In Brief

Oral appliance for Tourette syndrome

The Neuroscience Institute and the University of Tennesee Health Science Center College of Dentistry are part of a multi-site study to test the effectiveness of a new oral appliance for patients with Tourette syndrome.

The appliance, much like a mouth guard, is designed to reposition the lower jaw to lessen the severity and frequency of motor and vocal tics associated with Tourette’s.

The study is funded by TicTocStop, Inc., an organization founded by Craig Carton, who is also a host of the “Boomer and Carton” show on sports radio station WFAN in New York. Carton and two of his children have Tourette syndrome.

Nurse practitioners share at CNS meeting

Four Le Bonheur nurse practitioners shared research at the Child Neurology Society Nursing Meeting in October.

• “Febrile seizures, to treat or not to treat...that is the question!” – Lauren Siebrase, MSN, FNP-C
• “Evaluation and treatment management of childhood epilepsy syndromes” – Lai Brooks, DNP, FNP-BC, and Siebrase
• “Glut1 transporter deficiency presenting as alternating hemiplegia of childhood” – Kelli Ward, and Davi Ledet, BSN, MSN, MBA

Neurosurgeons present at AANS/CNS meeting

Le Bonheur and Semmes Murphey neurosurgeons presented research on brain stem gliomas and pineoblastomas at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on pediatric neurological surgery meeting in December. Paul Klimo Jr., MD, also served as a panelist for the clinical symposia on Hydrocephalus: Shunting vs. ETV.

Spring Neurology Symposium set for April

Save the date for the 10th Annual Mac Armour Pediatric Neurology Symposium April 29-30 at the Big Cypress Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. Doug Nordli, MD, will be guest speaker. He serves as professor of neurology and pediatrics at Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University. For more information or to register, visit www.methodistmd.org or call 901-516-8933.

Neuroradiologist’s stories included in new book Le Bonheur

Director of Neuroradiology Asim Choudhri, MD, is one of 20 radiologists who shared case studies in a new book, “Radiologists at Work: Saving Lives with the Lights Off” by Carolyn Jourdan.