Public Information Service

Welcome to the Absher Neurology Public Information Service (PIS).  The PIS is designed to offer you a wealth of neurology related information and resources.  Feel free to contact us to suggest additional features or enhancements to this portion of our website.

Key Benefits of the Public Information Service

	Free of charge and openly available to anyone with access to a web browser
	Valuable information about Absher Neurology
	Important resources related to neurology and related fields
	Enhanced efficiency and accuracy of our service to you

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General Information about Absher Neurology, P.A.

 

The "About" link (below) links you to information about Absher Neurology such as its mission, personnel, and philosophy of care.  We eventually plan to include information about our business associates, physician colleagues, and others.  This part of the website introduces you to Absher Neurology and our vision for your health care.

 

Clinical Services Offered Through Absher Neurology

 

We explain in our Clinical Expectations Series the differences between inpatient and outpatient services, and summarize what you can expect in each type of situation.  We "walk you through" a typical hospital stay, and a typical new patient appointment, so you know in advance what to expect.  We describe the neurological history, physical, neurologic, and neurobehavioral examinations, discuss the various "subspecialty" areas of expertise that we have, and explain how our outpatient services are structured to offer access to both general and subspecialty neurology services.  We explain the tests and procedures that might be suggested as part of your evaluation and management, why they are useful, and their potential risks.  This part of the website includes the answers to most of the common questions you may have concerning your clinical management by Absher Neurology.

 

Teaching Activities at Absher Neurology

 

We want to share our knowledge with medical students, physicians in training, practicing physicians, and other health care professionals.  Obviously, the public is an important audience, too.  Absher Neurology uses a "moodle" website to provide neurology educational materials and tests to health care professionals with access to restricted parts of our website.  Although some portions of the website are restricted to our medical students, interested health care professionals may be granted access to some of the teaching resources we have online.

 

Research Programs at Absher Neurology

 

Absher Neurology is involved with clinical research.  Dr. Absher is a co-investigator in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS), a study of the role of hormone replacement therapy as a potential treatment to prevent Alzheimer's disease or other dementia syndromes.  Absher Neurology is not recruiting for this study.  Pharmaceutical (drug) studies have been conducted in several areas, and many more are anticipated. At this time, Absher Neurology is recruiting patients for (a) a study of an oral therapy for Multiple Sclerosis (FTY-2309), (b) for a study of mild Alzheimer's disease, (c) for a study of young patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and recent stroke or TIA, and (d) for patients with partial seizures who have not yet gotten them under control.  Dr. Absher continues to pursue the Thalamic Infarction Cognition Study (TICS).  If you have had a stroke within the thalamus, but no other parts of your brain are damaged by stroke, you may be eligible for participation in the TICS study.  Dr. Absher continues to recruit patients for the TICS study.  Dr. Absher has a longstanding interest neuroimaging research, including Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound technology.  Much of this neuroimaging work involves cerebrovascular disorders such as stroke and chronic hypertension.  The August 2007 journal, Archives of Neurology, contains Dr. Absher's latest functional neuroimaging publication.  Please check the Alliance for Neuro Research, LLC, website for the latest information about clinical research opportunities at Absher Neurology.

 

Medical-legal Consultation Services at Absher Neurology

 

There are a number of situations in which the advice of a neurologist might be helpful for a medical-legal issue.  For example, a patient may seek compensation for disability, or seek to establish a "disability rating" related to a Workmen's Compensation claim.  The plaintiff in a civil lawsuit (i.e., the person who brings a claim against someone else) may want a neurologist to testify that someone else caused their problems and should therefore pay damages (e.g., seizures due to head trauma).  A defendant (i.e., the person against whom a legal claim has been filed) may need a neurologist to provide an expert opinion about a case.  Insurance companies may want a neurologist to assess a proposed diagnostic test or treatment, to comment about the need for rehabilitation services, or review company policies regarding specific clinical situations (e.g., practice guidelines for the treatment of multiple sclerosis).  Absher Neurology participates in all types of medical-legal consultation services, but there are separate charges for these services, above and beyond the charges applied for routine neurology care.  This section of our website provides clear instructions for requesting medical-legal services.