The Neurology Department at Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers a variety of new and innovative research and clinical trials that focus on areas such as:
ALS Research
ALS research at Wake Forest is divided into two equal parts that work together to test promising therapies and develop new ideas about the cause of ALS, which can generate novel treatments.
Learn more about the ALS Center Research Program.
Epilepsy Research
Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine are studying the impact of epilepsy on attention, memory, learning and behavior in children as well as the relationships between head injuries and seizures and between brain damage and the length, outcome and treatment of epilepsy.
Current Epilepsy Research Faculty Members
Stroke Research
We strive to further knowledge of strokes and its treatment through basic and clinical research.
Current Stroke Research Faculty Members
Multiple Sclerosis Research
We strive to further knowledge in multiple sclerosis and its treatment through basic and clinical research.
Current Multiple Sclerosis Research Faculty Members
- Emily Pharr, MD
Movement Disorders Research
Movement disorder investigators in the Department of Neurology are performing leading-edge research in Huntington's disease, spasticity and Parkinson’s disease.
Learn more about movement disorder research at Wake Forest.
Brain Body Research Program
We are currently conducting research to evaluate Cereset. This non-invasive, closed-loop neurotechnology supports the brain to release and recover from the negative effects of stress.
Learn more about Brain Body Research Program at Wake Forest.