Massachusetts General Hospital Ataxia Unit and
Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology
Annual Update
Jeremy D. Schmahmann, M.D.
August 12th 2017
The MGH Ataxia Unit and Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology continue to thrive. The Ataxia Unit is the centerpiece of our clinical, research, and teaching effort. We provide care to over 1,500 patients with all forms of cerebellar disorders. Our patients and families come from the Boson area and throughout New En...
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Author: Chris Metsala
Welcome!
At MINDlink, we are providing a means of generating support for Dr. Schmahmann’s ground-breaking research at the Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology at Massachusetts General Hospital to find a cure for the more than six million Americans who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases such as ataxia, Alzheimer’s, autism, depression and schizophrenia, epilepsy, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s. Novel treatments must be discovered before the enormous cost of these diseases – now in the...
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At MINDlink, we're funding vital research ― finding hope for Catie and 6 million like her battling neurodegenerative diseases. Learn how we're doing it and how you can help…
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"I am a soda bottle that has been shaken and can't get out. If someone opens the bottle I will be free to speak my mind and do whatever I please."
- Catie Lake, 24 years old, stricken with Ataxia type 17 (SCA 17).
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Your help is urgently needed. "Every week we receive requests from highly skilled scientists to join the lab, but there are no funds. Imagine if we could say 'yes.'" - Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann
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Advances in medicine are made by creative thinkers and Dr. Schmahmann, a Professor of Neurology at Harvard, has been called one of the world's most creative thinkers. Find out why...
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Dr. Schmahmann is pioneering a new field of study called "Connectivity." With your support, it can help connect the cerebellum to cures.
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Neurology Podcasts
Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann, Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Ataxia Unit and Director of the Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology, is currently featured on the March 5th, 12th, and 19th Neurology Podcasts produced by the American Academy of Neurology. These free podcasts, which are available on iTunes, include interviews with ataxia experts Dr. Schmahmann and Dr. Susan Perlman (University of California Los Angeles) by the Neurology...
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Sad News
On September 30, 2011, Catie Lake, the inspiration for MindLink Foundation, passed away at her home in Virginia. She was 26 years old. All of those who knew this beautiful young woman with her infectious smile were inspired by her strength, courage, and will to overcome the spinal cerebellar ataxia (SCA 17) that limited her life. MindLink Foundation was founded and supported by Catie's family, friends and strangers brought together through this website who were moved by her story and a desire to...
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Hermes Creative Award for 2010
We are proud to announce that the Mindlinkfoundation website won the Hermes Gold Award as the top website in the "pro bono" category in an international competition. It is a recognition of the outstanding design work and site content contributed by HDN Studio of Alexandria, VA which designed the website, along with the art work contributed by Catie Lake and the substantive materials provided by Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann. It is a recognition of the collaborative effort and contributions of many...
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