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UF Department of Neurology ranks 44th Nationally for 2008
July 15, 2008 - US News & World Report, For the year of 2008, US News and World Report has ranked the UF Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery as 44th best in the nation in their rankings of the Best Hospitals in the US. Read about these and all of the other UF Medical accolades in the July 15th, 2008 Gainesville Sun article. - Article
Dr. Michael Good recognizes Dr. Valenstein's Service as Chair
July 9, 2008 - COM Insider, Dr. Michael Good, Dean of the UF College of Medicine, expressed his appreciation for Dr. Edward Valenstein's service as chair for the Department of Neurology at Shands.
COM alumnus named dean of U.Va. School of Medicine
July 9, 2008 - COM Insider, Dr. Steven T. DeKosky, M.D., a 1974 graduate of the UF College of Medicine and an international leader in the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, will become vice president and dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine on Aug. 1.
UF College of Medicine honors neurologist for life’s work
June 23, 2008 - HSC News, The author, co-author or editor of 11 books and more than 500 publications, Heilman has played a part in revealing the parts of the brain that mediate attention and helped define the roles of the right and left hemispheres of the brain, often toppling established paradigms of brain function along the way.
Doctors call Sen. Kennedy's Brain Surgery Successful
June 3, 2008 - LA Times, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent a 3 1/2 -hour surgery at Duke University Medical Center on Monday to remove a malignant brain tumor, the first step in what is expected to be weeks or months of therapy.
Sleep Disorders Put Stroke, Blood Pressure Patients at Risk
May 19, 2008 - HealthDay, Treating obstructive apnea could cut chances of early death, studies find.
Who's at Risk for Stroke?
May 6, 2008 - Orlando Sentinel, Researchers are still trying to understand if there's a gene or set of genes that makes a person more likely to suffer a stroke. Dr. Michael F. Waters, director of Shands at UF Stroke Program.
Epilepsy Drug Linked to Bone Loss
April 28, 2008 - HealthDay, Women on Dilantin may want to consider other seizure medications, experts say.
UF Researchers Help Stroke Patients Relearn Motor Skills
April 16, 2008 - UF HSC News, Kathye Light, Ph.D., P.T., a UF associate professor in the department of physical therapy in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, is the principal investigator of the study to examine the benefits of constraint-induced movement home therapy versus therapy done exclusively in a lab with a trainer.
Taking Control of Epilepsy
April 8, 2008 - Orlando Sentinel, Epilepsy treatments can offer relief, but doctors say many aren't receiving them. Dr. Basim Uthman, Associate Professor of Neurology, discusses vagus nerve stimulation treatment.
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