Drs. Oyama and Okun from the University of Florida wrote a blog post on the National Parkinson Foundation website about two recent articles which point out to physicians the problems that Parkinson patients may have when they come in for a hospitalization and during their treatment. One…
Hosted here at the UF McKnight Brain Institute, the Tyler’s Hope Think Tank is bringing together a couple dozen of the best minds in dystonia research to present some of their research and thoughts, and to provide questions and critiques on their colleagues’ work to push the field forward. For…
Congratulations to our friends at the NPF! Last month they completely redesigned their website and it seems much easier to find what you are interested in. Please go have a look and let them know what you think!…
Hopeful Days in PD – 8th Annual Parkinson Disease Symposium for Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers Sponsored by the University of Florida Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders NPF Center of Excellence Saturday, April 24th (8:30 AM – 2:00 PM) The event is FREE and…
The date and location have been finalized. Our 8th Annual PD Symposium will be April 24, 2010 at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church’s Fellowship Hall, located at 9700 West Newberry Road here in Gainesville, FL. This is just west of SW 91st Street on Newberry Road. Google map: View Larger…
Our campus newspaper, The Alligator, visited our “Art for Life” program last week and wrote a brief article about how our Parkinson patients meet and make art that is both meaningful and motivational. Katherine Castle, an Art for Life volunteer who also has Parkinson’s disease, said she doesn’t want…
Abstract (paper published in International Journal of Neuroscience): Int J Neurosci. 2009;119(12):2196-205. Quetiapine improves visual hallucinations in Parkinson disease but not through normalization of sleep architecture: results from a double-blind clinical-polysomnography study. Fernandez HH, Okun MS, Rodriguez RL, Malaty IA, Romrell J, Sun A, Wu SS, Pillarisetty S, Nyathappa A,…
The American Academy of Neurology is asking you to create short films about a brain disorder that you or a loved one have. From the Neuro Film Festival site: Make a film telling us your story, or the story of a loved one, affected by a brain disorder. Help us…
The Movement Disorders Society typically focuses on educating clinicians on these disorders. This year, however, they are branching out with their first patient education symposium and it was captured on video. The symposium was held at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on October 2009 but is now available as a…
The UFMDC has started a Tourette Syndrome clinic dedicated to those patients. If you would like to be seen in this clinic or refer someone, please call (352) 294-5400. EDIT: We now have a page about our interdisciplinary Tourette’s treatment clinic…
