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Congratulations to Drs. Coralie de Hemptinne, Kara Johnson, Jackson Cagle, Kelly Foot, Michael Okun and Aysegul Gunduz on the publication of “Responsive Versus Continuous Deep Brain Stimulation for Speech in Essential Tremor: A Pilot Study,” which appears in the June 15th edition of Movement Disorders. Abstract Background: Responsive deep brain stimulation…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael Okun, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora and Melissa Armstrong on the publication of “750-P: Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists with Incident Parkinson’s Disease in U.S. Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes,” which appears in the June 14th edition of Diabetes. Abstract Background: Previous studies suggested the possibility…
Congratulations to Drs. Carolina Maciel and Katharina Busl on the publication of “Neuro-oncologic Emergencies,” which appears in the June 2024 issue of Neurocritical Care. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Neuro-oncologic emergencies have become more frequent as cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease.
President Biden has signed a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which includes several provisions to make air travel more accessible for people who have disabilities.The bill’s passage follows a 387-26 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives and 88-4 vote in the U.S. Senate. The legislation includes…
Congratulations to Drs. Bhavana Patel, Ashley E Rawls, Michael S Okun, and Dawn Bowers on the publication of “Anticholinergic Medication Burden and Cognitive Subtypes in Parkinson’s Disease without Dementia,” which appears in the May issue of Clinical Neuropsychology. Abstract Objective Cognitive changes are heterogeneous in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This study compared whether anticholinergic…
Congratulations to Drs. Adithya Gopinath, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Jordan Follett, Camille Swartz, Jonathan Bravo, E Lee Kugelmann, Matthew Farre, Michael S Okun, and Habibeh Khoshboue on the publication of “Immunophenotyping Tracks Motor Progression in Parkinson’s Disease Associated with a TH Mutation.” This article appears in the May 18, 2024 edition of the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease. Abstract Background: Parkinson’s disease…
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Purple is the most recognizable color out of the color wheel. It tends to be the last color that Alzheimer’s patients forget!We wear purple to help raise awareness for Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness and honor those facing Alzheimer’s with strength, passion and…
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Dekosky on the publication of “Facilitation of working memory capacity by transcranial direct current stimulation: a secondary analysis from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults (ACT) study,” which appears in the May edition of GeroScience. Abstract Aging is a public health concern with an ever-increasing…
Congratulations to Drs. Jackson N. Cagle, Tiberio de Araujo, Kara A. Johnson, John Yu, Lauren Fanty, Filipe P. Sarmento, Simon Little, Michael S. Okun, Joshua K. Wong & Coralie de Hemptinne, on the publication of “Chronic intracranial recordings in the globus pallidus reveal circadian rhythms in Parkinson’s disease.” This article appears in the May 30th edition of Nature Communications. Abstract…
Congratulations to Drs. Guangbin Xia and S. H. Subramony on the publication of “SARA captures disparate progression and responsiveness in spinocerebellar ataxias,” which appears in the June 1st edition of the Journal of Neurology. Abstract Background The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is a widely used clinical…
