Congratulations Dr. Okun on the publication of your case report “Deep Brain Stimulation Target Selection in Co-Morbid Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease,” in Tremor and Other Hyperkentic Movements. Abstract Clinical Vignette: A 64-year-old man with essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) presented with medically refractory, large amplitude, debilitating rest…
Congratulations Drs. Kai‐Liang Wang, Joshua K. Wong, Robert S. Eisinger, Christine Smith, Wei Hu, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Christopher W. Hess, Michael S. Okun and Adolfo Ramirez‐Zamora on the publication of “Therapeutic Advances in the Treatment of Holmes Tremor: Systematic Review,” in the June issue of Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural…
Congratulations Jackson N. Cagle, Wissam Deeb, Robert S. Eisinger, Rene Molina, Enrico Opri, Marshall T. Holland, Kelly D. Foote, Michael S. Okun, and Aysegul Gunduz on the publication of “Lead Repositioning Guided by Both Physiology and Atlas Based Targeting in Tourette Deep…
Congratulations Drs. Hess, Foote, Okun, Shukla, and Vaillancourt on the publication of “Quantitative Separation of Tremor and Ataxia in Essential Tremor.” This article was published in the May 17th edition of Annuals of Neurology. Abstract Objective This study addresses a very important problem in Neurology, distinguishing tremor and ataxia…
Congratulations Drs. Takashi Tsuboi, Joshua K. Wong, Leonardo Almeida, Christopher W. Hess, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Kelly D. Foote, Michael S. Okun and Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, on the publication of “A pooled meta-analysis of GPi and STN deep brain stimulation outcomes for cervical dystonia.” …
Congratulations Drs. Takashi Tsuboi, Joshua K.Wong, Michael S.Okun, and Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora on the publication of “Quality of life outcomes after deep brain stimulation in dystonia: A systematic review, in the November 18th online edition of Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. Abstract Dystonia is an incurable movement disorder which can cause…
Congratulations Drs. Michael Okun, Kelly Foote, Jamie Roper, Chris Hass, Leili Shahgholi, Aparna Wagle Shukla, and Leonardo Almedia on the publication of “Square Biphasic Pulse Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: The BiP-PD Study,” which was published in the latest edition of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Background Conventional Parkinson’s…
Congratulations Drs. Masa-aki Higuchi, Daniel Martinez-Ramirez, Kelly D. Foote, Michael S. Okun & Chris J. Hass, on the publication of “Changes in Midline Tremor and Gait Following Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor.” This article was published in the latest issue of Tremor & Other Hyperkinet Movement Disorders. Abstract Background:…
Congratulations Drs. Vanessa Holanda, Michael Okun, Margaret E Barry, and Kelly Foote, on the publication of “Postmortem Dissections of Common Targets for Lesion and Deep Brain Stimulation Surgeries,” in the August edition of Neurosurgery. Abstract BACKGROUND The subthalamic nucleus (STN), globus pallidus internus (GPi), and pedunculopontine…
Congratulations Dr. Okun on the publication of “Deep Brain Stimulation for Obesity: A Review and Future Directions,” in the current issue of Frontiers in Neuroscience. The global prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing. Although pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgeries can be useful adjuvants in the treatment of morbid…
