Veronica Santini, MD, MA
Associate Professor; Clinical Chief of Movement Disorders, Neurology ; Director , Comprehensive Parkinson Disease Program
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Selected Publications
- Illusory responses across the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum and Lewy body disease spectrumShahid M, Rawls A, Ramirez V, Ryman S, Santini V, Yang L, Sha S, Hall J, Montine T, Lin A, Henderson V, Cholerton B, Yutsis M, Poston K. Illusory responses across the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum and Lewy body disease spectrum. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.063733.
- Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: 5-year follow-up resultsCosgrove GR, Lipsman N, Lozano AM, Chang JW, Halpern C, Ghanouni P, Eisenberg H, Fishman P, Taira T, Schwartz ML, McDannold N, Hayes M, Ro S, Shah B, Gwinn R, Santini VE, Hynynen K, Elias WJ. Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: 5-year follow-up results. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 138: 2022.6.jns212483. PMID: 35932269, PMCID: PMC10193464, DOI: 10.3171/2022.6.jns212483.
- Latent brain state dynamics and cognitive flexibility in older adultsLee B, Cai W, Young CB, Yuan R, Ryman S, Kim J, Santini V, Henderson VW, Poston KL, Menon V. Latent brain state dynamics and cognitive flexibility in older adults. Progress In Neurobiology 2021, 208: 102180. PMID: 34627994, PMCID: PMC9585912, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2021.102180.
- Education Research: NeuroBytes: A New Rapid, High-Yield e-Learning Platform for Continuing Professional Development in Neurology.Lavette LE, Miller A, Rook B, London Z, Cook C, Merkler AE, Santini V, Ruff IM, Kraakevik J, Smith D, Anderson WE, Johnson SL, Yan PZ, Sweeney J, Chamberlain A, Rogers-Baggett B, Isaacson R, Strowd RE. Education Research: NeuroBytes: A New Rapid, High-Yield e-Learning Platform for Continuing Professional Development in Neurology. Neurology 2021, 97: 393-400. PMID: 33931531, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012133.
- Neurology trial registrations on ClinicalTrials.gov between 2007 and 2018: A cross-sectional analysis of characteristics, early discontinuation, and results reportingTurner BE, Magnani CJ, Frolov A, Weeks BT, Steinberg JR, Huda N, Shah LM, Zuroff L, Gu BJ, Rasmussen H, Edwards JG, Save AV, Shen M, Ren M, Bryant BR, Ma Q, Feng AY, Liang AC, Santini VE. Neurology trial registrations on ClinicalTrials.gov between 2007 and 2018: A cross-sectional analysis of characteristics, early discontinuation, and results reporting. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2021, 428: 117579. PMID: 34332371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117579.
- Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Overactive Bladder SymptomsGreenberg DR, Sohlberg EM, Zhang CA, Santini VE, Comiter CV, Enemchukwu EA. Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms. Urology 2020, 144: 99-105. PMID: 32681915, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.063.
- Case Report on Deep Brain Stimulation Rescue After Suboptimal MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: A Tractography-Based InvestigationSaluja S, Barbosa DAN, Parker JJ, Huang Y, Jensen MR, Ngo V, Santini VE, Pauly KB, Ghanouni P, McNab JA, Halpern CH. Case Report on Deep Brain Stimulation Rescue After Suboptimal MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: A Tractography-Based Investigation. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2020, 14: 191. PMID: 32676015, PMCID: PMC7333679, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00191.
- Attracting neurology's next generation: A qualitative study of specialty choice and perceptions.Jordan JT, Cahill C, Ostendorf T, Gutmann L, Navarro A, Gamaldo CE, Santini VE, Ali I, Soni M, Wilson RB, Said RR, Czeisler BM, Rock M, Smith AG. Attracting neurology's next generation: A qualitative study of specialty choice and perceptions. Neurology 2020, 95: e1080-e1090. PMID: 32332127, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009461.
- Three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor.Halpern CH, Santini V, Lipsman N, Lozano AM, Schwartz ML, Shah BB, Elias WJ, Cosgrove GR, Hayes MT, McDannold N, Aldrich C, Eisenberg HM, Gandhi D, Taira T, Gwinn R, Ro S, Witt J, Jung NY, Chang JW, Rosenberg J, Ghanouni P. Three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. Neurology 2019, 93: e2284-e2293. PMID: 31748250, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008561.
- Characteristics of graduating US allopathic medical students pursuing a career in neurology.Gutmann L, Cahill C, Jordan JT, Gamaldo CE, Santini V, Ali I, Soni M, Wilson RB, Said R, Czeisler BM, Smith AG. Characteristics of graduating US allopathic medical students pursuing a career in neurology. Neurology 2019, 92: e2051-e2063. PMID: 30926683, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007369.
- Neurology Residents as Comprehensive Educators (Neuro RACE)Santini VE, Wu CK, Hohler AD. Neurology Residents as Comprehensive Educators (Neuro RACE). The Neurologist 2018, 23: 149-151. PMID: 30169365, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000191.
- Slower saccadic reading in Parkinson’s diseaseJehangir N, Yu CY, Song J, Shariati MA, Binder S, Beyer J, Santini V, Poston K, Liao YJ. Slower saccadic reading in Parkinson’s disease. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0191005. PMID: 29364897, PMCID: PMC5783375, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191005.
- Transcranial MRI‐guided high‐intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of essential tremor: A pilot study on the correlation between lesion size, lesion location, thermal dose, and clinical outcomeFederau C, Goubran M, Rosenberg J, Henderson J, Halpern CH, Santini V, Wintermark M, Pauly K, Ghanouni P. Transcranial MRI‐guided high‐intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of essential tremor: A pilot study on the correlation between lesion size, lesion location, thermal dose, and clinical outcome. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2017, 48: 58-65. PMID: 29076274, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25878.
- Cost‐effectiveness of focused ultrasound, radiosurgery, and DBS for essential tremorRavikumar VK, Parker JJ, Hornbeck TS, Santini VE, Pauly KB, Wintermark M, Ghanouni P, Stein SC, Halpern CH. Cost‐effectiveness of focused ultrasound, radiosurgery, and DBS for essential tremor. Movement Disorders 2017, 32: 1165-1173. PMID: 28370272, DOI: 10.1002/mds.26997.
- Abnormal eye movement behavior during reading in Parkinson's diseaseYu CY, Lee T, Shariati MA, Santini V, Poston K, Liao YJ. Abnormal eye movement behavior during reading in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 2016, 32: 130-132. PMID: 27592009, PMCID: PMC10635678, DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.08.008.
- Increasing student recruitment into neurologyLarsen DP, Santini VE. Increasing student recruitment into neurology. Neurology 2015, 84: 2302-2303. PMID: 25957335, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001668.
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive Tauopathy After Repetitive Head InjuryMcKee AC, Cantu RC, Nowinski CJ, Hedley-Whyte ET, Gavett BE, Budson AE, Santini VE, Lee HS, Kubilus CA, Stern RA. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive Tauopathy After Repetitive Head Injury. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2009, 68: 709-735. PMID: 19535999, PMCID: PMC2945234, DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3181a9d503.
- Clock drawing performance in cognitively normal elderlyHubbard EJ, Santini V, Blankevoort CG, Volkers KM, Barrup MS, Byerly L, Chaisson C, Jefferson AL, Kaplan E, Green RC, Stern RA. Clock drawing performance in cognitively normal elderly. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2008, 23: 295-327. PMID: 18243644, PMCID: PMC2752157, DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2007.12.003.