Recent Accomplishments

Mechanisms of acetylcholine transmission and myasthenia gravis.
(Daniel Drachman).
Establishment of Neurological Intensive Care Unit. (Daniel Hanley, Cecil Borel)
Development of ketogenic diet for intractable epilepsy.
(John Freeman, Patty Vining)
Biochemical and genetic basis of adrenoleukodystrophy. (Hugo and Ann Moser)
Treatment and biological basis of Tourette's syndrome. (Harvey Singer)
Epidemiology and pathophysiological mechanisms of HIV-associated dementia. (Richard Johnson, Justin McArthur et al)
Mechanisms of neuronal damage in ALS. (Jeffrey Rothstein)
Elucidation of immunopathogenic mechanisms of Guillain Barré syndrome.
(John Griffin, Tony Ho, Guy McKhann)
Clinical features of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. (David Cornblath)
Mechanisms of cell death in stroke. (Valina Dawson)
Neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease. (Ted Dawson)
Use of electrocorticography in epilepsy patients. (Ronald Lesser, Nathan Crone)
Mechanisms of eye movement control and their application in neuro-otology. (David Zee)
Rett's syndrome. (Saku Naidu)
Skin biopsy: a new window for the study of sensory neuropathies. (John Griffin, Justin McArthur)
Clinical features of ataxia telangiectasia. (Thomas Crawford)
Neurotoxicity of methamphetamine and Ecstasy. (George Ricaurte)
Mechanisms of HIV-associated dementia.
(Ned Sacktor)
Perfusion MRI in localization of cognitive function. (Argye Hillis)
Patterns of cognitive decline after coronary artery bypass grafting.
(Guy McKhann, Ola Selnes)
Virus isolation and diagnostic methods in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. (Les Weiner, Opendra Narayan, John Penney, Richard Johnson)
First work on visna in sheep in the US. (Opendra Narayan)
Immunopathogenesis of post-infectious encephalomyelitis. (Richard Johnson, Diane Griffin)
Mechanisms of immune suppression by measles virus. (Diane Griffin, Richard Johnson)
Role of immune responses in acute encephalitis. (Diane Griffin)
Role of viruses in causing congenital malformations in animals. (Richard Johnson)
Finding MBP in CSF in human demyelinating diseases. (Steve Cohen, Guy McKhann)
Glutamate cytotoxicity. (Mike Johnston)
Lead developmental disorders. (Gary Goldstein)
Blood-brain barrier models in brain tumors. (John Laterra)
Neurobehavioral abnormalities. (Martha Denckla)
Basal ganglion circuits. (Mahlon Delong, Garrett Alexander)
First described the role of movement in development of joints; pathogenesis of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and clubfoot. (which is the most common congenital malformation) (Daniel Drachman)
Mechanism of action of botulinum toxin and use for focal dystonia. (Daniel Drachman)
Prednisone treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Daniel Drachman)
Initial description of immunotherapeutic strategies for autoimmune neuromuscular diseases. (Daniel Drachman)
Neurotoxicity of ibogaine. (Elizabeth O'Hearn, Mark Molliver)
Hemispherectomy for refractory epilepsy. (John Freeman, Patty Vining, Sumio Uematsu)
Restless legs syndrome: pathophysiology and treatment. (Christopher Earley, Richard Allen)
Neonatal seizures and hypoxic encephalopathy. (Rebecca Ichord)
Treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus. (Michael Williams)
Neurogenetics of mitochondrial diseases. (Orest Hurko, Don Johns)
Monocyte trafficking in encephalitis. (David Irani)
Treatment of severe Autism. (Barry Gordon)
Electrocorticography. (Nathan Crone)
Neural mechanisms of auditory processing. (Dana Boatman)
Treatment of Transverse Myelitis. (Doug Kerr)