Neurology

Significant Accomplishments

MEG Laboratory

The Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center, created in 2006, noninvasively measures magnetic fields created by the brain’s electrical activity and provides high spatiotemporal information about functional brain activity. MEG is now used to map epileptogenic foci and eloquent brain function for pre-operative evaluation of epilepsy surgery, and hundreds of patients have benefited. Researchers at the MEG Center have developed 17 collaborative projects including the study of language function of the developing brain, identification of neuromagnetic abnormalities in migraine and localization of epileptic foci with high-frequency oscillations. Supported by a Trustee Grant and two National Institutes of Health grants, the research team has published about 26 MEG papers in peer-reviewed journals. Within five years, our program has become one of the leading clinical MEG sites in the world. We have trained 10 MEG scientists, six of whom have become department or lab directors at their hospitals or institutions.   

Neuromuscular Program

The Comprehensive Neuromuscular Care Center has distinguished itself as a center of excellence for the management and care of our patients. The center provides comprehensive interdisciplinary care for optimal outcomes in patients from all over the United States and other countries with pediatric neuromuscular disorders, in particular Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Besides the teaching and education of pediatric and neurology resident staff, the program has also been successful in the training of pediatric neuromuscular specialists who are now working at other pediatric institutions. The program is active in translational and clinical neuromuscular research. In particular, it brings together other specialties in collaborative research projects and clinical trials in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.