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Dr. Okun among UF researchers speaking this weekend in D.C.

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Chuck Jacobson

Dr. Okun spoke this morning at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 177th Annual meeting in Washington DC. Three other UF researchers will also be speaking at different points this weekend. Okun’s presentation at 9 a.m. Friday will … Continue reading →

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Short film features Deep Brain Simulation treatment for Parkinson’s

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Chuck Jacobson

A short film “I Just Wanna Dance” by film student Jim Harry documents the story of a woman who started getting Parkinson Disease symptoms at the age of 34. She has founded an NPF support group chapter and she wrote … Continue reading →

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UF Publishes Study on ER Encounters and DBS

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Chuck Jacobson

UF just published a study in this month’s Journal of Neurology citing that most ER encounters are not DBS related– We must remember to take care of the whole patient. The first author was Andrew Resnick! Abstract follows: J Neurol. … Continue reading →

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Dystonia and DBS article from Palm Beach Post

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Chuck Jacobson

This is an older article from the Palm Beach Post in 2007 about one of our patients. One mother’s walking miracle – By Rachel Sauer – Sunday, May 13, 2007 Excerpt: “Please,” Viviana remembers pleading. “Please. We can’t do this … Continue reading →

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FGATIR – New imaging method for visualizing DBS targets developed at UF

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Chuck Jacobson

We have recently developed and employed a Fast Gray Matter Acquisition T1 Inversion Recovery (FGATIR – pronounced F-gator) 3T MRI sequence to more reliably visualize the structures targeted in deep brain stimulation. You can see comparative screenshots of the FGATIR … Continue reading →

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The sweet spot? UF doctors test targets for Parkinson surgery

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Chuck Jacobson

Excerpt from UF Health Science Center News article: Doctors may be able to tailor a specialized form of brain surgery to more closely match the needs of Parkinson patients, according to results from the first large-scale effort to compare the … Continue reading →

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