Section of Pediatric Movement Disorders & Cerebral Palsy

Division of Pediatric & Developmental Neurology

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Education

Fellowship

Pediatric Movement Disorders

The Movement Disorders Section offers several different fellowship opportunities that emphasize training in either clinical movement disorders, research or both. Most applicants spend from two to three years in the training program.

Research

Recent publications

  • Clinical Actionability of Genetic Findings in Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Clinical Actionability of Genetic Findings in Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisLewis, S. A., Chopra, M., Cohen, J. S., Bain, J. M., Aravamuthan, B., Carmel, J. B., Fahey, M. C., Segel, R., Wintle, R. F., Zech, M., May, H., Haque, N., Fehlings, D., Srivastava, S. & Kruer, M. C., Feb 3 2025, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 179, 2, p. 137-144 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Caregiver determinants and capacity for participation in constraint-induced movement therapy
    Caregiver determinants and capacity for participation in constraint-induced movement therapyMoore, H. G., Ayala, A., Aravamuthan, B. R., Smith, A. E., Ramey, S. L. & Hoyt, C. R., 2025, In: Frontiers in Pediatrics. 13, 1487781.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Advances in Neonatal Neuroimaging
    Advances in Neonatal NeuroimagingShah, E. G., Neil, J. J. & Smyser, C. D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinics in Perinatology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • Prenatal environment is associated with the pace of cortical network development over the first three years of life
    Prenatal environment is associated with the pace of cortical network development over the first three years of lifeTooley, U. A., Latham, A., Kenley, J. K., Alexopoulos, D., Smyser, T. A., Nielsen, A. N., Gorham, L., Warner, B. B., Shimony, J. S., Neil, J. J., Luby, J. L., Barch, D. M., Rogers, C. E. & Smyser, C. D., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 7932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Prenatal exposure to maternal disadvantage-related inflammatory biomarkers: associations with neonatal white matter microstructure
    Prenatal exposure to maternal disadvantage-related inflammatory biomarkers: associations with neonatal white matter microstructureSanders, A. F. P., Tirado, B., Seider, N. A., Triplett, R. L., Lean, R. E., Neil, J. J., Miller, J. P., Tillman, R., Smyser, T. A., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L., Rogers, C. E., Smyser, C. D., Warner, B. B., Chen, E. & Miller, G. E., Dec 2024, In: Translational psychiatry. 14, 1, 72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Section’s research profile

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Faculty

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Leadership

Jeffrey J. Neil, MD, PhD
Chief, Section of Pediatric Movement Disorders & Cerebral Palsy
Professor of Neurology

Patient Appointments

Voice: 314-454-6120