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Neurology Dept. @NorthwesternMed. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is among the top-ranked for neurology and neurosurgery in U.S. by @USNews, 2024 – 2025.
Chicago, IL
Joined August 2018
Neurology and Neurosurgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are proud to be among the top-ranked in the nation by @USNews, 2024 – 2025. These rankings reflect our team’s unwavering commitment to advancing medicine.
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Can activities like dancing help people with #ParkinsonsDisease move more fluidly, reducing slowness and hesitation? Anjali Gera, MD, a neurologist specializing in movement disorders at @Northwesternmed, explains how movement can bypass affected areas of the brain and engage intact regions. Read more to find out how.
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RT @IgorKoralnik: Kudos to @NUFeinbergMed students Shreya Mukherjee, Aditi Venkatesh and Tracey Singer who were interviewed about their rec…
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RT @babaksjahromi: Want to treat ICH? Then register ASAP for this CME: hands-on w/ 3D models & endoport, surgiscope, endoscope & irrigating…
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Stephen VanHaerents, MD, and colleagues reviewed the trends in neurology clerkships in the United States during a global pandemic. Read now to learn the results of this study.
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Research published in @PNASNews indicates that human breathing influences a slow rhythm in the hippocampus during sleep. The study reveals that sleep oscillations in the hippocampus are connected to breathing patterns, and that this respiratory coupling enhances the coordination of sleep oscillations. This suggests a significant role for these processes in memory consolidation. Read more:
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Mark your calendars for March 8 for the “Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Movement Disorders” meeting. This event, led by course directors Puneet Opal, MD, and Tanya Simuni, MD, will provide the latest advances in the field of neurodegenerative diseases with an emphasis…
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Registration is open for the 2025 Northwestern Medicine 3-Day Open and #Endoscopic Skull Base Program! This program includes lectures, prosections and hands-on dissections emphasizing open and endoscopic #skull base surgery. Learn more and register now for this event on March 7:
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Mark your calendars for March 8 for the “Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Movement Disorders” meeting. This event, led by course directors Puneet Opal, MD, and Tanya Simuni, MD, will provide the latest advances in the field of neurodegenerative diseases with an emphasis…
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Stephen VanHaerents, MD, and colleagues reviewed the trends in neurology clerkships in the United States during a global pandemic. Read now to learn the results of this study.
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An evaluation by an epileptologist is crucial for differentiating between epileptic seizures and seizure mimickers. Timely and accurate diagnosis of seizures or new-onset epilepsy is essential due to its significant implications for treatment, prognosis, quality of life, morbidity and mortality. This study, co-authored by neurologists from @NorthwesternMed, aimed to describe the demographics and clinical characteristics of patients referred to the first-seizure clinic at a tertiary center in Chicago. You can read about the study's results and conclusions:
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Congratulations to Babak S. Jahromi, MD, PhD, vice chair of Neurosurgery, for winning both the 2024 Ivan S. Ciric, MD, Distinguished Educator Award and the Physician Excellence in APP Collaboration Award. While preparing for surgery, Dr. Jahromi explains how teaching resident physicians in the operating room makes everyone better. Watch now:
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Strokes can happen at any age according to Fan Caprio, MD. Learn what steps Dr. Caprio recommends to reduce risk factors for stroke and keep yourself physically and neurologically healthy. Read now:
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A study co-authored by Robert Vassar, PhD, has revealed novel insights into the role of the often-overlooked duplicate X chromosome in women and its potential contribution to #Alzheimer's disease risk. This study is the first to examine the genetic risk factors that may arise from the second copy of the X chromosome in women. Read more now:
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Craig Horbinski, MD (@CraigHorbinski), and Rimas Lukas, MD, co-authored a study describing why comprehensive molecular biomarker testing is now required for the accurate diagnosis, grading and prognostication of CNS tumors. In doing so, they aimed to justify more widespread use by clinicians and coverage by third-party payers. Learn more about this recently published study:
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What does it take to be a #SuperAger in your 80s? Tamar Gefen, PhD, highlights how challenging your brain and moving your body regularly can improve longevity in your later years. Read now:
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Tanya Simuni, MD, recently led the development of the Neuronal Alpha-Synuclein Disease Integrated Staging System, a framework to predict the progression of early stage #ParkinsonsDisease. Learn how this system integrates biomarkers and clinical data to provide insights into disease timelines. Read now:
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Gemma Carvill, MD, and her team of researchers have identified how mutations in the non-coding 7SK RNA can disrupt transcription regulation, leading to disease. Learn more:
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Long COVID is having a significant impact on patients' quality of life. Recent studies indicate that it affects younger adults the most. In an article in Chicago Medicine Magazine, Igor Koralnik, MD (@IgorKoralnik), discusses the unexpected effects of long COVID on this demographic. Read it now:
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Tanya Simuni, MD, recently led the development of the Neuronal Alpha-Synuclein Disease Integrated Staging System, a framework to predict the progression of early stage #ParkinsonsDisease. Learn how this system integrates biomarkers and clinical data to provide insights into disease timelines. Read now:
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