The University of Florida’s second annual AI4Health: Improving Health through Artificial Intelligence will explore how AI-enabled discoveries will change clinical practice and improve patients’ health. Join UF Faculty Including Neurology’s own David Vaillencourt and Joshua Wong, at The University of Florida’s second annual AI4Health to explore how AI-enabled discoveries will…
Congratulations to Drs. Rohini Kumar, Jamie Blackband, Varun Jain, Lee Kuglemann, Sub H. Subramony, and Aparna Wagle Shukla on the publication of “Roussy-Lévy Syndrome: Pes Cavus, Tendon Areflexia, Amyotrophy, Gait Ataxia, and Upper Limb Tremor in a Patient with CMT Neuropathy,” which appears as a video abstract in Tremor and…
Congratulations to Nicole E. Herndon MS, CCC-SLP, Aparna Wagle Shukla MD, Karen Wheeler-Hegland PhD CCC-SLP, Nikolaus R. McFarland MD, PhD on the publication of “The Vocal Flutter of Multiple System Atrophy: A Parkinsonian-Type Phenomenon?,” which appears in the February edition of Movement Disorders: Clinical Practice. Abstract Background Early features of multiple system atrophy…
Congratulations to Dr. Karen McFarland on the publication of “The tauopathy‐associated PERK variant, PERK‐B, induces maladaptive translation and reveals novel pathogenic mechanisms of PSP” which appears in the December issue of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Abstract Background A major challenge in the field is identification of molecular mechanisms driving pathological tau…
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Trent DeKosky on the publication of “Develop and Validate a Computable Phenotype for the Identification of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Using Electronic Health Record Data.” ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are often misclassified in electronic health records (EHRs) when relying solely on diagnostic codes. This study aims…
To help improve the way doctors talk to patients and their families about dementia, a team at the University of Florida College of Medicine led by Dr. Melissa Armstrong have identified best practices for physicians to communicate a dementia diagnosis to patients and their families. Their results were…
Join us for our 22nd Annual Parkinson’s Symposium. April 6, 2024 9:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Two options for attending(in person at North Central Baptist Church, Gainesville Florida or virtually). Detailed agenda coming soon! To register, you must either email Amanda Fessenden or call her at 352.733.2431…
Congratulations to Drs. Melissa Armstrong and Steven DeKosky on the publication of “Different aspects of failing to recover from proactive semantic interference predicts rate of progression from amnestic mild cognitive impairment to dementia,” which appears in the January 2024 isssue of Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. Abstract Introduction This study investigated…
Feb. 16, 2024 — New data on 2023 National Institutes of Health research funding places three UF College of Medicine programs in the top 5 nationally among their respective programs and a total of 10 ranked in the top 20 among public institutions. With more than $20 million in NIH research…
Michael S. Okun, M.D., receives honor for leadership and lasting impact in neurology. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, research and patient care, Michael S. Okun, M.D., has been named a University of Florida Distinguished Professor. The highest faculty honor awarded at UF, the title underscores Okun’s leadership and lasting impact in neurology.
