Exercise, exercise, exercise. In fact, that’s the advice given to almost all patients with Parkinson’s. In the end, our goal is to help people fight back against Parkinson’s.
Dr. Alison Christy, working with Dr. Zack London, created a card game called Endowed Chairs, featuring 12 prominent women from the history of neurology, to amplify the names of these women in our history.
Dr. Amelia Heston and colleagues examined the relationship between electrode contact location in deep brain stimulation (DBS) and subsequent weight gain, as current data linking electrode location to postprocedural weight gain are inconsistent.
Dr. Deborah A. Levine, "Having a stroke increases a person's risk of dementia up to 50-fold...These findings suggest that higher cumulative blood sugar levels after stroke contribute to faster cognitive decline.
“It’s just such an important new avenue to pursue new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Kaczorowski, a researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
The University of Michigan Multidisciplinary Ataxia Clinic receives Ataxia Centers of Excellence designation from National Ataxia Foundation.
A study finds intriguing brain wave patterns in comatose patients who died following cardiac arrest.
Pediatric neurologist Vivian Cheung is launching an international project to identify the full range of RNA building blocks inside human cells.
Zachary London, MD, FAAN, was awarded the AAN’s most prestigious teaching award, the A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurologic Education. His service to the American Academy of Neurology has supported educational initiatives and colleagues’ pedagogical pursuits through countless leadership positions and advocacy efforts.
Dr. Anita Shelgikar was awarded the Fellowship Director Recognition Award
Dr. Joseph Carrera received the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award.
Dr. Douglas Gelb received the Frank A. Rubino Award for Excellence in Clinical Neurology Teaching.
Rising Star in Research Award-Dr. McLoughlin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Neurology Department, with a joint appointment in the Department of Human Genetics, where her lab focuses on understanding and developing therapies for SCA3.
“We were not surprised to see that patient’s neuropathy improved, because bariatric surgery improves obesity, diabetes, and cholesterol,” explained study author Dr. Brian Callaghan .
Studies have shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. A new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked.
“These are a proxy for sleep, not sleep as traditionally defined,” said Dr. Goldstein. These kinds of gadgets can be really helpful because we “don’t otherwise have a way to track sleep over time for days and days.” The
