Highlights from AAN: Brainstorm award, Parkinson's and exercise, Ulysses S. Grant's headaches and more
As the 71st annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology draws to a close, we thought we’d review some of the highlights of the Duke Neurology Department’s contributions this year.
Duke Neurology members, alumni reunite, celebrate Don Sanders at AAN
More than 50 current and former faculty and trainees of the Duke Neurology Department met at the lobby of the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia on Wednesday to reminisce about their time at Duke and cel
Staff Spotlight: Dana Lott, DPT, NCS
For Dana Lott, DPT, NCS, a day’s work might include anything from offering physical therapy to our patients in Duke Hospital’s Neuro ICU and step-down units, mentoring newer physical therapists
Duke Neurology at AAN 2019: Sneak Preview
The 2019 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology will take place next week from May 4-10 in Philadelphia.
Duke Neurology Research Round Up, April 2019
What do studies examining interactions between neighborhood and cognitive decline, how the huntingtin protein causes Huntington’s disease, and the development of simple tests to measure muscle heal
Duke Neurology in the News, April 2019
April has been a busy month for members of our Department in the media.
APP Spotlight: Cosette Burian, PA-C, MMS
Cosette Burian, PA-C, MMS, was first acquainted with the devastating effects of neuromuscular diseases as a child, when she saw her father develop progressive fatigue and muscle atrophy that re
Alumni Spotlight: Khalid El-Salem, MD
Nearly 20 years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Khalid El-Salem, MD still remembers the efforts Donald Sanders, MD, took to make him feel welcome and at home when he was a neuromuscula
Bukhari-Parlakturk receives Doris Duke award
Promising young faculty face a dilemma as they enter academic medicine.
White wins alumni teaching award
The Duke Alumni Association has given its 2019 Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award to Leonard White, PhD, associate professor of psychology, neuroscience, and neurology.