The University of Florida and the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health announced today the creation of a new Research and Technology Innovation Incubator. Selected for support through UF President Ben Sasse’s strategic funding process, this 20,000-square-foot space will serve as a state-of-the-art hub for interdisciplinary collaborations among the…
Congratulations! UF Neurology has become a MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) Center of Excellence. The MSA Coalition’s staff, Medical Advisory Board, and Board of Directors, has designated the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases as a 2023 MSA Center of Excellence.
Congratulations to Dr. Katharina Busl on the publication of ” Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically Ill Adults with Intracerebral Hemorrhage,” which appears in the November 2023 issue of Neurocritical Care. Abstract Background The objective of this document is to provide recommendations on the formal reliability of major clinical predictors often…
MINDS AND MACHINES Researchers use artificial intelligence to accelerate and enhance neuroscience investigations By: Michelle Koidin Jaffee AI applications for improving treatment for patients with movement disorders includes work by assistant professor Coralie de Hemptinne, PhD, MS, and biomedical scientist Jackson Cagle, PhD, researchers at the Norman Fixel…
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2023 Harn Museum of Art Coffee 9.30am, ZOOM 10.00am Zoom link Dr. Michael Okun, a trailblazer in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, is the UF Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Executive Director of the UF Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological…
Congratulations to Dr. Steven DeKosky on the publication of “Heterogeneous treatment effects of metformin on risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal observational study,” which was appears in the October issue of Alzheimer’s & dementia: the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Abstract Introduction Little is known…
Congratulations Drs. Michael S. Okun and Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora on the publication of “Meta-analysis of Association between Newer Glucose-Lowering Drugs and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease,” which appears in the September issue of Movement Disorders, Clinical Practice. The relationship between newer glucose-lowering (GLD) classes…
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…
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…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael S. Okun and Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora on the publication of “Meta-Analysis of Association between Newer Glucose-Lowering Drugs and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease,” which appears in the September 24th issue of Movement Disorders: Clinical Practice. ABSTRACT Background The…
