For those unfamiliar with Alzheimer’s and dementia, asking them to list symptoms beyond memory loss may prove challenging. It’s understandable – a diagnosis of dementia can mean a whole host of symptoms. Dementia is an umbrella term that covers a range of cognitive disorders characterized by memory loss, impaired thinking, and altered behavior. As our understanding of neurological conditions improves, we've come to recognize various types of dementias, each with a unique set of symptoms and underlying causes. Awareness of a diagnosis and how each subtype can affect a person provides the
A new movement disorders fellowship at SIU School of Medicine will launch in July 2022. We are currently fielding questions via email . The movement disorders fellows will focus on: Movement disorder and cognitive patient history Phenomenology Diagnostic tests and imaging deep brain stimulation Botulinum Toxin
As a pediatrician, Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, ’11, was trained to focus on the children seen in his clinic. Now his task has expanded to healing entire segments of Illinois’ population. It’s a role he has been preparing for most of his life.
Caryl Towsley Moy, PhD Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research The Caryl Towsley Moy, PhD Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research is a funding mechanism specifically for University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) and SIU School of Medicine faculty to foster new collaborations and generate pilot projects or preliminary data for future funding opportunities or projects. The Request for Proposal, Application Template, and Approval Routing Form are located on the UIS website: http://www.uis.edu/research/faculty-research-and-scholarship-support/fa… The ADR Grants Office Submission
