neurology
September 4, 2025
UAMS, ALS Association Celebrate Opening of First ALS Clinic in NWA
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the ALS Association (ALSA) celebrated today the opening of a new multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, at its Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Made possible by a three-year, $424,542 Hoffman Clinic Development…
July 31, 2018
Kelly-Ann Patrice, M.D., Joins UAMS as Stroke Specialist
July 31, 2018 | Kelly-Ann Patrice, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a neurologist specializing in stroke care. Patrice treats emergency stroke patients in the UAMS Medical Center and provides post-stroke recovery care in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute’s Neurology Clinic. Patrice also treats patients with cerebral…
April 24, 2018
Patients, Caregivers, Doctors Unite at Parkinson’s Forum
April 24, 2018 | Nearly 200 people came together at UAMS for the fourth annual Parkinson’s Forum to give the disease a one-two punch. One: Arm yourself with the latest information about the treatment of Parkinson’s. Two: Surround yourself with a community of fellow patients, caregivers and supporters. Knockout! This year, the punching was more…
May 4, 2017
With Time on His Side, NLR Man Survives Stroke
May 4, 2017 | If his family had waited just half an hour more, the prognosis for 91-year-old Wayne Harris would not have been promising. One Saturday afternoon in early March, Cathy Harris was sorting clothes while her husband of 35 years was finishing a meal. “I could see him at the table and he…
April 5, 2017
Neurologist Mitesh Lotia Joins UAMS as Tourette’s Specialist
April 5, 2017 | Mitesh P. Lotia, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a movement disorder neurologist with a special interest in Tourette syndrome and will see patients in the Movement Disorder Clinic. Lotia is also an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine….
August 17, 2015
Mega Brain Draws Crowds for Stroke Education
Aug. 17, 2015 | The best way to reach people’s minds might just be with a brain — a 18-by-14-by-12-foot, inflatable Mega Brain.
June 25, 2013
Gamma Knife Successfully Shrinks Auditory Tumor
June 25, 2013 | Debbie Korte thought something was wrong with the telephone at the school where she works. One day in 2009, she answered it and could barely hear the caller’s voice. As soon as she transferred the receiver to her other ear, Korte could hear the caller clearly, and she knew the source of the problem wasn’t the phone.
September 28, 2012
Centers for Children Opens In Jonesboro
Sept. 28, 2012 | Two of Arkansas’ most trusted names in health care are expanding a unique collaborative to bring subspecialty services directly to children and families in northeast Arkansas.
May 9, 2011
Fourth-Year Medical Student Awarded Neurology Prize
May 9, 2011 | Kristoffer Nissinen, a fourth-year medical student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, was awarded the Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology at a presentation May 6.
September 3, 2010
UAMS Brain Aneurysm Procedure Puts Triathlete Back in Race
Sept. 3, 2010 |Triathlete Heidi Karsten-Zulliger of Conway was skeptical when told she was at high risk for a brain aneurysm.
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