September 2023 News

September 28, 2023

PODCAST-Patient Travel Distance to Neurologist Visits

Dr. Andy Southerland talks with Dr. Brian Callaghan about patient travel distance and travel time to neurologist visits, across neurologic conditions and subspecialties.

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September 28, 2023

IHPI Honors Dr. Melissa Elafros

Dr. Elafros received the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation's (IHPI) Sandy-Hassmiller Early Career Health Services Research Award for her work "Identifying Provider-Level Barriers and Facilitators to the Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Neuropathy."

September 26, 2023

Scientists’ model focuses on sudden death in epilepsy

“Without a clear understanding of the precise mechanisms that drive SUDEP, it is extremely difficult to predict its occurrence in patients,” said Yu Wang.

September 23, 2023

Bruce Willis suffers from frontotemporal dementia: The most common symptoms you should be aware of

“When most people hear the word dementia, they think of memory problems and Alzheimer’s disease, but FTD doesn’t really manifest itself as memory problems. …It affects how people behave, how they interact with others, and how they speak,” says Dr. Sami Barmada.

September 18, 2023

Early-to-mid pregnancy sleep and circadian markers in relation to birth outcomes: An epigenetics pilot study

This pilot investigation adds to the growing evidence base that pregnancy sleep and circadian health, assessed early on in pregnancy, are related to birth outcomes. Whether prenatal care that includes assessment and counseling for healthy sleep and circadian habits would improve fetal health deserves further investigation.

September 13, 2023

University of Michigan Health study suggests stroke transfer times are much longer than recommended

Dr. Brian Stamm, a stroke neurologist, is concerned by any delay to getting advanced stroke care. “Stroke is a very time-sensitive condition, every minute that goes by without appropriate stroke treatment, leads to further delay in restoration of blood flow to the brain, which can lead to lasting deficits and disability,” Stamm said.

September 13, 2023

17 Percent of Patients Seeing Neurologist Travel Long Distance

"Our results suggest that policymakers should investigate feasible and affordable ways to improve necessary access to neurologic care, especially in areas with low availability of neurologists and in rural communities," Dr. Lin said in a statement.

September 12, 2023

How much melatonin should I take? Experts weigh in on dosage rules, how much is too much.

OTC melatonin is not regulated by the FDA for insomnia, medical conditions or sleep disorders, so it's more easily available to the public, explained Dr. Deirdre Conroy , That being said, studies have shown that the dose of