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Diagnosis and Management of Functional Tic-Like Phenomena

Congratulations, to Dr. Irene Malaty and Dr. Michael Okun on the section of their publication “Diagnosis and Management of Functional Tic-Like Phenomena,” which appeared in the JCM World Mental Health Day in 2023 anthology! Journal of Clinical Medicine | World Mental Health Day 2023—“A Universal Human Right” World Mental…

Pre-operative prediction of post-operative urinary retention in lumbar surgery: a prospective validation of machine learning model

Congratulations Drs. Katharina Busl and Carolina Maciel on the publication of “Pre-operative prediction of post-operative urinary retention in lumbar surgery: a prospective validation of machine learning model,” which appears in the September issue of European Spine Journal.     Abstract Purpose Predicting urinary retention is difficult. The aim of this…

Plasma Alzheimer’s biomarkers and brain amyloid in Hispanic and non-Hispanic older adults

Congratulations to Drs. Steven DeKosky, Karen McFarland, Melissa Armstrong and David Vaillancourt, on the publication of “Plasma Alzheimer’s biomarkers and brain amyloid in Hispanic and non-Hispanic older adults,” which appears in the September issue of Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Abstract Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease studies often…

The current state, challenges and future directions of DBS for OCD

For some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, conventional treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and medications, are ineffective in relieving their symptoms. In these cases, deep brain stimulation (DBS), a treatment most often used for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, can be an option under a U.S. Food and Drug…

How Parkinson’s disease made me lose my taste for movie masterpieces

Dr. Michael Okun was quoted in the Los Angeles Times in an article written by former movie critic Glenn Lovell.  Here is the quote below. For a possible diagnosis of my uneasiness with confrontational movies I contacted Dr. Michael S. Okun, a neurologist affiliated with the University of Florida in…

DBS-Induced Changes in Personality, Agency, Narrative and Identity

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Okun on the publication of “DBS-Induced Changes in Personality, Agency, Narrative and Identity,” which appears in Volume 14, issue 3 of AJOB Neuroscience. Substantial discussion in the neuroethical literature has addressed the possibility that deep brain stimulation (DBS) and adaptive DBS (aDBS) could result in changes…

Flow cytometry for immune characterization in homogenized mouse brain: A systematic review

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Farrer on the publication of “Flow cytometry for immune characterization in homogenized mouse brain: A systematic review,” which appears online as a preprint.   Abstract Objective To systematically review the neuroimmunology literature to determine the average immune cell counts reported by flow cytometry in wild-type (WT)…