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John T. Slevin is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Neurology. The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Developmental Neuroscience, and Rheumatology.

Their research covers a variety of main topics such as neurological disorders and treatments, particularly mechanisms and treatments related to Parkinson's Disease. Other notable topics include nerve injury and regeneration, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, and glycogen storage diseases alongside myoclonus.

Key recent papers authored by John T. Slevin include:

  • Safety and efficacy of continuous subcutaneous levodopa-carbidopa infusion (ND0612) for Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations (BouNDless): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, multicentre trial (2024, The Lancet Neurology)
  • GDNF clinical trials for Parkinson's disease: a critical human dimension (2020, Cell and Tissue Research)
  • Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism (2025, JAMA Neurology)
  • Direct delivery of an investigational cell therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease: an interim analysis of feasibility and safety of an open-label study using DBS-Plus clinical trial design (2022, BMJ Neurology Open)
  • Pearls & Oy-sters: Progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (2020, Neurology)

John T. Slevin frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Greg A. Gerhardt
  • Jorge E. Quintero
  • Julie A. Gurwell
  • Zain Guduru
  • Craig G. van Horne

Their publications are regularly featured in well-known academic journals and venues, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Journal of Parkinson s Disease
  • The Lancet Neurology
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Cell and Tissue Research

Best Publications

  • Improvement of bilateral motor functions in patients with Parkinson disease through the unilateral intraputaminal infusion of glial cell line—derived neurotrophic factor

    John T. Slevin;Greg A. Gerhardt;Charles D. Smith;Don M. Gash

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of antidepressants in Parkinson disease

    I. H. Richard;M. P. McDermott;R. Kurlan;J. M. Lyness

  • Critical decline in fine motor hand movements in human aging

    C.D. Smith;G.H. Umberger;E.L. Manning;J.T. Slevin

  • HIV-1 Tat through phosphorylation of NMDA receptors potentiates glutamate excitotoxicity.

    N. J. Haughey;N. J. Haughey;A. Nath;M. P. Mattson;J. T. Slevin

  • Trichloroethylene: Parkinsonism and complex 1 mitochondrial neurotoxicity.

    Don M. Gash;Kathryn Rutland;Naomi L. Hudson;Patrick G. Sullivan

  • Collective physician perspectives on non-oral medication approaches for the management of clinically relevant unresolved issues in Parkinson's disease: Consensus from an international survey and discussion program.

    Per Odin;K. Ray Chaudhuri;J T. Slevin;Jens Volkmann

  • Unilateral intraputamenal glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor in patients with Parkinson disease: response to 1 year of treatment and 1 year of withdrawal

    John T Slevin;Don M Gash;Charles D Smith;Greg A Gerhardt

  • Haplotypes and Gene Expression Implicate the Mapt Region for Parkinson Disease: the GenePD Study

    J. E. Tobin;J. E. Tobin;J. C. Latourelle;M. F. Lew;C. Klein

  • Safety and efficacy of tilavonemab in progressive supranuclear palsy: a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

    Günter U Höglinger;Günter U Höglinger;Günter U Höglinger;Irene Litvan;Nuno Mendonca;Deli Wang

  • Long-Term Safety and Maintenance of Efficacy of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel: An Open-Label Extension of the Double-Blind Pivotal Study in Advanced Parkinson's Disease Patients

    John T. Slevin;Hubert H. Fernandez;Cindy Zadikoff;Coleen Hall

  • Integrated safety of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel from prospective clinical trials

    Anthony E. Lang;Ramon L. Rodriguez;James T. Boyd;Sylvain Chouinard

  • Emotional Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

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  • Methylphenidate for gait impairment in Parkinson disease A randomized clinical trial

    A.J. Espay;A.K. Dwivedi;M. Payne;L. Gaines

  • Effect of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel on dyskinesia in advanced Parkinson's disease patients.

    Angelo Antonini;Victor S. C. Fung;James T. Boyd;John T. Slevin

  • Entorhinal kindling permanently enhances Ca2+-dependentL-glutamate release in regio inferior of rat hippocampus

    Patrick A. Jarvie;Thomas C. Logan;Changiz Geula;John T. Slevin

  • Long-term enhancement of K+-evoked release of L-glutamate in entorhinal kindled rats.

    Changiz Geula;Patrick A. Jarvie;Thomas C. Logan;John T. Slevin

  • Phosphorylation of the N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive Factor Is Associated with Depolarization-dependent Neurotransmitter Release from Synaptosomes

    Elena A. Matveeva;Sidney W. Whiteheart;Thomas C. Vanaman;John T. Slevin

  • Long‐term safety and efficacy of levodopa‐carbidopa intestinal gel in advanced Parkinson's disease

    Hubert H. Fernandez;James T. Boyd;Victor S. C. Fung;Mark F. Lew

  • Analogue interactions with the brain receptor labeled by [3H]kainic acid.

    J.T. Slevin;J.F. Collins;J.T. Coyle

  • Drug treatment strategies for depression in Parkinson disease.

    Melody Ryan;Courtney V Eatmon;John T Slevin

  • Unilateral intraputaminal glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with Parkinson disease: response to 1 year each of treatment and withdrawal.

    Slevin Jt;Gash Dm;Smith Cd;Gerhardt Ga

  • Effects of zinc on markers of glutamate and aspartate neurotransmission in rat hippocampus.

    John T. Slevin;Edward J. Kasarskis

  • Methylazoxymethanol Acetate Ablation of Mouse Cerebellar Granule Cells: Effects on Synaptic Neurochemistry

    Slevin Jt;Johnston Mv;Biziere K;Coyle Jt

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg A. Gerhardt
Greg A. Gerhardt University of Kentucky
Don M. Gash
Don M. Gash University of Kentucky
Irene Litvan
Irene Litvan University of California, San Diego
Patrick F. Chinnery
Patrick F. Chinnery University of Cambridge
Anita L. DeStefano
Anita L. DeStefano Boston University
Garth A. Nicholson
Garth A. Nicholson University of Sydney
Karen Østergaard
Karen Østergaard Aarhus University Hospital
Kenneth B. Baker
Kenneth B. Baker Cleveland Clinic
Christine Klein
Christine Klein University of Lübeck
James F. Gusella
James F. Gusella Harvard University

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