Department of Neurology

October 25, 2024

This year’s fall time change is Nov. 3, which directly follows Dia de los Muertos. Don’t read too much into that.

How to get through the end of daylight saving time without feeling like one of los muertos.

By Wayne Wood
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July 23, 2024

VUMC set to debut focused ultrasound treatment for tremors, Parkinson’s disease

Focused ultrasound treatment is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of tremors or Parkinson’s disease performed in an outpatient clinic with MRI as the navigation tool.

By Holly Fletcher
Stephen Purcell
June 5, 2024

It’s been 16 years since sweet-spot brain stimulation slowed Parkinson’s progression for Hermitage man

In 2008 at VUMC there were a group of doctors trying something unheard of on a handful of patients who signed up for their study. Half would receive deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in attempt to slow the progression of their early-stage Parkinson’s disease, and the others would not.

By Craig Boerner
Brina Ratangee talks about her poster during Alzheimer's Disease Research Day. (photo by Susan Urmy)
April 17, 2024

Event highlights Alzheimer’s disease research

The 5th Annual Vanderbilt Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC), was held April 10 at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

By Paul Govern
March 25, 2024

Brain atlas pinpoints vulnerabilities in ALS and dementia

By Paul Govern
March 4, 2024

Stroke symposium set for April

Vanderbilt Neurology Stroke and Neuroscience Symposium will be held April 4 as a hybrid event, in person at the Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt Hotel and online.

By Paul Govern
February 5, 2024

VUMC recognized for atypical Parkinsonism care and research

Vanderbilt's Department of Neurology has been named a CurePSP Center of Care
By Paul Govern
January 23, 2024

Beth Malow receives grant to mount sleep program for children with autism

Vanderbilt neurologist Beth Malow, MD, has received a grant from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to mount a community-based educational program for improving sleep in children with autism spectrum disorder.
By Paul Govern
December 7, 2023

Rohini Chakravarthy and Jill Berkman join Office of Health Equity

Rohini Chakravarthy, MD, MBA, and Jill Berkman, MD, have joined VUMC’s Office of Health Equity.
By Kathy Whitney
November 29, 2023

Nonprofits support quest to cure childhood epilepsy

Monica Joanna Elnekaveh was doing everything she could to learn what was causing her 18-month-old daughter’s developmental issues. Her relentless quest to find answers eventually led her to Vanderbilt investigative neurologist Jing-Qiong (Katty) Kang, MD, PhD.
By Bill Snyder
November 20, 2023

Belzil to establish VUMC ALS Research Center

Neuroscientist Véronique Belzil, PhD, MS, will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as associate professor of Neurology and director of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) research.
By Paul Govern
September 7, 2023

Low-flow cerebrospinal fluid in Huntington’s disease: study

Vanderbilt researchers found reduced net flow of cerebrospinal fluid in Huntington’s disease, which could contribute to mutant protein retention and altered responsiveness to medications delivered via the spinal cord.
By Paul Govern
July 20, 2023

Rare case: brain injury stirs creativity, synesthesia

Vanderbilt researchers report on a musician who acquired synesthesia — a merging of sensations — and improved creativity following a traumatic brain injury.
By Paul Govern
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