Above is a PET scan of the brain of a patient who suffers from frontotemporal dementia. This degenerative disease affects the frontal and anterior temporal lobes of the brain and is marked by changes in personality and behavior. The reduction of activity in the affected areas is evidenced by the lack of red and yellow in the upper portion of the image.

Department Chair's Welcome
Read a message from Dr. Allan Levey, Department Chair.

Meet The Faculty
The Department of Neurology strives for excellence in both research and patient care. Learn who is on our team and read about their research.

Updates:
Late last week, U.S. News & World Report released its annual ranking of the best hospitals in America. Emory University Hospital is among the nation’s best – with eight specialties scoring rankings, including seven in the top 20.

Congratulations to Dr. James Lah for winning the prestigious Tomorrow’s Leader in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Award. This award is given to the most promising up and coming researchers in the Alzheimer field. For more information, please click here.

Epilepsy Story Featuring Dr. Page Pennell
Monitoring of a Popular Epilepsy Drug During Pregnancy Reduces Seizure Risk, Study Shows

RLS Story Featured on MSNBC Video. Please click here.

Congratulations to Dr. Linton C. Hopkins for receiving the Emory Williams Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Medical School Evangeline Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award.
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