A 15,000-square-foot neuroimaging suite that includes four high-tech imaging machines — including one of just three in the Southeast — opened Monday as the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health moves into a new phase of its growth.
Almost 34 weeks into her pregnancy, Megan’s water broke. Panicked, knowing that she was about to deliver early, she was rushed to the hospital.
While the number of adults affected by autism is growing, very little is known about the way the condition is impacted by aging. Now, a University of Florida Health researcher and his colleagues are launching one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of what happens to…
Congratulations to Dr. Brandon Zielinski, senior author of NeuroImage’s runner-up paper of the year: “A 16-year study of longitudinal volumetric brain development in males with autism.”…
For the second year in a row, the University of Florida is listed as one of the top five public research universities in the nation, according to the 2023 Best Colleges rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.
UF Division of Pediatric Neurology welcomes new Division Chief, Dr. Brandon Zielinski, MD, PhD. He is board certified in neurology and psychiatry with a special qualification in pediatric neurology. His research interests include both basic as well as clinical/translational neuroscience. We are pleased and excited to have Dr. Zielinski…
The sudden appearance and proliferation of coronavirus disease 2019 has forced societies and governmental authorities across the world to confront the possibility of resource constraints when critical care facilities are overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of grievously ill patients. As governments and health care systems develop and update policies and…
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas — pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, and diabetes/endocrinology, according to the 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.
Dr. Anne-Marie Slinger-Constant was awarded the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Administrator of the Year Award by the Florida Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). The Division of Pediatric Neurology is delighted that her longstanding dedication to the educational success of children in Florida has been recognized.
A multi-disciplinary team at UF led by Dr. Suman Ghosh in the Division of Pediatric Neurology studied a cluster of 4 children who were diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis, and found that all 4 improved rapidly after IVIG administration. This suggests that IVIG therapy should be considered in children diagnosed or…
