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Congratulations Dr. Tansey!

Dr. Malú Tansey, director of University of Florida’s Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, and her lab were highlighted in the Spring 2020 Parkinson’s Foundation Report for three innovative studies examining key connections between #ParkinsonsDisease and the …

Neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 and other severe respiratory viral contagions

SCCM Pod-410 COVID-19 Neurologic Manifestations Review neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 and other severe respiratory viral contagions (Robinson C, et al. Crit Care Explor. 2020;2:e0107) with host Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and author Christopher P. Robinson, DO, MS. In their discussion, they touch on Identifying primary and secondary neurological manifestations associated with COVID-19, the…

Research Snapshots: Robert Eisinger & Dr. Aysegul Gunduz PUBLISHED ON

In a recent study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, a team of UF neuroscientists and biomedical engineers compared beta dynamics in two Parkinson’s disease deep brain stimulation (DBS) targets — the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus internus. They found that beta power in the globus pallidus internus is…

Showing our Support to Front-Line Health Care Providers!

The UF Health Neuromedicine Clinic stayed after hours Wednesday to show their appreciation for our front-line health care providers and to support our patients with some sidewalk art at the entrance of the UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine Hospitals. See other images at: pic.twitter.com/56Ek8wKGV8…

Life and Coronaviruses

By Jean Cibula, MD, FAES Well, this isn’t quite the item that I had planned to write.  My original intention was to talk about diets for the New Year. Obviously, I procrastinated. Maybe next time. I’m sure everyone is following the news about COVID- 19. We at the University of Florida…

What Parkinson’s patients should know about COVID-19

A new U.S. News and World Report story highlights efforts by University of Florida experts Drs. Michael Okun & Frederick Southwick to educate patients with Parkinson’s about COVID-19. Access the article and view the Parkinson’s Foundation‘s Facebook Live videos: …

Coronavirus and Parkinson’s disease

On Wednesday, March 18, University of Florida experts Michael S. Okun, M.D., chair of neurology, and Frederick S. Southwick, M.D., an infectious disease expert, led a Parkinson’s Foundation Facebook Live event answering questions from the Parkinson’s community about how coronavirus and impacts patients and their families. See the video of…

Upper Vertical Spatial Neglect With A Right Temporal Lobe Stroke

Congratulations Dr. Heilman on the publication of “Upper Vertical Spatial Neglect With A Right Temporal Lobe Stroke,” in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. Abstract Individuals with a hemispheric infarction often reveal inattention to, or neglect of, contralesional lateral space (ie, hemispatial neglect). Individuals with a bilateral…