{"id":8519,"date":"2020-06-03T15:07:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T19:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2022-12-05T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:43:38","slug":"neurology-news-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/neurology-news-june-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurology News &#8211; June 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">Department News<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">COVID-19<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/ThankYou-adj.jpg\" alt=\"Words on sidewalk outside the Emergency entrance: Thank you, the world needs you.\" width=\"275\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/ThankYou-adj.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/ThankYou-adj-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/ThankYou-adj-600x473.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>We would like to thank<\/strong> each and every member of the Department of Neurology for adapting so rapidly to the many changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few months. UNC Health\u2019s mission \u201cto improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve\u201d is now more essential than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Are you in need of <strong>child care resources <\/strong>due to Covid-19? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/unc.live\/3duDcmD\">these resources<\/a> to support UNC health care workers.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">UNC Neurology Welcomes New Residents, Fellows and Neuroscience ICU APP\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We are pleased to welcome our incoming <strong>adult and child neurology residents<\/strong> as well as our <strong>fellows<\/strong> specializing in sleep medicine and neuromuscular disorders. Learn more about each of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/new-residents-and-fellows-announced-for-2020-2021\/\">new team members &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are also proud to introduce our new <strong>Neuroscience ICU APP\u2019s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Courtney Blodgett, MSN, AG-ACNP<\/strong>, <strong>CCRN,<\/strong> graduated from Winston-Salem State University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing. She went on to receive a master\u2019s degree in nursing from Georgetown University and is board-certified as an adult\/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrea McCulloch, MSN, AG-ACNP,<\/strong> graduated with a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in nursing from Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan. She is board-certified as an adult\/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner with a certificate in advanced practice hospice and palliative care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tyler Okelberry, MSN, AG-ACNP, CCRN,<\/strong> graduated from Utah Valley University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing followed by a master\u2019s degree in nursing from the University of Utah. He is certified as an adult\/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner after receiving a post-master\u2019s certificate from Duke University School of Nursing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #007fae;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask.png\" alt=\"Photo of the unmask badge which is a large picture of health worker without a mask.\" width=\"351\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask.png 1182w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask-280x210.png 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/unmask-600x452.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/>The Face Behind The Mask<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Providing patient care while wearing masks is disorienting and impersonal for everyone involved.<strong> Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD<\/strong>, and her daughter have a solution: the Unmask UNC badge. These photo badges reveal the smiling face behind the mask, allowing providers to connect more closely with their patients. Resident <strong>Katelyn Bricker, MD<\/strong>, models her badge in the photos. Interested?\u00a0 Email your name, role\/position and photo to <a href=\"mailto:UnmaskUNC@gmail.com\">UnmaskUNC@gmail.com<\/a> and your badge will be produced and delivered free of charge.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">BOOST-3 Community Research Study<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/04\/boost-3_logo.jpg\" alt=\"BOOST3 Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/04\/boost-3_logo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/04\/boost-3_logo-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/04\/boost-3_logo-1024x155.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/04\/boost-3_logo-768x116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/04\/boost-3_logo-600x91.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The UNC Medical Center will soon become part a nationwide NIH study of the emergency treatment of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study, <strong>Brain Oxygen Optimization in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (BOOST-3),<\/strong> will compare two treatments routinely used for monitoring and treating patients with severe TBI in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. To learn more, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/researchforme.unc.edu\/index.php\/discover\/boost-3?fbclid=IwAR1I4R_3znnTzz51Zqk3BgvBP_QYUO0cLImUzmcM3naSMiBSMUFBoLjO3s8\">Research for Me website<\/a>. Questions may be sent directly to the study team, Rhonda Cadena, MD, or Luigi Toiani, PA, at <a href=\"mailto:boost3@med.unc.edu\">boost3@med.unc.edu<\/a> or (919) 283-9281.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">Research<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>James F. Howard Jr., MD<\/strong>, was the principal investigator of the phase 3 trial for the experimental drug efgartigimod, developed by Argenx. The company plans to seek U.S. approval of the drug by the end of year in response to data showing rapid and robust responses in people with generalized myasthenia gravis. <a href=\"https:\/\/unc.live\/2zvwtdy\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, <strong>Dr. Howard<\/strong>, along with other researchers published:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cZilucoplan, a subcutaneously self-administered peptide inhibitor of complement component 5, for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32065623\/\">JAMA Neurology<\/a>, May 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMinimal symptom expression in patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory myasthenia gravis treated with eculizumab.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32189108\/\">Journal of Neurology<\/a>, March 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGuidance for the management of myasthenia gravis (MG) and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns-journal.com\/article\/S0022-510X(20)30139-8\/fulltext\">Journal of the Neurological Sciences<\/a>, May 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8547 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/bigstock-Multicolored-brain-connections-110587529-Converted.png\" alt=\"Graphic of brain\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\u201cResponse to eculizumab in patients with myasthenia gravis recently treated with chronic IVIg: a subgroup analysis of REGAIN and its open-label extension study.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7222230\/\">Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders<\/a>, May 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cComplement inhibitor therapy for myasthenia gravis.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fimmu.2020.00917\/abstract\">Frontiers in Immunology<\/a> &#8211; Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders, April 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In addition, the Italian Society of Neurology selected the following research by Dr. Howard as the most interesting article of the month for February 2020: \u201cClinical effects of the self-administered subcutaneous complement inhibitor zilucoplan in patients with moderate to severe generalized myasthenia gravis Results of a phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32065623\/\">JAMA Neurology<\/a>, February 2020<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>William Powers, MD<\/strong>, and PGY-4 resident <strong>Candice Kam, MD<\/strong>, along with two UNC Gillings researchers published, \u201cDiagnostic accuracy of acute infarcts in multiple cerebral circulations for cardioembolic stroke: Literature review and meta-analysis.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104849\">Journal of Stroke Cerebrovascular Diseases<\/a>, May 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nina Browner, MD<\/strong>, is co-author of an accepted paper, \u201cTargeted rhythmic auditory cueing during treadmill and overground gait for individuals with Parkinson disease: A case series.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/jnptacceptedarticles.wordpress.com\/2020\/04\/15\/just-accepted-targeted-rhythmic-auditory-cueing-during-treadmill-and-overground-gait-for-individuals-with-parkinson-disease-a-case-series\/?fbclid=IwAR3MEsMDjGdlBHBMNuhIb3LnWTCqhJRYhESFPFtX2rvJpNAVeM3vGCHZd6g\">Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy<\/a>, April 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Kaufer, MD<\/strong>, was part of a public-private collaboration that published \u201cDiagnostic value of plasma phosphorylated tau181 in Alzheimer\u2019s disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41591-020-0762-2\">Nature Medicine<\/a>, March 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chon Lee, MD,<\/strong> along with her former medical student at Wake Forest, Kelsey Poisson, are co-authors of a paper, \u201cResponse to cannabidiol in epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures associated with KCNT1 mutations: An open-label, prospective, interventional study,\u201d published in <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31926846\/?from_single_result=poisson+cilio+cannabidiol&amp;expanded_search_query=poisson+cilio+cannabidiol\">European Journal of Paediatric Neurology<\/a>, March 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven P. Trau, MD<\/strong>, published:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAn unusual case of new tic emergence and exacerbation following treatment with fluticasone propionate.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedneur.com\/article\/S0887-8994(19)30962-2\/abstract\">Pediatric Neurology<\/a>, April 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201c<\/strong>PURA syndrome and myotonia: a case report.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedneur.com\/article\/S0887-8994(19)30886-0\/abstract\">Pediatric Neurology<\/a>, March 2020 (co-author)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cChild Neurology: A young child with an undiagnosed case of dystonia responsive to L-dopa.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/n.neurology.org\/content\/94\/7\/326\">Neurology<\/a>, February 2020 (co-author)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">Presentations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/American-Heart-Association.jpg\" alt=\"American Heart Association logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/American-Heart-Association.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/American-Heart-Association-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>William Powers, MD<\/strong>, presented \u201cDo\u2019s and Don\u2019ts from the 2019 Update of the Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke\u201d American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 21, 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>James F. Howard, Jr, MD, <\/strong>presented:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cClinical effects of zilucoplan in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.\u201d Recorded interview &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/edhub.ama-assn.org\/jn-learning\/audio-player\/18237603\">JAMA Neurology<\/a>, February 17, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLong-term efficacy of eculizumab in refractory generalized myasthenia gravis: Responder analyses.\u201d\u00a0Webcast presented at the 2020 Virtual MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference, April 22-25, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Additional analyses of the phase 2 efgartigimod study in myasthenia gravis.\u201d Webcast presented at the Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 25-May 1, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNo change in risk of infection among NMOSD and refractory gMG patients\u00a0related with eculizumab: findings from two phase 3 studies and their extensions.\u201d Webcast presented at the Virtual 2020 6<sup>th<\/sup> Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, May 23-26, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cEfgartigimod in myasthenia gravis: Phase 3 trial design.\u201d Webcast presented at the Virtual 2020 6th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, May 24, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/AAN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/AAN.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/AAN-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Nina Browner, MD<\/strong>, organized and moderated a virtual poster blitz for grand rounds on April 31. Faculty and residents presented posters that were accepted for the 2020 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (canceled due to COVID-19). Abstracts included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cInterim Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes from a Prospective Post-Approval Trial of the RNSA\u00ae System.\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>UNC researcher and presenter: <strong><strong>HaeWon Shin, MD<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPoor Epilepsy Self-Management and Self-Efficacy Skills in EMU Patients.\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>UNC researchers: <strong>Drs.<\/strong> <strong>HaeWon Shin <\/strong>(presenter), <strong>Angela Wabulya<\/strong>; <strong>NP\u2019s Darcy Subramaniam, Linh Ngo, Shabina Sheikh, Erin Carrier; Sana Chopra<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAre We Following Best Practices for Evaluation of Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures (PNES) &#8211; We Shouldn\u2019t Need to Reinvent the Wheel\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>UNC researchers: <strong>Drs.<\/strong> <strong>Angela Wabulya <\/strong>(presenter),<strong><strong> Michael Tennison, William Powers, Manisha Chopra, Bradley Vaughn<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAdditional Analyses of the Phase 2 Efgartigimod Study in Myasthenia Gravis\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>UNC researcher and presenter: <strong><strong>James F. Howard, Jr., MD<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMiller-Fisher Syndrome (MFS) with Delayed Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy: Imaging and Electrodiagnostic Findings, Treatment and Outcome.\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>UNC researchers:<strong> Drs<\/strong>. <strong>Charles Port, Anahit Mehrabyan, Victor Lin <\/strong>(presenter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>&#8220;Figure Copy and Recall Profiles Help Distinguish Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease, Frontotemporal Degeneration, and Dementia with Lewy Bodies&#8221;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><b>Drs. Amalia Peterson (presenter), Daniel Kaufer; Adrian Boltz, Matthew Harris, Alexander Eisenstein<br \/>\n<\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8573\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 360px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/NCNeurology-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Neurology team members at the North Carolina Neurological Society meeting 2020\" width=\"350\" height=\"289\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">(l-r) Drs. Dujmovic-Basuroski, Peterson, Browner, Palmer, Tsai and Li<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Resident poster presentations at the <strong>North Carolina Neurological Society meeting<\/strong> held in Raleigh on February 21-23 included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carolyn Tsai, MD<\/strong>, presenting updates in the treatment of status epilepticus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Xiaoyang Li, MD<\/strong>, and <strong>Amalia Peterson, MD<\/strong>, presenting, \u201cAcquired hepatocerebral degeneration as a cause of dyskinesia in a patient with liver cirrhosis: a case report,\u201d under the mentorship of <strong>Irena Dujmovic Basuroski<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steven Palmer, MD <\/strong>and<strong> Amalia Peterson, MD,<\/strong> poster presentation of \u201cTwo Cases of Sporadic Late-Onset Nemaline Rod Myopathy\u201d under the mentorship of<strong> Anahit Mehrabyan, MD.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carolyn Tsai, MD; Zuleyma Toledo-Nieves, MD; Gregory Chamberlin, MD; Thomas Bouldin, MD; <\/strong>poster presentation of \u201cVasculitic Mononeuritis Multiplex Associated with Hepatitis B and C: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options\u201d under the mentorship of<strong> Anahit Mehrabyan, MD.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Steven Palmer, MD<\/strong>, under the mentorship of <strong>Anahit Mehrabyan, MD<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presented a poster titled \u201cA case of HNRNPA1 gene mutation with multisystem proteinopathy presenting as inclusion body myopathy\u201d at the 16th International Congress of Neuromuscular Diseases in Valencia, Spain, May 28 &#8211; June 1, 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Was accepted to present &#8220;A 46-year-old man with slowly progressive weakness&#8221; at the AAN 2020 Annual Meeting, Section: Diagnosis and Management of Unusual Cases in Neuromuscular Disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Casey Olm-Shipman, MD<\/strong>, <strong>MS<\/strong>, in her role as the director of the Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety Scholarly Concentration Program, organized the UNC Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety Symposium on March 5. Twelve students from the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine presented QI projects they conducted with their faculty mentors. Medical student Cindy Pi, mentored by Dr. Olm-Shipman, presented \u201cReducing routine daily chest x- rays in the neuroscience ICU.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">Outreach<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/07\/PSPCenterOfCare_RGB_FullColor-1024x185.png\" alt=\"Cure PSP Center of Care logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/07\/PSPCenterOfCare_RGB_FullColor-1024x185.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/07\/PSPCenterOfCare_RGB_FullColor-1024x185-150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/07\/PSPCenterOfCare_RGB_FullColor-1024x185-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2018\/07\/PSPCenterOfCare_RGB_FullColor-1024x185-768x139.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Jessica Shurer, MSW, LCSW<\/strong>, recently joined the board of directors for CurePSP and will serve on their Patient and Care Partner Advocacy Committee. The organization also asked Jessica to co-facilitate a new virtual support group that meets every other week with attendees from across the U.S., Canada and Europe. Jessica\u2019s three local community support groups (Parkinson\u2019s disease; progressive supranuclear palsy &amp; corticobasal degeneration; multiple system atrophy) have also gone virtual with great turnout and engagement, and now include attendees from across the state.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Jessica presented on the Self-Care panel at the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation\u2019s 2020 Care Partner Summit which was held virtually on May 16 and attended by more than 1,100 individuals from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>PGY2 neurology resident <strong>Carolyn Tsai, MD<\/strong>, was one of 216 neurologists who gathered for the 18th annual American Academy of Neurology <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HElMpu\">Neurology on the Hill<\/a> on February 24-25. The neurologists met with federal lawmakers to educate Congress on the critical role of neurologists in health care, the needs of their patients, and the need for drug pricing reform.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.7268%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/Congress-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Carolyn Tsai, MD, at the American Academy of Neurology's Neurology on the Hill\" width=\"350\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/Congress-crop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/Congress-crop-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.546448%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.7268%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/Congress2-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Caroly Tsai, MD, poses with state officials at the American Academy of Neurology's Neurology on the Hill\" width=\"350\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/Congress2-crop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/06\/Congress2-crop-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nina Browner, MD<\/strong>, co-presented a Parkinson\u2019s Foundation webinar, &#8220;Answering Your Parkinson&#8217;s Disease Questions with AARP\u201d on April 30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Smith III, PhD<\/strong>, served as a coach and a judge last February in the School of Medicine\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/som-vital-signs\/2020\/february-20\/school-of-medicine-faculty-participate-in-making-the-case-program-and-refine-a-business-pitch?utm_source=vs-email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=8\">Making the Case<\/a> program sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development. Program participants included six faculty members who developed and practiced pitching their business ideas in front of a panel of institutional leaders.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #007fae;\">Events<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The UNC Comprehensive Stroke Center held its second annual <strong>Stroke Survivor &amp; Caregiver Event <\/strong>on March 7\u00a0at the Carolina Inn. 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