Farah F. Atassi, M.D., M.P.H., C.C.R.C.
Instructor of Neurology
Medical School
M.D. (1983) University of Aleppo, Syria
Graduate School
M.P.H. (1993) University of Texas, Houston
Clinical Interests
Movement disorder, Memory loss, deep brain stimulation
Publications
- Strutt AM, Lai EC, Jankovic J, Atassi F, Soety EM, Levin HS, Grossman RG, York MK. Five-year follow-up of unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease. Surg Neurol 2008;:.
- York MK, Lai EC, Jankovic J, Macias A, Atassi F, Levin HS, Grossman RG. Short and long-term motor and cognitive outcome of staged bilateral pallidotomy: a retrospective analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2007;149:857-66; discussion 866.
- Ondo WG, Fayle R, Atassi F, Jankovic J. Modafinil for daytime somnolence in Parkinson's disease: double blind, placebo controlled parallel trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:1636-9.
- Ondo WG, Dat Vuong K, Khan H, Atassi F, Kwak C, Jankovic J. Daytime sleepiness and other sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease. Neurology 2001;57:1392-6.
- Ghusn HF, Stevens ES, Atassi F. A Profile of Aging Veterans Inpatients versus Outpatients. Clinical Gerontologist 1998;19:51-62.
Poster Presentations
- Wu LJ, Ward CT, Moore S, Hou JG, Nelson N, Fincher L, Atassi F, Lai EC. Assessment of medical care for patients with Parkinson's disease during hospitalization. Mov Disord. 2009;24 Suppl 1:S378-9.
- York MK, Lai EC, Soety EM, Atassi F, Grossman RG, Simpson Jr RK. Temporal course of the motor effects of subthalamic DBS after stopping stimulation. Neurology. 2004:62(7 Suppl S5):A397.
- Atassi F, Vuong KD, Jankovic J, Ondo WG. The prevalence of restless legs syndrome in patients with Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 2001;56(8 Suppl 3):A21.
- Ondo WG, Vuong KD, Atassi F, Khan H, Kwak C, Jankovic J. Daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorder Society (MDS), 6th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Barcelona, Spain (June 11-15, 2000).
Contact Information
Farah Atassi, M.D., M.P.H, C.C.R.C.
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030
Tel: 713-798-4773
Fax: 713-798-2008
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