At the age of 9, Austin was diagnosed with dystonia. He underwent deep-brain stimulation, or DBS, at the UF Health Fixel Institute. During DBS, electrodes were implanted in Austin’s brain to disrupt the abnormal brain signals causing Austin’s debilitating and painful muscle contractions. Now 24, Austin’s dystonia is controlled, and…
Congratulations to Mallory Eisel, Jackson Cagle Kara Johnson, Joshua Wong and Coralie deHemptinne on the publication of “Finely Tuned Gamma Oscillations in the Globus Pallidus Internus in Parkinson’s Disease,” which appears in the August issue of Movement Disorders, Clinical Practice.
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Okun on the publication of “Family with BCL11B Related Dystonia and Movement Disorders, ” which apears in the February issue of Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. BCL11B-related disorder (MIM#618092) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), immune deficiencies, and dysmorphic features.
Congratulations Dr. Michael Okun, on the publication of “Surgical Treatments of Parkinson’s Disease,” which appears in the January issue of ScienceDirect. Surgical interventions, including ablative techniques, deep brain stimulation, levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel infusion, and subcutaneous pump systems, are valuable treatment options for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in select cases when medication…
Congratulations to Drs. Joshua Wong and Kelly Foote, on the publication of “Connectomics of Chronic VIM vs Rescue VIM/VO Deep Brain Stimulation in Essential Tremor,” which appears in the October 2024 issue of International Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Society Meeting Abstracts. Abstract Objective: This study aims to use connectomic analysis to…
Congratulations Drs Vedant Garg, Venkat Srikar Lavui, Grace Hey, Brett Winter, Marcos Santana Firme, Justin D. Hillard, Coralie DeHemptinne, Michael S. Okun and Joshua K. Wong on the publication of “Beyond Pallidal or Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Dystonia,” which appears in the September issue of Tremor and other…
Congratulations to Drs. Ariane Veilleux Carpentier, Joshua K. Wong and Michael S. Okun on the publication of “An Eye on the First Surgical Side: Appreciating the Potential Impacts of a Second DBS Lead on Ipsilateral Symptoms,” which appears in the recent issue of Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. Abstract Clinical…
Congratulations to Drs. Kara Johnson, Adlofo Ramierz-Zamora, Michael Okun and Joshua Wong on the publication of “Editorial: Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: Updates in Neurotechnology and Neuromodulation, Volume IV,” which appears as an editorial in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Congratulations to Drs. Coralie de Hemptinne, Kara Johnson, Jackson Cagle, Kelly Foot, Michael Okun and Aysegul Gunduz on the publication of “Responsive Versus Continuous Deep Brain Stimulation for Speech in Essential Tremor: A Pilot Study,” which appears in the June 15th edition of Movement Disorders. Abstract Background: Responsive deep brain stimulation…
Congratulations to Drs. Alfonso Enrique Martinez-Nunez, Joshua K. Wong, Justin D. Hilliard, Kelly D. Foote and Michael S. Okun on the publication of a Deep Brain Stimulation Case Files “Preventing Shift from Pneumocephalus During Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: Don’t Give Up the ‘Fork in the Brain’,” which appears in Tremor…
