Add-on deep brain stimulation versus continued vagus nerve stimulation for childhood epilepsy (ADVANCE): A partially randomized patient preference trial Published this week in ANA Journals - evidence for earlier DBS in children after non-response to VNS onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

#DYK Close to 1/2 of strokes each year in Canada happen to women, and that women have unique risk factors? Learn more in EP 7 of our #YourComplexBrain podcast episode featuring Aleksandra Pikula MD DipABPN/ABLM 🧠 & Patrice Lindsay from Heart & Stroke. Listen & subscribe! >>

these two have given all themselves to us and our patients... thank you

We concluded ITRUSST #FUN24 with a successful workshop, sponsored by Brainbox Ltd Brainbox Initiative , and attended by over 30 participants.

Buz and I put together some thoughts on how to write case reports on movement disorders: it was as fun as difficult! How do we teach how to #write #manuscripts? Thank you Movement Disorders Clinical Practice Kailash Bhatia and Marcelo Merello for the opportunity Free access here: doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.1…

Kapil Sethi was a leader in movement disorders... Many are, but very few are kind and humble as he was, a self-taught expert. Used to call me 'blue(s)-man' because of my early interest in ceruloplasmin (the latin meaning). I'll never forget that glass of wine on stage.

Registration for the 3rd annual CRANIA Conference is now open! The conference will be held at the BMO Conference Centre at the Toronto Western Hospital on October 24 and 25, 2024. Sign up today to learn from, and network with, leaders in neuromodulation: bit.ly/4d16ubp

Save the Date for the ICFOG2025 International Conference on #freezing of #gait which will be held at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA June 3-6. Attached is a Snap Shot of the program agenda. Interested to join the ICFOG? Go to redcap.link/icfog

My single Dancing with a Ghost goes live next Friday, August 16 🖤 Can’t wait to share this dark orchestral beauty with you all! Also, I’ll be performing it tonight! Come and see me live together with the wonderful Alfonso Fasano ✨ exploretock.com/reidsdistiller…

This is going to be an incredible meeting for all clinicians and researchers who have an interest in #freezing of #gait (#FOG). Bas Bloem Jorik Nonnekes Moran Gilat Kaylena Alice Nieuwboer Mark Hallett nir giladi Martina Mancini Alfonso Fasano Nico Bohnen MD Martijn Muller

Further proof that #gait is lateralized to the right deep brain, important for programming Specular sweet/sour maps: no results if flipping one hemisphere onto the other! to be kept in mind when you read about studies doing so to increase the sample size doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.1…

Is the optimal target for #MRgFUS ablation different in #PD patients versus those with #ET? Discover the findings in our latest paper in Movement Disorders Journal, led by my colleague Cletus Cheyuo, MD, PhD . kalialabs Mojgan Hodaie Alfonso Fasano University of Toronto Neurosurgery …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

Brian and Sandra are the epitome of hope. When Brian was diagnosed with ALS, he turned tragedy into action by launching I AM ALS and leading a movement to find a cure. I’m inspired by these two—and after you hear their story at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, you will be, too.

Medical Assistance in Dying (#MAiD) in neurodegenerative disorders is as important as neglected. University Health Network and Follow us @GovCanHealth have policies in place. Not the same everywhere, unfortunately. Glad for my modest contribution to Dr Cohen’s book on the topic. #Alzheimers Oxford University Press

An unforeseen issue of adaptive deep brain stimulation is managing the control signal during #sleep, when brain physiology changes We used #MachineLearning for 'Sleep-Aware DBS', which proved to work regardless of target and disease. Arjun Balachandar 🇨🇦 🧠 doi.org/10.1002/mds.29…

I love this... Alberto J Espay who aged better??

The 11th Regional Movement Disorder Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, October 19th. Registration and Brochure uva.cloud-cme.com/course/courseo… Join us In Person or Virtual. We are excited to have Alfonso Fasano as the Keynote speaker.

My absolute pleasure!

Brain sagging syndrome (BSS) is a consequence of severe spontaneous intracranial hypotension and 10% of patients with BSS may develop a wide range of movement disorders. Alfonso Fasano #AbhigyanDatta tremorjournal.org/articles/10.53… Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements Journal