Welcome to the Department of Neurology
The OHSU Department of Neurology is one of the nation’s leading neurologic research and training programs and provides the most comprehensive care of neurologic illnesses in the Pacific Northwest. We have subspecialty centers that offer specialized care for patients with a range of neurologic diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy and brain tumors .
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Recent News
December 29, 2011–Gene Bowman study finds that elderly people with diets high in vitamins B, C, D, and E and in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage and other abnormalities associated with Alzheimer's disease than people whose diets aren't high in those nutrients. Read more
September 17, 2011 – Dennis Bourdette, M.D., chair of the OHSU Department of Neurology, delivered this year's annual John N. Whitaker Memorial Lecture at the Paralyzed Veterans of America SUMMIT meeting in Orlando, Florida, on September 17. The Department of Veterans MS Centers of Excellence selected Dr. Bourdette to give this lecture in recognition of his many contributions to multiple sclerosis research and to improving the lives of people with MS. The lecture was entitled "Multiple Sclerosis: 30 Years of Progress."
Jay Nutt, M.D., is this year's recipient of the Movement Disorders Research Award from the American Academy of Neurology, was presented to Dr. Nutt during the 63rd annual AAN meeting this year in Hawaii. This award is recognition for lifetime achievement in the field of Movement Disorders.
Surgery or stent to remove plaque from neck arteries? Studies appear to differ Read the Oregonian article
One-third of people aged 65 or older have a fall at least once each year. Dr. Jeff Kaye, Professor of Neurology in the School of Medicine and Director of the Oregon Center on Aging and Technology (ORCATECH), is working with Intel and others to reduce the number and the severity of falls. Read the recent New York Times article
