Congratulations Dr. Nikolaus McFarland on the publication of “Automated MRI Classification in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: a Large International Cohort Study,” in the February issue of Movement Disorders. Abstract Background The Magnetic Resonance Parkinsonism Index is listed as one of the most reliable imaging morphometric markers for diagnosis of progressive…
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: …
Join us on Wednesday, March 25 for a live Q&A with our National Medical Director Dr. Michael S. Okun! Dr. Okun will be answering YOUR questions about Parkinson’s disease and the COVID-19 coronavirus, and give you tips about the precautions you and your loved ones should take to stay healthy.
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…
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…
Diversity and inclusion are core values at the UF College of Medicine. The Celebration of Diversity Week was designed to honor those values and explore opportunities to work within our community to promote cross-cultural understanding and address health care disparities. Please join us for our 2020 celebration. See a few highlights…
Congratulations to Drs. Okun, Foote and Gunduz on the publication of “Differentiating tic electrophysiology from voluntary movement in the human thalamocortical circuit,” which was published in Neuropsychiatry. Abstract Objectives Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder commonly associated with involuntary movements, or tics. We currently lack an ideal animal model for…
Congratulations to Drs. Foote, Okun and Gunduz on your recent publication “Parkinsonian beta dynamics during rest and movement in the dorsal pallidum and subthalamic nucleus,” which was published in the Journal of Neuroscience’s February 27, 2020 issue. Abstract In Parkinson’s disease (PD), pathologically high…
Dr. Wissam Deeb was elected vice-chair of the LGBTQI section at the AAN.
Dr. Shukla has been elected as vice president of the Tremor Research Group!…
