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Overview

Kelly E. Lyons is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on neurology and related subfields.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Kelly E. Lyons' research addresses a wide range of topics notably centered on neurological conditions and treatments, particularly Parkinson's disease. Key topics include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

The scientist has published extensively in various venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
  • Neurology
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers include:

  • Classification of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor based on balance and gait characteristics from wearable motion sensors via machine learning techniques: a data-driven approach (2020), Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • Parkinson's disease variant detection and disclosure: PD GENEration, a North American study (2024), Brain
  • Can Qigong improve non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease - A pilot randomized controlled trial? (2020), Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
  • Non-motor predictors of 36-month quality of life after subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease (2021), npj Parkinson's Disease
  • Neurostimulation for Advanced Parkinson Disease and Quality of Life at 5 Years (2024), JAMA Network Open

Frequent collaborators in Kelly E. Lyons' research include:

  • Rajesh Pahwa
  • Hannes Devos
  • Abiodun Akinwuntan
  • Sanghee Moon
  • Vibhash D. Sharma

Best Publications

  • Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results.

    Christopher G. Goetz;Barbara C. Tilley;Stephanie R. Shaftman;Glenn T. Stebbins

  • Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation: Summary and meta-analysis of outcomes

    Galit Kleiner-Fisman;Jan Herzog;David N. Fisman;Filippo Tamma

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Practice Parameter: Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesia (An Evidence-Based Review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    R. Pahwa;S. A. Factor;K. E. Lyons;William G. Ondo

  • Mitochondrial Polymorphisms Significantly Reduce the Risk of Parkinson Disease

    Joelle M. van der Walt;Kristin K. Nicodemus;Eden R. Martin;William K. Scott

  • Neuropathological changes in essential tremor: 33 cases compared with 21 controls

    Elan D. Louis;Phyllis L. Faust;Jean Paul G. Vonsattel;Lawrence S. Honig

  • Validation of the Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

    Daniel Weintraub;Staci Hoops;Judy A. Shea;Judy A. Shea;Kelly E. Lyons

  • Subthalamic deep brain stimulation with a constant-current device in Parkinson's disease: an open-label randomised controlled trial.

    Michael S. Okun;Bruno V. Gallo;George Mandybur;Jonathan Jagid

  • Long-term safety and efficacy of unilateral deep brain stimulation of the thalamus in essential tremor.

    William C. Koller;Kelly E. Lyons;Steven B. Wilkinson;Alexander I. Troster

  • Long-term evaluation of deep brain stimulation of the thalamus.

    Rajesh Pahwa;Kelly E. Lyons;Steven B. Wilkinson;Richard K. Simpson

  • Deep brain stimulation: postoperative issues.

    Günther Deuschl;Jan Herzog;Galit Kleiner-Fisman;Cynthia Kubu

  • Surgical and hardware complications of subthalamic stimulation: a series of 160 procedures.

    Kelly E. Lyons;Steven B. Wilkinson;John Overman;Rajesh Pahwa

  • Ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release: Randomized, controlled study in advanced Parkinson disease

    R. Pahwa;M. A. Stacy;S. A. Factor;K. E. Lyons

  • Deep brain stimulation: preoperative issues.

    Anthony E. Lang;Jean Luc Houeto;Paul Krack;Cynthia Kubu

  • Advanced Parkinson disease treated with rotigotine transdermal system: PREFER Study

    Peter A. LeWitt;Kelly E. Lyons;Rajesh Pahwa

  • Health-related quality-of-life scales in Parkinson's disease: critique and recommendations.

    Pablo Martinez-Martin;Martine Jeukens-Visser;Kelly E. Lyons;C. Rodriguez-Blazquez

  • Occupation and Risk of Parkinsonism: A Multicenter Case-Control Study

    Caroline M. Tanner;G. Webster Ross;Sarah A. Jewell;Robert A. Hauser

  • A randomized clinical trial of coenzyme Q10 and GPI-1485 in early Parkinson disease

    Karl Kieburtz;Bernard Ravina;Bernard Ravina;Wendy R. Galpern;Barbara Tilley

  • Handbook of Parkinson's Disease

    Rajesh Pahwa;Kelly E. Lyons

  • Reduced Purkinje cell number in essential tremor: a postmortem study.

    Jordan E. Axelrad;Elan D. Louis;Lawrence S. Honig;Ingrid Flores

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajesh Pahwa
Rajesh Pahwa University of Kansas
William C. Koller
William C. Koller University of Miami
Alexander I. Tröster
Alexander I. Tröster Barrow Neurological Institute
Robert A. Hauser
Robert A. Hauser University of South Florida
Joseph Jankovic
Joseph Jankovic Baylor College of Medicine
Rodger J. Elble
Rodger J. Elble Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Caroline M. Tanner
Caroline M. Tanner University of California, San Francisco
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
Anthony E. Lang
Anthony E. Lang University of Toronto
Elan D. Louis
Elan D. Louis The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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