Helen Bronte-Stewart
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
- Member, Bio-X
- Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Neurology 300 Pasteur Dr Rm A301 MC 5325 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6469 Fax (650) 725-0390
- Academic Offices
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neurology
- movement disorders
Administrative Appointments
- Co-director, Stanford Balance Center (2010 - present)
- Division Chief, Movement Disorders division, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (1999 - present)
- Director, Stanford Movement Disorders Center (1999 - present)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1992) |
| Board Certification: | Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1991) |
| Internship: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania PA (1985) |
| Medical Education: | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PA (1984) |
| BA: | University of York, England, Mathematics and physics |
| MSE: | University of Pennsylvania, Bioengineering |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My research focus is human motor control and brain pathophysiology in movement disorders. Our overall goal is to understand the role of the basal ganglia electrical activity in the pathogenesis of movement disorders. We have developed novel computerized technology to measure fine, limb and postural movement. With these we are measuring local field potentials in basal ganglia nuclei in patients with Parkinson's disease and dystonian and correlating brain signalling with motor behavior.
Publications
- Perceptual errors increase with movement duration and may contribute to hypokinesia in Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience. 2013: 1-13
- Deficits in visuospatial processing contribute to quantitative measures of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience. 2012: 151-6
- Effect of medication and STN-DBS on postural control in subjects with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012; (3): 285-9
- High frequency deep brain stimulation attenuates subthalamic and cortical rhythms in Parkinson's disease. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012: 155
- New drugs/devices Deep brain stimulation (DBS) Neurology Clin Pract. 2012; (2): 67 - 71
- Resting Beta Hypersynchrony in Secondary Dystonia and Its Suppression During Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation in DYT3+ Lubag Dystonia. Neuromodulation. 2012
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