/neuro/taxonomy/term/955/all en /neuro/article/living-als-and-making-difference My name is Kris Noakes. As someone living with ALS, I have decided to donate my patient data and biological samples to The Neuro’s C-BIG biobank– the world’s largest biobank for neurological disorders. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:12:21 +0000 Anita Kar, Helen Gemmrich 5543 at /neuro /neuro/article/patients/conversation-who-caregiver-skills-training-program-master-trainers Marla Cable and Rebecca Fenton share what motivates them to empower Canadian caregivers and service providers to better support children with neurodevelopmental conditions Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:47:51 +0000 Matthieu Santerre, Vanessa Tamburro 5669 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-neuro-xxceptional/meet-noemie-hebert-lalonde Neuropsychologist and trainer in autism diagnosis, Noémie shares her motivations and why collaboration and knowledge transfer are so important to autism research and care Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:43:37 +0000 Vanessa Tamburro 5566 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/christine-tardiff-advancing-medical-imaging Christine Tardif uses her computer engineering education to investigate the brain. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:57:18 +0000 Matthieu Santerre 5500 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-neuro-xxceptional-i-choose-neuro/new-faculty-spotlight-justine-clery Justine Cléry's research aims to identify and understand how the mechanisms involved in sensory processing and social cognition evolve across a person's lifetime. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:02:25 +0000 Vanessa Tamburro 5535 at /neuro /neuro/article/patient-care/lucie-lachance-art-listening-patients Rewarding careers can sometimes come out of the blue. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:06:21 +0000 Matthieu Santerre 5498 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-neuro-xxceptional/personal-and-scientific-journey-parkinsons-disease Neuroscientist Heidi McBride shares her family history of Parkinson's and what she hopes to accomplish in understanding the disease. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:29:10 +0000 Heidi McBride 5415 at /neuro /neuro/article/day-life-patient-care-neuro-xxceptional/day-life-neuropsychologist Julie Scorah gives us a look into her work at the ACAR Clinic and how the pandemic has changed autism care Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:06:12 +0000 Anita Kar, Vanessa Tamburro 5363 at /neuro /neuro/article/patient-care-neuro-xxceptional/i-love-i-have-job-brings-good-world 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 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:11:49 +0000 Vanessa Tamburro 5341 at /neuro /neuro/article/day-life-patient-care-neuro-xxceptional/day-life-meet-rare-disease-genetic-counsellor 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 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:10:24 +0000 Anita Kar, Vanessa Tamburro 5339 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/neuro-lab-part-multi-centre-study-seeking-repair-spinal-cord-damage The lab of Alyson Fournier at The Neuro is part of a multi-centre study exploring ways to repair spinal cord damage. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:06:18 +0000 Shawn Hayward 5311 at /neuro /neuro/article/neuroxxceptional-stories/anne-louise-lafontaine-neuroxxceptional-clinical-pioneer Dr. Anne Louise Lafontaine is Head of Neurology at the MUHC and Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic at The Neuro. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:41:47 +0000 Anita Kar 3492 at /neuro /neuro/article/clinical-trial-neuro-investigates-novel-treatment-aggressive-form-genetic-als 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 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:23:26 +0000 Sophie Lorenzo 5248 at /neuro /neuro/article/day-life/day-life-neuro-palliative-care-nurse We need to ensure that patients are treated with dignity throughout their journey Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:59:58 +0000 Anita Kar 5186 at /neuro /neuro/article/patient-care/gold-standard-training-gold-standard-tool The ACAR Clinic at The Neuro offers its first Introductory Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised workshop to improve skills of diagnosing practitioners Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:37:40 +0000 Vanessa Tamburro 5187 at /neuro