Getting a research paper accepted for presentation at an international Neuro-Ophthalmology meeting is quite a feat. Students at the FSU College of Medicine appear to have set a record with five papers accepted.
“To have one paper selected per institution is excellent, but to have five may be unprecedented, certainly in the history of this academy,” said Charles “Gerry” Maitland, M.D., professor of neuro-ophthalmology and neurology in the Department of Clinical Sciences.
The papers were representative of the work they had accomplished during their neuroscience summer rotation, he said.
Four of the medical students – Brooke Hartenstein, Lena Menton, Kayla Schusterman and Adam Shipley – are in the Class of 2024. The fifth student, Anthony Thompson, is in the Class of 2025. They presented to the 48th Annual Meeting of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society in Austin, Texas, earlier this year. Two papers were also accepted for presentation to the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
Here is their work:
- Hartenstein: Breastfeeding Nystagmus Secondary to Tullio’s Phenomenon
- Menton: Sudden Blindness and Deafness in an elderly man with Occult Neurosyphilis
- Schusterman: Eye-Movement Disorders in Infancy: Sereotypic vs. Tic?
- Shipley: Post-Streptococcal Intracranial Hypertension in PANDAS Syndrome
- Thompson: Brainstem Gliomatosis Cerebri Presenting as a Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor
“The students were helped by several undergraduates,” Maitland said, “whose contributions were substantial.”
Six abstracts were also accepted this year at various meetings, he said. Also from the Class of 2025, Madison Patrick had two abstracts accepted, while Muhammed Alkaelani, Sarah Hegleh and Sammy Shihadeh each had one accepted. Chandler George, Class of 2023, also had an abstract accepted.
“I’m enthusiastic about what next year’s research group may accomplish,” Maitland said.