neurology


July 31, 2018

Kelly-Ann Patrice, M.D., Joins UAMS as Stroke Specialist

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Portrait of Dr. Patrice

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

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Doctor at podium

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

Katrina Dupins

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

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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

Ben Boulden

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

Ben Boulden

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

Nate Hinkel

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

Nate Hinkel

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

David Robinson

Sept. 3, 2010 |Triathlete Heidi Karsten-Zulliger of Conway was skeptical when told she was at high risk for a brain aneurysm.


March 19, 2010

UAMS College of Medicine Names Greenfield Chair of Neurology

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – L. John Greenfield Jr., M.D., Ph.D., has been named chairman of the Department of Neurology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, effective July 1.</span>