A new case report published by David B. Clifford, MD, and colleagues detailed the anti-amyloid therapy treatment course of a patient who developed Alzheimer’s disease concurrently with a pre-existing HIV diagnosis. The patient, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2005, began showing signs of cognitive decline in 2015 and received a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s […]
Acute provoked neonatal seizures (also known as acute symptomatic neonatal seizures) can occur in newborns whose brains are injured by a range of causes from stroke and bleeding in the brain to central nervous system infections. While the seizures themselves are scary enough for the families, the story continues after the neonates are treated for […]
Nico U. F. Dosenbach, MD, PhD, was installed as the inaugural David M. and Tracy S. Holtzman Professor of Neurology on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. The ceremony included remarks from David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. […]
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, head of the WashU Medicine Department of Neurology, and Eric Leuthardt, MD, MBA, vice chair of innovation in the Department of Neurosurgery, have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Falk Catalyst Award. Each year, select institutions are invited to submit up to two applications to the Dr. Ralph and Marian […]
Aaron Struck, MD, joined the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis on July 1, 2025, as associate professor of neurology and head of the adult epilepsy section. His clinical and research interests include surgical treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy, EEG and neuroimaging, molecular imaging and data science. Struck came to WashU […]
“I really love maps. I’m not good at art, but as a kid, I would draw medieval maps and those kinds of things.” Now an adult, Nico U. Dosenbach, MD, PhD, still draws maps, but of the human brain. Dosenbach is a professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in […]
An ongoing clinical trial designed to answer critical questions regarding treatment protocols for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a relatively rare but often devastating condition, is continuing to expand trial sites and enroll participants, building excitement in the medical and patient communities. At Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, David Clifford, MD, the Melba and […]
Saumel Ahmadi, MD, PhD, has been appointed instructor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Ahmadi earned an MD from Saurashtra University in India and a PhD in Genetics and Physiology from The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto before joining WashU Medicine for his pediatric neurology residency […]
Sarah Bauer Huang, MD, PhD, has been appointed head of the Section of Neonatal Neurology, effective July 1, 2025. Chris Smyser, MD, will step down from this position to focus on his role as associate director of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology. Smyser joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in […]
A recent safety surveillance paper published in Neurology reported that of eleven pediatric patients who were treated with tenecteplase for suspected stroke, there were no instances of intracranial bleeding or other safety concerns. This study is an important first step toward further research to establish the safety and efficacy of tenecteplase for treating pediatric stroke. […]