Category: News

Coming from the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, Dr. Don Elbert joined as an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology. Welcome to the department Dr. Elbert!

To read the full article, please visit the link below: The UW Huddle

Drs. Sarah Wahlster and Claire Creutzfeldt were awarded the 2022 HMC Pilot Project Award for their project titled:Long-Term Trajectories Following Severe Acute Brain Injury Requiring Mechanical Ventilation: A Mixed-methods Study to Assess Outcomes of Patients and Their Surrogate Decision-Makers

This will be multidisciplinary project in collaboration with faculty from Palliative Care, Rehab Medicine, Neurosurgery, Pulmonary & Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine.  The goal to examine long-term neurological outcomes of patients and mental health outcomes of their surrogate decision makers 12-18 months after severe acute brain injury, and  to 1) explore how communication by the ICU team impacted critical decisions and understanding of prognosis, 2) identify key challenges in the post-ICU recovery process, and 3) assess how socioeconomic status, financial concerns, and access to healthcare impacted outcomes.

More than just a headache

• Migraines are a common, debilitating neurological condition.  
• Despite great progress in medical treatments, migraines remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. 
• Migraines involve intense head pain; light, sound and movement sensitivity; nausea and vomiting; and visual disturbances. 
• Migraine triggers include changes in sleep, environmental stimulation, stress and certain foods. 
• Some individuals with migraines also experience visual, sensory, motor or speech-related aura.  
• Treatments include medications, supplements, lifestyle changes and neuromodulation devices.  

Approximately 90% of individuals in the United States experience headache during their lifetime. There are several types of headaches, such as tension-type headache, migraine, cluster headache and others.

To read the full article, please visit the link below:

https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/well/health/how-to-treat-migraines

Congratulations to Dr. Weinstein on his NIH RO1 award, for the “Role of Microglia in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease (CSVD)/Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI)”

For more information about Dr. Weinstein’s research, visit his lab’s webpage: Weinstein Laboratory | Department of Neurology (washington.edu)

Highlights | Celebrating decades of MS care, research and training 

• UW Medical Center has provided comprehensive multiple sclerosis (MS) services since 1977. 
• Since 2012, all MS services have been under one roof in the UW Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center at UW Medical Center – Northwest. 
• A team approach is important for helping patients deal with the many ways MS impacts life.
• Along with clinical care, the Center also houses research and training opportunities. 
• The Center is involved in community MS events and constantly works to offer new services.

Congratulations on 10 years! To read the full article, please visit the link below:

https://huddle.uwmedicine.org/ms-center-celebrates-10-years/

Congratulations to the Neurologists listed below for being cited as Top Docs in this year’s Seattle Magazine survey. This honor reflects the admiration of their Puget Sound area neurologist peers.

Congratulations to the Neurologists listed below for being cited as Top Docs in this year’s Seattle Magazine survey. This honor reflects the admiration of their Puget Sound area neurologist peers.

When Ryder Gordon was 2 years old, he underwent his first surgery. It took 12 hours and saved his life.

Thomas Gordon and his wife, Magi, vividly remember the day they handed over their son to surgeons at Seattle Children’s.

“It was gut-wrenching,” said Magi. “You want more than anything to switch places with your child.”

Ryder was the couple’s first child and they never imagined being thrust into a world of comprehensive medical care. But there they were, among the bright lights of the surgical suites and the bustling halls of the hospital.

To read the full article featuring UW Medicine’s Dr. Aimee Sato, please visit the link below:

https://pulse.seattlechildrens.org/ill-have-scars-too-a-father-son-bond-more-than-skin-deep/

Congratulations Harborview Medical Center!

The American Heart Association (AHA) is recognizing your hospital nationally for the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award!

Again, congratulations to your entire team for your commitment to high quality patient care through Get With the Guidelines®!

Also, the UW Medicine Comprehensive Stroke Center just successfully received recertification of it’s status from the Joint Commission.

Congratulations to the UW Medicine Comprehensive Stroke Center!

Highlights | Improving primary care access to headache treatment

• One of every six people in the U.S. have headaches every year.
• Migraines are ranked as the second cause of disability by the World Health Organization.
• Taking acute pain medication for frequent headaches can cause daily rebound headaches.
• Instead, try adding preventive treatment options, lifestyle changes and neuromodulation devices.
• UW Medicine providers can use eConsults with the Headache Clinic at UW Medical Center – Roosevelt for earlier access to expert advice.

Headaches, especially migraine-type headaches, are common. There are more than 150 headache diagnoses, from tension-type headaches to migraine-type headaches to rare diagnoses such as cluster and hypnic headaches. In the U.S., 45 million people (roughly one in six) have headaches every year, and 8 million of these individuals end up in their doctor’s office looking for help.   

To read the full article, please visit the link below:

https://huddle.uwmedicine.org/3-things-our-headache-experts-want-you-to-know/