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Women scientists and clinicians are creators and changemakers, expanding the boundaries of human knowledge. Here are their stories.

A personal and scientific journey into Parkinson's disease

7 Apr 2022

Neuroscientist Heidi McBride shares her family history of Parkinson's and what she hopes to accomplish in understanding the disease.

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A day in the life of a neuropsychologist

4 Mar 2022

Julie Scorah gives us a look into her work at the ACAR Clinic and how the pandemic has changed autism care

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“I love that I have a job that brings good into the world”

21 Feb 2022

Dr. Mandy Steiman, clinical psychologist and diagnostician, talks about what drives her work, misconceptions about standardized autism assessments and why empathy is key to her practice

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Day in the Life: Meet a rare disease genetic counsellor

16 Feb 2022

The Neuro’s Nancy Anoja gives us a look into her work and motivations, and shares a message for people living with rare neurological diseases

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Neuro lab part of multi-centre study seeking to repair spinal cord damage

17 Jan 2022

The lab of Alyson Fournier at The Neuro is part of a multi-centre study exploring ways to repair spinal cord damage.

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Anne-Louise Lafontaine – NeuroXXceptional clinical pioneer and patient advocate

7 Dec 2021

Dr. Anne Louise Lafontaine is Head of Neurology at the MUHC and Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic at The Neuro.

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A clinical trial at The Neuro investigates a novel treatment for an aggressive form of genetic ALS

22 Nov 2021

The Neuro is the only site in Canada for a clinical trial testing a promising ASO therapy for ALS patients with mutations in the fused in sarcoma gene

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Day in the life of a neuro-palliative care nurse

9 Nov 2021

We need to ensure that patients are treated with dignity throughout their journey

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Gold-standard training for a gold-standard tool

3 Nov 2021

The ACAR Clinic at The Neuro offers its first Introductory Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised workshop to improve skills of diagnosing practitioners

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are a McGill research and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. We are proud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.