Long-term Outcomes for Mood, Anxiety and Apathy in Dystonia with Bilateral DBS Surgery (P1-1.Virtual)
Congratulations to Emma Leone, Varun Jain, Rohini Kumar, Nivedita Jha, Lina Ly, Charles Jacobson, …
Congratulations to Emma Leone, Varun Jain, Rohini Kumar, Nivedita Jha, Lina Ly, Charles Jacobson, …
Congratulations to Drs. Michael Okun and Kelly Foote on the publication of “Programming Time and the Use of a Visualization Tool for DBS Programming of a Multiple-Source, Constant-Current System (P5-11.006),” in the May issue of Neurology. Abstract Objective: We describe utilization of a visualization software for use as a deep…
Congratulations to Drs. Stiep, Rameriz-Zamora and Okun on the publication of “Impulse Control Disorders Following Bilateral Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: The INTREPID Randomized Controlled Trial (P8-11.002),” in the May issue of Neurology. Abstract Objective: To assess the frequency and outcomes of impulsivity in study participants receiving bilateral…
Congratulations to Drs. Stiep, Rameriz-Zamora and Okun on the publication of “Apathy Following Bilateral Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: The INTREPID Randomized Controlled Trial (P8-11.001),” in the May issue of Neurology. Abstract Objective: To determine frequency and predictors of both improvement and worsening of apathy in participants receiving…
Congratulations to Dr Nikolaus Mc Farland for his recent publication, “Enhancing Pandemic-Sensitive Recruitment Strategies for a Remote, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial for Fracture Prevention in Patients with Neurodegenerative Parkinsonisms (P1-1.Virtual)”. This article was published in the May issue of Neurology. Abstract Objective: To develop a diversified recruitment model for the…
Congratulations to Drs. McFarland, Okun and Vaillancourt on the publication of “Advanced diffusion imaging to track progression in Parkinson’s disease, multiple system atrophy, and progressive supranuclear palsy,” in the current issue of Neuroimage: Clinical. Abstract Advanced diffusion imaging which accounts for complex tissue properties, such as crossing…
Lewy body dementia is the second-most common form of neurodegenerative dementia in the U.S. behind Alzheimer’s disease. To help combat this growing health issue, which affects over 1 million individuals in the U.S., the Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation supports the Collaboration for Pilot Studies in Lewy Body Dementia, an…
Congratulations Drs. David Vaillancourt and Nikolaus McFarland on the publication of “Development and Validation of Automated Magnetic Resonance Parkinsonism Index 2.0 to Distinguish Progressive Supranuclear Palsy-Parkinsonism From Parkinson’s Disease, in the April edition of Movement Disorders. Abstract Background Differentiating progressive supranuclear palsy-parkinsonism (PSP-P) from Parkinson’s disease (PD) is clinically challenging.
University of Florida neurologists Michael Jaffee, M.D., and Yulia Orlova, M.D., are featured in the April 2022 edition of Clinical Neurology Update, from The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Group. Jaffee, vice chair of UF neurology and director of UF’s Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience Center, served as editor of…
Congratulations to University of Florida College of Medicine physician-scientist Michael Okun, M.D., professor and chair of the department of neurology, on his…