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Dr. Eugene C. Lai is a clinician-scientist who has a special interest in the causes and treatments of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other related disorders. Dr. Lai has expertise in the assessment of motor function and quality of life. He is the principal investigator or co-investigator of many clinical research studies. His work has appeared in more than one hundred scientific publications and book chapters, and has lectured widely on topics in neurodegenerative diseases.
Research interests
Dr. Lai's research interests are in the causes and treatments of neurodegenerative diseases and the assessment of motor function and quality of life of patients with movement disorders and dementias.
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Baylor College of Medicine
May 1 1990 → Jun 1 1994
Award Date: Jun 1 1994
Baylor College of Medicine
Research Area Keywords
- Neurosciences
- Systems Medicine & Bioinformatics
- Clinical Translation & Trials
Free-text keywords
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Motor function assessment
- Movement disorders
- Dementia
- Quality of life
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LONG-TERM STUDY OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A LONGITUDINAL FOLOW-UP STUDY OF THE VA/NINDS CSP #468 COHORT
Chicago Assn for Res and Ed in Science
3/1/11 → 2/28/15
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Performing Dynamic Weight-Shifting Balance Exercises With a Smartphone-Based Wearable Telerehabilitation System for Home Use by Individuals With Parkinson's Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Lee, B. C., An, J., Kim, J. & Lai, E. C., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 31, p. 456-463 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Predictive value of abbreviated olfactory tests in prodromal Parkinson disease
the PARS Investigators, Jun 29 2023, In: npj Parkinson's Disease. 9, 1, p. 103 103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A 57-year-old woman with falls, slurred speech, and abnormal MRI signal in the pons, middle cerebellar peduncles, and cerebellum
Holloman, A., Panchal, S., Mistry, E., Monroig-Bosque, P., Christensen, P., Lai, E. & Cykowski, M., Jul 2022, In: Brain Pathology. 32, 4, p. e13072 e13072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictors of multi-domain cognitive decline following DBS for treatment of Parkinson's disease
for the CSP-468 study group, Feb 2022, In: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 95, p. 23-27 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk factors and machine learning model for predicting hospitalization outcomes in geriatric patients with dementia
Wang, X., Ezeana, C. F., Wang, L., Puppala, M., Huang, Y. S., He, Y., Yu, X., Yin, Z., Zhao, H., Lai, E. C. & Wong, S. T. C., 2022, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions. 8, 1, e12351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Honorary Professor of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University
Lai, Eugene C. (Recipient), Sep 2 2016
Prize: Appointment
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Houston Methodist GME Teaching Award
Lai, Eugene C. (Recipient), Jun 1 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)