Congratulations Drs. Okun and Foote on the publication of “Three-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective, Double Blinded Multi-Center RCT Evaluating DBS with a Multiple Source, Constant-Current Rechargeable System for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (INTREPID).”  This article was published in the November 16, 2020 issue of NeuroSurgery.   Abstract INTRODUCTION…

For the new study, Diaz collaborated with graduate student Jianqiao Tian and University of Florida neurologist Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, M.D., under the direction of Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., director of the J. Crayton Pruitt Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Smart Medical Informatics Learning and Evaluation Lab (SMILE). The researchers deployed a type of…

The University of Florida is collaborating on a new Phase 3 multisite clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of high-intensity and moderate-intensity treadmill exercise in slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease symptoms. The new research study, SPARX3, led by Northwestern University, will enroll 370 participants who were recently diagnosed…

Multidisciplinary Critical Care Grand Rounds Pouya A. Ameli, MD, MS  Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage in LVAD Patients November 19, 2020 (Thursday), 12PM-1PM Faculty, trainees, staff are welcome to attend 1 CME credit  …

Watch the recorded version of Parkinson’s Foundation Facebook Live: Dr. Okun’s 3 C’s to stay safe with Parkinson’s during the holidays. Cover (face mask), Control the environment (outside and not inside) and Contain (10 or less people, isolate when eating).  …

Congratulations Dr. Nikolaus McFarland on the publication of “A New MRI Measure to Early Differentiate Progressive Supranuclear Palsy From De Novo Parkinson’s Disease in Clinical Practice: An International Study.”  This paper was published in the November 2020 issue of Movement Disorders. ABSTRACT Background Enlargement of the third ventricle has…

For some patients with common neurological diseases like Parkinson’s disease, treatment using neurotechnological devices such as deep brain stimulation has been successful in improving their symptoms. But in a new JAMA Neurology Viewpoint article, Michael S. Okun, M.D., UF’s chair of neurology, and James Giordano, Ph.D., of Georgetown University, argue…

Thank you to all who are planning to attend this year’s Tyler’s Hope Think Tank !  Please see the attached schedule. We have planned for three sessions. Each talk for the Tyler’s Hope Think Tank is 20 minutes long; however, at the end of each session, we will have about…

Congratulations to Dr Michael Okun and his colleagues on their publication “Patient-centred management of Parkinson’s disease – Authors’ reply,” in the correspondence section of the November 1, 2020 issue of The Lancet Neurology.  …

Congratulations to Drs. Yoon Jin Choi, Stefan Delmas, Basma Yacoubi, David Vaillancourt, Michael Okun, and Evangelos Christou on the publication of “Deep Brain Stimulation Reduces Midline Tremor During a Static Postural Balance Task in Essential Tremor Patients,” in the November issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Article information:  To…