Gabriel Jyh-Gong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Service Area

Neurology

Board Certification

Americal Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult Neurology
Taiwan Neurological Society, Adult Neurology

Medical School

(M.D.) China Medical College School of Medicine, Taiwan

Graudate School

(Ph.D.) Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The City University of New York, New York, NY

Internship

Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center & Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Residency

Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center & Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Fellowship

Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Baylor College of Medcine, Houston, TX

Clinical Interests

Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Research Interests

Cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration; autonomic functions and physiological aspects of Parkinson's disease

Publications
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Hou JG, Lai EC. Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Gerontology 2007;1:53-64.
Hou JK, Hampel H, Lukens FJ. Gastric ulceration and perforation as a complication of a left ventricular assist device. Gastrointest Endosc 2005;61:629-31.
Chang JC, Hou JG. Evaluation and management of the behavioral problems in the demented patients. Primary Medical Care & Family Medicine 2004;19:134-8.
Hou JG, Jankovic J. Movement disorders in Friedreich's ataxia. J Neurol Sci 2003;206:59-64.
Lin JS, Liu WD, Hou JG. The diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Primary Medical Care & Family Medicine 2003;18:192-8.
Hou JG, Ondo W, Jankovic J. Intrathecal baclofen for dystonia. Mov Disord 2001;16:1201-2.
Hou JG, Cohen G, Mytilineou C. Basic fibroblast growth factor stimulation of glial cells protects dopamine neurons from 6-hydroxydopamine toxicity: involvement of the glutathione system. J Neurochem 1997;69:76-83.
Hou JG, Lin LF, Mytilineou C. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor exerts neurotrophic effects on dopaminergic neurons in vitro and promotes their survival and regrowth after damage by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium. J Neurochem 1996;66:74-82.
Hou JG, Mytilineou C. Secretion of GDNF by glial cells does not account for the neurotrophic effect of bFGF on dopamine neurons in vitro. Brain Res 1996;724:145-8.

Book Chapters
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Hou JG, Lai EC. Overview of Parkinson's disease: clinical features, diagnosis, and management. In: Trail M, Protas E, Lai EC, editors. Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: an evidence-based treatment model. Thorofare (NJ): Slack Inc.; 2008. p. 1-39.
Hou JG, Jankovic J. Botulinum toxin treatment in tremors. In: Brin M, Hallett M, Jankovic J, editors. Scientific and therapeutic aspects of botulinum toxin. Movement disorders society. Hagerstown (MD): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002. p. 323-336.
Hou JG, Jankovic J. Tremor. In: Asbury AK, McKhann G, McDonald WI, Goadsby PJ, McArthur JC, editors. Diseases of the nervous system: clinical neuroscience and therapeutic principles. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2001. p. 512-522.

Poster Presentations
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Bryant MS, Rintala DH, Fernandez AL, Hou JG, Lai EC, Protas EJ. Effects of antiparkinsonian medications on forward and backward gait patterns in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). Mov Disord. 2009;24 Suppl 1:S274.
Hou JG, Lai EC. Correlations of serum uric acid levels with Parkinson's disease symptom severity. Neurology. 2009;72(11 Suppl 3):A457.
Wu L, Hou JG, Lai EC. Study of orthostatic regulation in patients with Parkinson's disease receiving deep brain stimulation. Neurology. 2009;72(11 Suppl 3):A223.
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.
Bryant MS, Fernandez AL, Hou JG, Rintala DH, Lai EC, Protas EJ. Interrater reliability of dynamic balance in persons with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2008;23 Suppl 1:S357.
Hou JG, Lai EC. Higher serum uric acid levels in patients with essential tremor compared to Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2008;23 Suppl 1:S320
Hou JG, Lai EC. Higher uric acid levels and diuretics uses are associated with lower prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD). Ann Neurol. 2008;64 Suppl 12:S53.
Hou JG, Lai, EC. Previous traumatic brain injury may be a risk factor of mood disorders in Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 2008;70(11 Suppl 1):A438.
Hou JG, Lai EC. Correlations of initial mentation rating in UPDRS and progression of motor and cognitive functions in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2007:22 Suppl 16:S167.
Hou JG, Lai EC. The severity of mentation rating score is correlated with gait / balance scores in UPDRS for patients with Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 2007;68(12 Suppl 1):A35.
Suteerawattananon M, Rintala DH, Lai EC, Hou JG, Protas EJ. Influence of red and green laser lights on freezing of gait (FOG) in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). Mov Disord. 2007:22 Suppl 16:S187-8.
Nelson ND, Fincher LR, Hou JG, Van JN, Lai EC. Specialty clinic for veterans with Parkinson's disease achieves high satisfaction. Movement Disorder Society (MDS), 9th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 5-8, 2005).
Hou JG, Jankovic J. Dystonia in Friedreich's ataxia. Ann Neurol. 2002;52 Suppl 3:S82-3.

Contact Information

Gabriel Jyh-Gong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030

Tel: 713-794-7841
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