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When Neurology Informs Psychiatry: Lessons from Movement Disorders in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Depression
Treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression numbers continue to rise, leaving families and physicians desperate for answers and uncertain about next therapeutic steps. A neurology team at UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute has risen to the challenge and is following clues from other brain disorders to evaluate and introduce new therapies that can restore quality of life.Prescribing movement for the brain: The neuroprotective case for exercise
Cardiovascular health, metabolic balance, and improved mood are well-established outcomes of regular exercise. But an expanding body of neurobiology research reveals that the most remarkable benefits may occur in the brain – where physical activity enhances neuroplasticity, promotes cellular repair, and supports cognitive longevity.‘Miracles Do Happen’: A Rare Case of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Treated After Misdiagnosis
Richard “Dick” Nash first suspected something might be wrong in 2011, when he participated in a walk for juvenile diabetes in honor of his granddaughter. “It was only 2 miles – no big deal – but I wasn’t able to complete it without falling down,” he recalls. “My wife had to help me back to the car.”Congress of Neurological Surgeons 75th Annual Meeting
We are pleased to share the sessions to be presented and co-presented by UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery faculty members at the upcoming 2025 CNS annual meeting, and we look forward to seeing our colleagues in Los Angeles this October.UTSW Stroke Center receives Joint Commission recertification for exceptional care
We’re proud to announce that UT Southwestern’s Robert D. Rogers Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center has again received The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval recertification for the fifth consecutive time. UTSW has held the Commission’s highest level of certification for stroke care since 2014.UT Southwestern is best hospital in DFW for ninth straight year
Twelve specialties are nationally ranked – the most of any hospital in Texas – by U.S. News & World ReportMom celebrates sending her two children to college – both have complex health needs
Tonya, a Children’s Health nurse, shares the confidence she had in her colleagues to beat her son’s cancer and repair her daughter’s heart.2025 Quality Outcomes Report
The Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern is proud to share its 2025 Quality Outcomes Report. This report highlights how substantial improvements in discharge processes, evidence-based protocols, and care coordination have led to enhanced patient experience, improved outcomes, increased discharge efficiencies, and significantly reduced mortality rates.Endoscopic Spine Surgery: The Lowest-Risk Option for Prolonged Back Pain Relief
For patients with back or leg pain, the source can usually be traced to nerve pressure, such as a herniated disc in younger patients or arthritic bone spurs in older populations. Traditionally, this would leave them to choose between undergoing extensive surgery to correct the issue or continuing treatments to mitigate the pain indefinitely. At UT Southwestern, patients now have a much less invasive option in endoscopic spine surgery, an outpatient procedure to fix the underlying issue and relieve pain.UT Southwestern researchers receive multi-million dollar grant to aid cerebellar disorders research
UTSW team receives funding from Raynor Cerebellum Project to develop treatments for congenital brain diseaseFaster clot-busting drug works as well as traditional drug for stroke
Newly approved tenecteplase, administered in a single rapid dose, may have advantages over alteplase for treating acute ischemic strokes, UTSW-led study showsGene therapy offers hope for giant axonal neuropathy patients
Treatment developed by UTSW researchers shows promise in phase 1 trial, provides road map for treating other inherited neurological diseases