Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine

Publications

Maki PM, Cohen M, Weber K, Little DM, Fornelli D, Perschler P, Gould F, Martin E. Deficits in verbal memory and hippocampal function in HIV-positive women. Neurology 2009;7:1661-1668.

Schwamm LH… Gorelick PB….Recommendations for the Implementation of Telemedicine within Stroke Systems of Care. A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association. Stroke 2009;40:2635-2660.

Sheng JR, Li L, Prabhakar BS, Meriggioli MN.   Acetylcholine receptor-α subunit expression in myasthenia gravis: a role for the autoantigen in pathogenesis  Muscle Nerve 2009;40:279-286.

Silverstein SM, Berten S, Essex B, Kovacs I, Susmaras T, Little DM. An fMRI examination of visual integration in schizophrenia. J Integ Neurosci 2009;8:175-202.

Szlyk JP, Little DM. Cortical networks subserving word recognition in age-related macular degeneration. Invest Ophthal Vis Sci 2009;50:4487-4495.

Conference Presentations

Ashley J, Ashley M, Little DM. Relation between thalamic volume and functional outcomes in TBI. International Neurotrauma Society Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA 2009.

Little DM, Kraus MF, Zhou XJ, Joseph J, Susmaras T, Geary EK, Pliskin N, Gorelick P. High-resolution diffusion tensor imaging of thalamic projection fibers in TBI. International Neurotrauma Society Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA 2009.

Invited Presentations

Little DM, Kraus MF, Joseph J, Geary EK, Susmaras T, Zhou XJ, Gorelick PB. Thalamic projection fibers and cognitive impairment following traumatic brain injury. Department of Defense Military Health Research Forum. Kansas City, MO 2009.

Gorelick PB. New insights in stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation.  Invited symposium presentation, European Federation of Neurology Societies, Florence, Italy, 2009.

Grants Submitted

National Acquired Pediatric Brain Injury Plan

PI: The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation

National Lead PIs: Sandra Bond Chapman PhD (University of Texas Southwest), Gillian Hotz PhD (University of Miami), Ann Glang PhD (The Teaching Institute), Mark Proctor MD (Harvard University), Jeanne Dise-Lewis PhD (University of Colorado at Denver and The Children’s Hospital), Deborah M. Little PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago), Gerard Giogia PhD (George Washington University, Children’s Memorial)

Sponsors: Department of Education, National Institute of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Secretary of Urban Development and Housing, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Defense
Total Programmatic Direct Cost: $930,000,000

 State PI: Deborah M. Little
Co-Is: Carol MacMillan (Univ of Chicago), Lisa Stanford (UIC), Mark Wainwright (Northwestern), Steve Gillenwater (Rush Univ)
Project Period for State Lead: 4/1/10-12/31/12
Total Direct Cost for State Lead: $46,762,774

 National PI (Rural Medicine and Telehealth): Deborah M. Little
Project Period for National Lead: 1/1/10-12/31/12
Total Direct Cost for National Lead: $14,091,036
 

Grants Awarded 

Investigators: PI: Pauline Maki, Ph.D; Co-Is: Deborah Little, Eileen Martin
Title:  Chicago Consortium for the Women’s Interagency HIV Study
Sponsor: Hektoen Institute
Project Period: 1/1/2009 – 12/31/2009

 Investigators: PI: Orly Lazarov; Co-I: Deborah Little, David Nyenhuis, X. Joe Zhou, L. Pedelty

Title:  Comparative Effectiveness of Brain Imaging and Blood Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
Project Period 11/1/09-10/31/11
Total Cost: $999,000

 
Investigators:  PI: David Vaillancourt, Ph.D.; Co-Is: Daniel Corcos, Deborah Little, Cynthia Comella, Janey Prodohl

Title:  Scaling and sequencing motor output in humans: an fMRI and DTI study.
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
Project Period 11/1/09-10/31/11
Total Cost: $1,200,000

 Investigators: PI: Mani Pavuluri MD; Co-Is: Deborah Little, John Sweeney, X. Joe Zhou, Mark Stein, David Henry
Title:  Neural Circuitry Mechanisms in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Project Period: 1/1/2009 – 12/31/2009 

Investigator:  Meriggioli, M.
Title: Antigen-Specific Immunoregulation of Experimental Myasthenia Gravis.
Sponsor: Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Antigen-Specific Immunoregulation of Experimental Myasthenia Gravis.
08/01/2009- 07/30/2012