Topics: Neurology

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College of Medicine joins research team testing the impact of video on visit communication for people with ALS

Apr 11, 2025

The Department of Neurology at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Neuroscience Institute are part of a research group that has received a five-year, $13 million funding award […]

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson’s disease treatment

Mar 27, 2025

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has become the first hospital in Pennsylvania to implement a new type of deep brain stimulation therapy that offers new hope to Parkinson’s disease patients looking for better symptom control.

Portraits of Lakshmi Shankar, MD (faculty), and Brad Graefe, MD (residents/fellows), are shown next to the words Exceptional Moments in Teaching.

Shankar and Graefe recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Feb 1, 2025

Lakshmi Shankar, MD, faculty member, and Brad Graefe, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program for the month of February.

Portraits of Dustin Paul, DO (faculty), and Shantelle Griffith, MD (residents/fellows), are shown next to the words Exceptional Moments in Teaching.

Paul and Griffith recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Jan 7, 2025

Dustin Paul, DO, and Shantelle Griffith, MD, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program for January.

Thirteen members of the Neuroscience Critical Care team at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center smile as they stand around a pull-up banner that reads “Congratulations to our Neuroscience Critical Care – 2024 Gold Beacon Award Winners.”

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Neuroscience Critical Care Unit earns gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence

Sep 6, 2024

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Neuroscience Critical Care Unit has been recognized with a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Portraits of Yassir O. Mahgoub, MD (faculty), and Aatqa Memom, MD (residents/fellows), are shown next to the words Exceptional Moments in Teaching.

Mahgoub and Memon recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Aug 8, 2024

Yassir O. Mahgoub, MD, faculty member, and Aatqa Memon, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

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Three Penn State Health hospitals named among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report

Jul 17, 2024

U.S. News & World Report has once again recognized three Penn State Health hospitals in its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings.

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College of Medicine leads NIH grant investigating the use of artificial intelligence to improve outcomes for stroke patients

Jun 20, 2024

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine were awarded more than $2 million by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Cerebral angiography image from Fluoroscopy in intervention radiology showing cerebral artery.

The Medical Minute: The dangers of cerebral aneurysms

May 29, 2024

You might never know they’re there. But brain aneurysms can turn into ticking time bombs medical science is still attempting to understand. A Penn State Health expert discusses the unsure world of cerebral aneurysms.

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Lessons for the mind: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center stroke team outreach focuses on stopping strokes

May 17, 2024

Members of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Stroke Program visit places like Paxtonia Elementary School in Harrisburg to spread the world -- when it comes to strokes, seconds count.

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