Congratulations to Dr. Nikolaus McFarland on the publication of “Language impairment is associated with faster progression in progressive supranuclear palsy-Richardson syndrome,” which appears in the July issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Abstract INTRODUCTION Cognitive impairment is common but often overlooked due to motor symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy-Richardson syndrome (PSP-RS). This study investigates whether cognitive…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Dr.Hikaru Kamo, Koichi Nagaki, Lisa Warren, Alison R. Kraus, Michael S. Okun & Aparna Wagle Shukla on the publication of “Rehabilitation Strategies for Sleep and Autonomic Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease,” which appears in the July issue of Current Neurology Neuroscience. Report. Abstract Purpose of Review To evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapies for managing symptoms of sleep and…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Drs. Karan McFarland, Deepak Chhangani, Matthew LaVoie, and Diego Rincon-Limas on the publication of “Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PERK haplotype B selectively translates DLX1 promoting tau toxicity,” which appears as a preprint in the July issue of bioRxiv. Abstract The unfolded protein response (UPR) sensor PERK exists in two haplotypes termed A and B. PERK-B…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Dr. David E. Vaillancourt on the publication of “Behavioral Classification of Sequential Neural Activity Using Time Varying Recurrent Neural Networks,” which appears in the July issue of IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation. Abstract Shifts in data distribution across time can strongly affect early classification of time-series data. When decoding behavior from…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Dr. Nikolaus McFarland, on the publication of “Aerobic exercise-induced changes in fluid biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease,” which appears in the July issue of npj Parkinon’s Disease. Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms that progressively deteriorate and for which there is no disease-modifying pharmacological treatment. Exercise…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Farrer on the publication of “The age at onset of LRRK2 p.Gly2019Ser Parkinson’s disease across ancestries and countries of origin,” which appears as a preprint. Abstract Objectives: The LRRK2 p.Gly2019Ser pathogenic variant has reduced penetrance and presents a wide range of age at onset (AAO) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). We…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Drs. Michael Okun and Kelly Foote on the publication of “Biomarker changes associated with fornix deep brain stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease,” which appears in the June issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Abstract Introduction: Deep brain stimulation of the fornix (fx-DBS) is being investigated for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The therapy aims at alleviating…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Drs. Roysten Rodrigues and Katharina Busl on the publication of “Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in the Neurocritically Ill Population,” which appears in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Abstract Background/Objectives: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable cause of morbidity in the neurocritical ill patient population. There is ongoing debate regarding the…| neurology.ufl.edu
Congratulations to Drs. Bhavana Patel, Ashley Rawls, Tracy Tholanikunnel and Michael Okun on the publication of “Clinical Management of Parkinson’s Disease: Features, Diagnosis, and Principles of Treatment,” which appears in the July issue of Cold Springs Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive, neurological syndrome that is associated with a plethora…| neurology.ufl.edu
