Parveen Athar
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Medical Degree University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi Intership Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi Residency Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi Fellowship Neurophysiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi Fellowship Intraoperative Monitoring, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Research Interest
Dr. Athar’s research interests include neuromuscular junction disorders, peripheral nerve disorders, traumatic nerve and plexus injury, and development of new measures in electrodiagnostic testing.
Publications
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Nguyen TP, Bangert C, Biliciler S, Athar P, Sheikh K. Dermatomyositis-associated sensory neuropathy: a unifying pathogenic hypothesis. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2014 Sep;16(1):7-11.
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Yasser S, Fecto F, Siddique T, Sheikh KA, Athar P. An unusual case of familial ALS and cerebellar ataxia. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2010 Dec;11(6):568-70.
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Nguyen T, Sen M, Kumaravel M, Athar P, Sheikh KA. An unusual cause of thenar hypertrophy and carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2012 Feb;45(2):296-7.
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Athar P, Jilani A, Nguyen TT. Comparison of ring versus disposable disk electrodes in recording antidromic sensory median nerve conduction study for diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2013 Aug;30(4):428-30.
