This month, ICAP will be working with the UF Comprehensive Epilepsy program to recognize Epilepsy Awareness Month! All month long, we will be selling t-shirts, raising awareness for Epilepsy and Seizure First Aid, as well as hosing a “Go Purple Day” on November 13th. “Go Purple…
Congratulations Dr. Kenneth Heilman on the publication of “The oblique effect: The relationship between profiles of visuospatial preference, cognition, and brain connectomics in older adults,” in the October issue of Neuropsychologia. Abstract The oblique effect (OE) describes the visuospatial advantage for identifying stimuli oriented horizontally or vertically rather than…
Congratulations Dr. Nikolaus McFarland on the publication of “A turn for the worse: Turning performance in Parkinson’s disease and Essential tremor,” which will be published in the December 2019 issue of Clinical Biomechanics. Abstract Background Turning is an activity of daily living known to elicit falls in older…
This Week’s Grand rounds topic “Navigating an Academic Career” presented by Steven DeKosky, MD…
Poster Session & Reception Tuesday, February 25, 2020 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Stephen C. O’Connell Center Our annual research poster session is a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect on the strength of our research programs and appreciate the breadth, quality, and merit of the science conducted within the…
Congratulations Dr. Janis Daly on the publication of “Reliability and minimal detectable change in the gait assessment and intervention tool in patients with multiple sclerosis” in the October 21st edition of PM& R. Abstract Introduction Gait impairment is one of the main causes of disability in people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Congratulations to Dr. Kalamangalam on the publication of “Cognitive and functional status in late onset Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: variation on a classic phenotype,” in Epilepsy & Behavior. Summary Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) denotes a refractory epileptic encephalopathy of childhood onset with the triad of generalized slow spike-wave on…
Congratulations Drs. Adithya Gopinath, Phillip M.Mackie, Basil Hashimi, MadisonFrancis, Leila Saadatpour, Kaustuv Saha, Gerry…
On behalf of the Department of Neurology, congratulations to Drs. Tirisham Gyang, Giridhar Kalamangalam, and Matthew Farrer for receiving endowed professorships at the University of Florida. The department is incredibly fortunate to have such esteemed faculty and will continue to reach greater heights! Dr. Tirisham Gyang receiving her Endowment…
Please join us in congratulating our neurology faculty member Chris Robinson! Dr. Robinson is a winner of 2020 College of Medicine Exemplary Teacher awards! Dr. Robinson has shown a commitment to the education of medical students, residents, and fellows, both informally during teaching rounds and also in his individuals accomplishments!…
