Welcome to the Department of Neurology
Welcome to the Department of Neurology
Letter from the Chairman
Kenneth L. Tyler, MD, welcomes you to the Department of Neurology
As Chair, it’s a pleasure for me to welcome you to the Neurology Department of the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
The Department is part of the University of Colorado | Anschutz Medical Campus and is one of the largest academic medical centers between Chicago and the West Coast. The School of Medicine is among the top medical schools nationally in NIH funding and partners with numerous nationally recognized affiliated hospitals.
Our Department is composed of more than 120 primary faculty members whose clinical and research interests and activities encompass all aspects of Neurology. Faculty are integrated into functional units, including Behavioral Neurology, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, Headache & Pain Medicine, Neuro-Infectious Disease, Movement Disorders, Neuroimmunology, Autoimmune Neurology & Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disorders, Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neuropalliative Care and General Neurology, each of which strives to provide cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients and families dealing with neurological disease. ... read more
Neurology Subspecialties
Consultative Neurology
CU Alzheimer's and Cognition Center
Epilepsy/Neuro-Diagnostics
Epilepsy/NES (Non-Epileptic Seizures)
Headache/Pain Medicine
Movement Disorders
Neuro-Behavior/Memory Disorders
Neuro-Immunology/Multiple Sclerosis
Neuro-Infectious Disease
Neuro-Muscular Medicine
Neuro-Oncology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neuro-Palliative Care
Neuro-Vascular/Stroke
CDC Reports Two Cases of Monkeypox-Related Encephalomyelitis
“Although neurologic complications of acute monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections are rare, suspected cases should be reported to state, tribal, local, or territorial health departments to improve understanding of the range of clinical manifestations of and treatment options for MPXV infections during the current outbreak,” writes lead author Daniel Pastula, neurologist and epidemiologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Medscape, September 14, 2022
How Does Monkeypox Affect the Brain?
Viral infections are known to set off an influx of inflammation throughout the body, including the brain, which can either trigger new psychological symptoms or a flare-up of an underlying mental health condition, according to Daniel Pastula, associate professor of neurology, medicine, and epidemiology. Self, September 12, 2022
CDC Warns About Enterovirus in Kids – and the Risk of Rare Paralysis that Can Follow
Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, associate professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Neurology at the University of Colorado, had been working on research studies in 2014 when the outbreak began to swell. He is now helping to lead a pilot study for the National Institutes of Health, launched last year, that hopes to study the virus as it spreads this year, in hopes of accelerating answers for the disease. CBS News, September 12, 2022
Risk Factors in Kids Linked to Stroke as Soon as 30s, 40s
“While strokes in childhood and very early adulthood are not likely caused by atherosclerotic risk factors, it does look like these risk factors increase throughout early and young adulthood and become significant risk factors for stroke in the 30s and 40s,” according to lead author, Sharon N. Poisson, MD, MAS, Associate Professor of Neurology. Medscape, August 12, 2022
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Neurology Clinic - University of Colorado Hospital
Phone: 720-848-2080
Neurology Administration
E-Mail: Neurology-Administrative@ucdenver.edu