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Congratulations to Dr. Mac Grory on being awarded a Young Physician-Scientist Award by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).

Dr. El Husseini articulates the importance of routine depression screening in patients with neurologic conditions. 

Dr. Feng discusses a recent study on electrical brain stimulation and the impact on motor recovery in stroke survivors.

Dr. El Husseini discusses Poststroke Depression (PSD).

Brian Mac Grory, MBBCh discusses the implementation of an eye stroke protocol in an emergency department.

Sarah Hassani, MD, MHS talks about the impact of sleep on stroke recovery.

Read about Charalambos "Bobby" Charalambous, PhD and his role and research mission as a Medical Instructor in the Department of Neurology.

In January, members of Duke Neurology wrote and contributed to 20 peer-reviewed journal articles. This month’s research includes an article reviewing interneuron transplantation for drug-resistant epilepsy, a study on the relationship between BMI and intracerebral hemorrhage, and a study indicating that genetic associations with longevity are stronger in females than in males. 

The final month of 2023 saw members of the Duke Neurology Department contributing to nine new peer-reviewed journal articles. Highlights include an analysis of symptoms associated with internal tremor for Parkinson’s disease, a trio of population-level studies for stroke, and a new examination of the connections between white matter and executive function. Read short summaries of each of these articles and find links to the original research below.