Robert Lisak, M.D., professor and chair of the WSU Department of Neurology, recently reported the accomplishments of many faculty members who presented research at the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego. Presentations involving WSU Department of Neurology faculty members included:
- G. Acsadi and A.A. Acsadi, "Intravenous Plasmid DNA-mediated Gene Transfer of IGF-1 is Therapeutic for SOD1 Mouse Model of ALS"
- G. VanStavern, K.M. Krajewski and M. Shy, "Mutations in the Mitochondrial Fusion Protein Mitofusin 2 Cause Axonal Neuropath and Optic Atrophy"
- S. Willis, S.M. Weinsheimer, H. Kuivaniemi and G. Tromp, "Smoking and Family History Confer Greatest Risk for Intracranial Aneurysms"
- S. Sheth, R. Rao and R. Lewis, "Is Pain a Manifestation of Early Stages of Peripheral Neuropathy?"
- C. Rao, "Genotype-phenotype Correlation in Two Families with Dominant Intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type C (DI-CMTC) with Mutant Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase (TyrRS)"
- J. Li, E. Ianlokova, Q. Pu, K. Ghandour, M. Shy and Y. Bai, "R69C Mutation in P0 Genet Alters Myelination and Ion Channel Subtype"
- C. Rao, M. Bhanushali, K. Krajewski, M. Shy and J. Li, "Prediction of HNPP Mutation by an Electrophysiological Pattern"
- M. MacKenzie, W. Ching, S. Yimin, F. Bao, R. Lisak, C. Caon, O. Khan, "Effect of Glatiramer Acetate (GA) on Brain Myo-inositol in Relapsing-remitting MS Patients: Results of a Pilot Serial Brain Proton MRS Study"
- O. Khan, "Dissection of the Admixture Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility Locus on Chromosome 1 to 4Mb Interval in an African-American Population"
- O. Khan, C. Caon, M. MacKenzie, F. Bao, Z. Latif, D. Lisak, and R. Lisak, "Benign or Not So Benign MS"
- C. Caon, M. MacKenzie, A. Tselis, R. Lisak and O. Khan, "Neurologic Symptoms Suggestive of CNS Demyelinating Disease in the Presence of Normal Imaging and Laboratory Investigations: Long-term Follow-up and Development of Multiple Sclerosis"
- S. Seth, C. Rao, A. Tselis and R. Lewis, "HIV Neuropathy and Glucose Dysmetabolism"
- E. Ianokova, R. Lewis, G. Acsadi, R. Anguelov, J. Kamholz and M. Shy, "AAV-GDNF Improves Neuropathy in Mpz-/- Mice"
- J. Ui, A. Garcia, B. Jacobs and W. Coplin, "Characteristics at Presentation of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients: The Potential Population for New Time-dependent Therapies"
- W. Coplin, "Diffusion-weighted Imaging Evaluation for Understanding Stroke Evolution: The DEFUSE Study"
- R. Lisak, C. Cao, J. Kamholz, A. Tselis,