Farah Atassi

Farah Atassi, MD

Instructor in Neurology, Academic Institute
Instructor, Research Institute
Houston Methodist


Publications

Ex vivo expansion of dysfunctional regulatory T lymphocytes restores suppressive function in Parkinson’s disease
Thome, AD, Atassi, F, Wang, J, Faridar, A, Zhao, W, Thonhoff, JR, Beers, DR, Lai, EC & Appel, SH 2021, , npj Parkinsons Disease, vol. 7, no. 1, 41, pp. 41. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-021-00188-5

Neuropsychological changes following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease: Comparisons of treatment at pallidal and subthalamic targets versus best medical therapy
Rothlind, JC, York, MK, Carlson, K, Luo, P, Marks, WJ, Weaver, FM, Stern, M, Follett, K, Reda, D, Chairpersons, KF, Ippolito, D, Stoner, G, Barnett, T, Bukowski, K, De Nicolo, R, Hur, K, Jimenez, J, Motyka, J, Simon, T, Thakkar, B, Woolson, R, Fye, C, Gagne, W, Harris, C, Heemskerk, J, Moy, C, Sheehy, P, OLeary, T, Huang, GD, Fiore, L, Hall, R, Stroupe, K, Burchiel, K, Koller, W, Pahwa, R, Sagher, O, Bakay, R, Chappell, R, Hart, R, Holloway, R, McCabe, G, Schenkman, M, Taha, J, Buckelew, J, Garin, M, Matzek, S, Smith, D, Bronstein, J, Duda, J, Hogarth, P, Horn, S, Lai, EC, Samii, A, Atassi, F, Bello, C, Bunting-Perry, L, Conn, T, Cugley, A, Eubank, N, Fincher, L, Franks, R, Harris, T, Haselman, M, Heath, S, Hirsch, M, Janovsky, V, Lanier, E, Lloyd, M, Loehner, S, OConnor, S, Ordonez, L, Maccarone, H, Massey-Makhoul, K, Matthews, M, Meyn, E, Mimura, K, Morrow, W, Searles, T, Valotta, J, Vasthare, U, Volz, M, Ward, C, Warker, R, Watson, H, Willson, P, Baron, M, Brodsky, M, Calabrese, V, Campbell, G, Colcher, A, Farag, E, Henry, E, Hou, JG, Kang, G, Kleiner-Fisman, G, Kraakevik, J, Nutt, J, Ostrem, J, Sarwar, A, Subramanian, I, Vanek, Z, Baltuch, G, De Salles, A, Eller, J, Holloway, K, Larson, P, Simpson, R, Starr, P, Carne, W, Erikson, T, Kreutzer, J, Mendez, M, Moberg, P, Ragland, J, Seel, R, Soety, E, Storzbach, D, Troster, A & Jaggi, J 2015, , Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 622-629. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-308119

Effect of subthalamic nucleus or globus pallidus interna stimulation on oculomotor function in patients with parkinson's disease
Fridley, J, Adams, G, Sun, P, York, M, Atassi, F, Lai, EC, Simpson, R, Viswanathan, A & Yoshor, D 2013, , Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 113-121. https://doi.org/10.1159/000343200

Assessment of appropriate medication administration for hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease
Hou, JG, Wu, LJ, Moore, S, Ward, C, York, M, Atassi, F, Fincher, L, Nelson, N, Sarwar, A & Lai, EC 2012, , Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 377-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2011.12.007

Impaired olfaction and other prodromal features in the Parkinson At-Risk Syndrome study
Siderowf, A, Jennings, D, Eberly, S, Oakes, D, Hawkins, KA, Ascherio, A, Stern, MB, Marek, K, Russell, D, Fiocco, A, Cotto, C, Sethi, K, Jackson, P, Frank, S, Hohler, A, Thomas, CA, James, RC, Simuni, T, Borushko, E, Stern, M, Rick, J, Hauser, R, Khavarian, L, McClain, T, Richard, I, Deely, C, Liang, GS, Reys, L, Adler, CH, Duffy, AK, Saunders-Pullman, R, Evatt, ML, McGinn, L, Lai, E, Johnson, S, Atassi, F, DeBakey, ME, Subramanian, I, Gratiano, A, Chung, K, Lobb, B, OConner, S, Albelo, MR, Cioffi, C, Gadoury, A, Howard, B, Iannucci, V, Lasch, S, Mendick, S, Miles, D, Miles, K, Virden, E & Wisniewski, G 2012, , Movement Disorders, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 406-412. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.24892

Five-year follow-up of unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease
Strutt, AM, Lai, EC, Jankovic, J, Atassi, F, Soety, EM, Levin, HS, Grossman, RG & York, MK 2009, , Surgical Neurology, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 551-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2008.03.039

Short and long-term motor and cognitive outcome of staged bilateral pallidotomy: A retrospective analysis
York, MK, Lai, EC, Jankovic, J, MacIas, A, Atassi, F, Levin, HS & Grossman, RG 2007, , Acta Neurochirurgica, vol. 149, no. 9, pp. 857-866. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-007-1242-x

Modafinil for daytime somnolence in Parkinson's disease: Double blind, placebo controlled parallel trial
Ondo, WG, Fayle, R, Atassi, F & Jankovic, J 2005, , Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol. 76, no. 12, pp. 1636-1639. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2005.065870

Levodopa and the progression of parkinson’s disease
Fahn, S, Oakes, D, Shoulson, I, Kieburtz, K, Rudolph, A, Marek, K, Seibyl, J, Lang, A, Olanow, CW, Tanner, C, Schifitto, G, Zhao, H, Reyes, L, Shinaman, A, Comella, C, Goetz, C, Blasucci, L, Samanta, J, Stacy, M, Williamson, K, Harrigan, M, Greene, P, Ford, B, Moskowitz, C, Truong, D, Pathak, M, Jankovic, J, Ondo, W, Atassi, F, Hunter, C, Jacques, C, Friedman, JH, Lannon, M, Russell, DS, Jennings, D, Fussell, B, Standaert, D, Schwarzschild, MA, Growdon, J, Tennis, M, Gauthier, S, Panisset, M, Hall, J, Gancher, S, Hammerstad, J, Stone, C, Alexander-Brown, B, Factor, S, Molho, E, Brown, D, Evans, S, Clark, J, Manyam, B, Simpson, P, Wulbrecht, B, Whetteckey, J, Martin, W, Roberts, T, King, P, Hauser, R, Zesiewicz, T, Gauger, L, Trugman, J, Wooten, GF, Rost-Ruffner, E, Perlmutter, J, Racette, B, Suchowersky, O, Ranawaya, R, Wood, S, Pantella, C, Kurlan, R, Richard, I, Pearson, N, Caviness, J, Adler, C, Lind, M, Simuni, T, Siderowf, A, Colcher, A, Lloyd, M, Weiner, W, Shulman, L, Koller, W, Lyons, K, Feldman, R, St.-Hilaire, MH, Ellias, S, Thomas, CA, Juncos, J, Watts, R, Partlow, A, Tetrud, J, Togasaki, DM, Welsh, M, Stewart, T, Mark, MH, Sage, JI, Caputo, D, Gould, H, Rao, J, McKendrick, A, Brin, M, Danisi, F, Benabou, R, Hubble, J, Paulson, G, Reider, C, Birnbaum, A, Miyasaki, J, Johnston, L, So, J, Pahwa, R, Dubinsky, R, Wszolek, Z, Uitti, R, Turk, M, Tuite, P, Rottenberg, D, Hansen, J, Serrano Ramos, C, Waters, C, Lew, M, Welsh, M, Kawai, C, O’Brien, C, Kumar, R, Seeberger, L, Judd, D, Mendis, T, Barclay, CL, Grimes, DA, Sutherland, L, Dawson, T, Reich, S, Dunlop, R, Albin, R, Frey, K & Wernette, K 2004, , New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 351, no. 24, pp. 2498-2508. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa033447

Daytime sleepiness and other sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease
Ondo, WG, Dat Vuong, K, Khan, H, Atassi, F, Kwak, C & Jankovic, J 2001, , Neurology, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 1392-1396. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.57.8.1392