashank Prasad, MD

Neuro-Otology

Evaluation and Management of Dizziness and Vertigo – Katrina Stidham, MD

Pain

Headache – Angeliki Vgontzas, MD

Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain – Lauren Levi, DMD, MS

Local Nerve Blocks for Pain – Nitin K. Sekhri, MD

Low Back Pain – Nitin K. Sekhri, MD

Neurology of Systemic Diseases

Autoimmune Encephalitis and Paraneoplastic Syndromes – Sarah Parauda, MD

Neurological Manifestations of Electrolyte Disorders – Robert Laureno, MD

Frightened to Death – The Modern Lessons of Neurocardiology – Martin A. Samuels, MD

Cancer Neurology

Primary Brain Tumors – Luis Nicolas Gonzalez-Castro, MD, PhD

Metasteses to the Nervous System – J. Ricardo McFaline-Figueroa, MD, PhD

Neurological Aspects of Systemic Cancer – Amy A. Pruitt, MD

Catch-22 – Neurotoxicity from Checkpoint Inhibition and CAR-T – Alec Friedman, MD

Neurological Infectious Disease

Neurological Infectious Diseases – Karen L. Roos, MD

Coma and Disorders of Consciousness

Coma and Other Disorders of Consciousness – Brian L. Edlow, MD

Special Topics

Neurology of Alcohol – Michael E. Charness, MD

Neurology of Substance Use Disorders – Lauren Augello, MD

Palliative Care of the Neurological Patient – Mara Lugassy, MD

Contemporary Issues in Women’s Neurology – Mary A. O’Neal, MD, FAAN

Sports Neurology – Concussion Care and Beyond – Claus Reinsberger, MD, PhD

Step-by-Step Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders – Seizures/Attacks – Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD

Global Neurology – Challenges and Innovations Across Borders – Aaron L. Berkowitz, MD, PhD

Neurology at the Intersection of Law and Policy – Capacity, Driving, and Decision Making – Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS, HEC-C, FAAN, FAES

How Neurologists Think – What My Mistakes Taught Me – Martin A. Samuels, MD

Structural and Social Determinants of Neurological Disorders – Mill Etienne, MD

Advanced Neurologic Examination Pearls – Beyond Textbooks – Tracey A. Milligan, MD, MS, FAAN, FAES, FANA

Artificial Intelligence in Neurology – Promise and Pitfalls – Erik Tarula, MD

Neuroimaging for the Clinician – Practical Applications Across Neurology – Joshua P. Klein, MD, PhD

Updates in Neurotherapeutics – What’s New and What’s Next – Tracey A. Milligan, MD, MS, FAAN, FAES, FANA