Tammy Smith, MD, PhD, answers questions about her hobbies, bucket list, and childhood career goals. Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for...
Susan Veater was experiencing odd sleep symptoms: she would often act out her dreams. Little did she know, such a sleep disorder can be an early symptom of Parkinson’s disease...
The results of this case study indicate that the utility of a neuropsychological examination for deaf patients with epilepsy who use ASL can be as informative to those conducted on...
Lee Chung, MD, answers questions about his hobbies, bucket list, and childhood career goals. Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each...
Scientists at the University of Utah have identified compounds that could be developed into new therapeutics for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurological disorders.
The Department of Neurology contains eleven different fellowships, which work to provide advanced training in a variety of neurological fields. Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, our neuromuscular fellowship has...
We have an exciting opportunity for fourth-year medical students to work with our residents and attendings, to receive mentorship from our faculty with exposure to research opportunities, and to tour...
Juliann Allred, MD, answers questions about her hobbies, bucket list, and childhood career goals. Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each...
In the early 2000s, a short telephone interview was developed for the assessment of cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease who are unwilling or unable to be examined in...
Past clinical trials using the brain-responsive neurostimulator (RNS) system have traditionally excluded patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS). The RNS is a brain-machine interface, while VNS stimulates a nerve...
Hosted by Dr. KC Brennan, this global conference will showcase research advances and, most importantly, will also increase awareness about this surprisingly common but little-known phenomenon of the brain.
A Utah woman heroically recognized the signs of her husband’s brain attack and took immediate action, which allowed his care team to completely reverse his brain attack.
Summer Gibson, MD, answers questions about her hobbies, bucket list, and childhood career goals. Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each...
See how many miles we logged as a community as well as our special participant spotlights. Thank you for all your efforts to support migraine research and education!
You or someone you know may be applying for residency programs across the nation. Take a moment to see why the University of Utah's Neurology Residency may be a great...
Katarzyna Slota, MD, answers questions about her hobbies, bucket list, and childhood career goals. Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each...
During this year's Olympic Games, you may have seen the American sand volleyball duo Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne. While their talent clearly showed, what may not have been as...
Jennifer Majersik, MD, MS, the division chief of vascular neurology at the University of Utah, discussed contributing factors to the neurologist shortage, as well as ongoing efforts to increase interest...
Scientists in the Neurodegenerative Disease Laboratory of the of the Department of Neurology, University of Utah, have discovered compounds that could represent the beginnings of development of a novel therapy...