October 25, 2019
UAMS at the Forefront of Essential Tremor Research with Largest Therapeutic Trial
By Amy Widner Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) participated in the largest therapeutic trial ever conducted in essential tremor, called the PROspective study for SymPtomatic relief of Essential tremor with Cala Therapy (PROSPECT). The landmark study found that nerve stimulation with Cala Therapy can significantly reduce hand tremors. Topline results…
July 29, 2019
Syed Ali, M.D., Joins Faculty
Syed Ali, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Ali received his medical degree from Aga Khan University in Pakistan in 2009. He continued his training with a clinical research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School before coming to UAMS for his neurology residency. He went on to complete…
May 17, 2019
Six Years into Retirement: Neurology Professor Still Making Major Contributions
Does science stop in retirement? The short answer — according to Gerald A. Dienel, Ph.D. — is no.
May 2, 2019
Study May Bring Options for Children with Tourette Syndrome
By Amy Widner Barrett McAlister hopes an ongoing clinical trial at UAMS can help establish a new treatment for Tourette syndrome in children so they can focus on being kids, playing and learning, without worrying about being “different.” “If they’ve got a chance at a normal life, I say take it,” McAlister said. “Take it…
April 23, 2019
Fifth Year of Parkinson’s Symposium Marks Continued Growth
By Amy Widner The Parkinson’s Symposium continues to grow each year, welcoming more people who want to learn about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The fifth annual event was held April 7 in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at UAMS, with nearly 200 people in attendance. “Some people have been…
April 4, 2019
New Treatment for Parkinson’s Patients Improves Drug’s Effectiveness
By Katrina Dupins He no longer feels comfortable climbing ladders, but Mark Avra says there is plenty of work to be done on the ground. Avra is a builder and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2008. “I had two houses going at once and had to have extra help to finish them,” Avra said. “I…
April 3, 2019
Physician Living with Parkinson’s: No One Should Go Through It Alone
By Katrina Dupins Every year in America, health care professionals diagnose 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease. In 2007, Glenn Davis, M.D., was one of those patients, though he’d experienced symptoms a few years prior. He says he’s slower than he used to be and has to be careful sometimes carrying things. The…
January 29, 2019
Sisira Yadala, M.D., Joins Faculty
Sisira Yadala, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Yadala graduated from Osmania Medical College in Koti, Hyderabad, India, in 2007. She completed a preliminary internal medicine residency at West Lake Hospital/Resurrection Health Systems in Melrose Park, Illinois, followed by a neurology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She…
January 17, 2019
Dr. Archer Honored by Pulaski County Medical Society
By Amy Widner Robert L. “Lee” Archer, M.D., chairman of the College of Medicine Department of Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Pulaski County Medical Society. Society President Amir Qureshi, M.D., presented Archer with the President’s Award for a Lifetime of Outstanding Contributions to Medicine during…
October 16, 2018
Family Finds Faith an Anchor During Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury
Watch the KATV video about this story on their website. By Katrina Dupins On the afternoon of November 10, 2017, the temperature hovered just below 60 degrees. A few clouds passed through the sky as a light breeze moved through leaves rich with fall foliage. Joshua Moody, 22, and his father, David, decided they would…