Sue Leurgans, Ph.D. Professor, Neurological Sciences & Preventive Medicine
		Education A.B. – Princeton University Ph.D. – Stanford University

Contact Information Address: 1725 W. Harrison St, Suite 755 Chicago IL 60612 Business Phone: (312) 563-2275 Business FAX: (312) 563-2684 E-mail Address: Sue_Leurgans@rsh.net Research Interests I am interested in the refinement and application of statistical methods applied collaboratively in the neurological sciences. Kaplan-Meier curves for the development of key motor impairments calculated from first symptom onset by history. The vertical lines indicate medians. (From Goetz et al. 2003) Representative Publications Gorelick P.B., Leurgans S., Richardson D., Harris Y., Billingsley M. for the AAASPS Investigators. African American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study (AAASPS): Clinical Trial Design. J.Cerebrovascular Disease. 7(6);426-434, 1998. Goetz CG. Leurgans S. Raman R. the Parkinson Study Group. Placebo-associated improvements in motor function: comparison of subjective and objective sections of the UPDRS in early Parkinson's disease. [Clinical Trial. Journal Article. Randomized Controlled Trial] Movement Disorders. 17(2):283-8, 2002 Mar. Kanner AM. Parra J. Gil-Nagel A. Soto A. Leurgans S. Iriarte J. deToledo-Morrell L. Palac S. The localizing yield of sphenoidal and anterior temporal electrodes in ictal recordings: a comparison study. [Journal Article] Epilepsia. 43(10):1189-96, 2002 Oct. Goetz CG, Leurgans S, Lang AE, Litvan I; Progression of Gait, Speech and Swallowing Deficits in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Neurology 2003, in press.