Deema Fattal, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Balance Disorders Clinic
Address
Office: Department of Neurology; 2157 RCP, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-356-8753
Fax: 319-356-7199
E-mail: deema-fattal@uiowa.edu
Clinical Specialty
Research Interest
- Balance and Gait Disorders Related to Cerebral dysfunction
- Balance and Gait Disorder in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Education
BS, (Physics) American University of Beirut
MD, American University of Beirut
Residency:
- Internship in Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University, PGY1
- Residency in Neurology, Saint Louis University, PGY2
- Residency in Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, PGY3&4
- Behavioral Neurology, UI Hospitals & Clinics
- Neuro-Otology, University of Pittsburgh
Certification
- Medical & Surgical Licensure, Iowa Board of medical Examiners, State of Iowa
- Certification in Botulinum Administration
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification
- Qualification to interpret Vestibular testing.
Honors and Awards
- 1989, BS in Physics with high distinction
- 1993, MD degree with distinction
- 1995-97, Award of the resident with outstanding teaching for two consecutive years
- 2002, Above and Beyond Call of Duty Award, University of Iowa
- 2004-05, Director, Balance and Gait Disorders, AAN Annual Meeting
- 2006, Federal Award (Veterans Administration Medical Center): position performance upgrade for patient work and teaching
- 2010, Faculty Educator of the year, Neurology, UI
- 2007-present, Best Doctor
Grants
Funded and Current:
UI Intramural funding Deema Fattal (PI) 07/01/09-06/30/11
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Abnormalities as Predictor of Gait and Cognitive Dysfunction in mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Summary: Using MRI-Diffusion Tensor in mTBI to assess relationship between the MRI changes with gait and cognitive changes in MTBI.
Role: Principle investigator
N/A Salim Chahin (PI) 07/01/2010-06/30/2011
Neuroanatomy of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis; an MRI study.
N/A Peter Bartels (PI) 07/01/2010-06/30/2010
Prevalence of brisk reflexes in Diabetic and relation to cervical spondylosis
N/A Diane Hesselbrock (PI) 07/01/2010-06/30/2011
Validation of the "6 weeks" Rule in Recurrent Isolated Dizziness and Relation to Stroke as Etiology.
NIH Susan Schultz 2011
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative-2
Summary: To study neuroimaging and biomarkers in normal participants vs mild cognitive impairment vs Alzheimer disease.
Role: Co-investigator
Completed:
N/A Tara Cook (PI) 07/01/2009-06/30/2010
Isolated Dizziness as Manifestation of Stroke.
Summary: epidemiological review of isolated dizziness as cause for stroke
Role: mentor and co-investigator
N/A HyungSub Shim (PI) 07/01/2009-06/30/2010
Neuroanatomical Localization of Neuropsychological Deficits.
Defense University Laura Frey Law (PI) 2007-2008
Research Instrumentation Program
"Advancing digital human modeling to accommodate vibration environments" Summary: This funded project involved obtaining money to buy shaker table for vibration research. Vibration exposure can have both positive and deleterious health effects, including effects on vestibular function. A shaker table will be used to study the effect of vibration at various frequencies on humans to help develop digital human models. Role: co-PI Grant Number: 14757900
1 K01 AG022033-01 A1; Denburg (PI); 8/1/04-07/31/09
NIH NIA "Prefrontal Brain Structures, Aging, and Decision-Making"
Summary: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award investigating the hypothesis that some seemingly normal older personals (i.e. without overt neurological or psychiatric disease) have deficits in reasoning and decision-making, due to hypofunction in a neural system which includes the ventromedial prefrontal cortices.
Role: Consultant
NIA Pierre Tariot (PI) 07/2005 – 06/2006
NIA sponsored Alzheimer's Disease Collaborative Study
"Valproate and Neuroprotection Clinical Trial" Summary: This study represents a novel clinical trial strategy designed to assess both prospective "prophylactic" therapy for psychopathology in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Role: Site Co-Investigator
Professional Service
- Oral Board Examiner for American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for more than 10 years
Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Neurology, AAN
- Behavioral Neurology Section of AAN
- Neuro-ophthalmology/Neuro-otology Section of AAN
- Women in Neurology Section of AAN
Lectures
- 2010 Nystagmus, Parts I, II, III: Neuroscience series, University of Iowa
- 2010 Brainstem Neuroanatomy, Neuroscience series, University of Iowa
- 2010 Neuro-otology of AICA and PICA Infarctions. IMNA conference, October, University of Iowa
- 2010 Basics of Statistics: Part I Student t test, Part II ANOVA, Part III Multiple Regression, University of Iowa
- 2011 Neurological Review for Residents, Part I, II, III, University of Iowa
- 2011 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Neuroscience series, University of Iowa
- 2010 Balance Building; Iowa Neurological Association conference
- 2010 Dementia Update. Iowa Geriatric Society
- 2011 Dizziness workshop. Annual Refresher Course for the Family Physician— Regional Yearly Conference
- 2011 Objective Gait Abnormalities in Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. 3rd Federal Interagency Conference on TBI, June 13-15, 2011.
Publications
- Smith Rosalind. Master's Thesis Advisors: Fattal, D and Rahmatalla S. QUANTIFICATION AND LOCALIZATION OF GAIT VARIABILITY AS BIOMARKERS FOR MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Iowa, 2010. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/740/
- Fattal D. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Neurology Website, 1997. (I prepared the whole manuscript).
- Reardon M, Fattal D. Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior secondary to an Anterior Thalamic Infarct. JINS 6(2):212, 2000. (I edited the manuscript).
- Razavi M, Rizzo M, Fattal D, Jones RD. Visual Hallucinations in Temporal Arteritis. JINS 6(2):230, 2000. (I edited manuscript and contributed to it).
- Razavi M, Razavi B, Fattal D, Afifi A, Adams HP. Hemiplegic Migraine Induced by Exercise. Archives of Neurology 57(9), 1363-1365, 2000. (I edited manuscript and contributed to it).
- Razavi M., Jones R.D., Fattal D., Manzel K., Rizzo M. Steroid-responsive "Charles Bonnet Syndrome" in Temporal Arteritis. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience; 16(4):505-8, 2004. (I edited manuscript and contributed to it).
- Karimi M, Razavi M, Fattal D. Rubral Lateropulsion Due to Vertebral Artery Dissection in a Patient With Klippel-Feil Syndrome. Arch Neurol; 61: 583 – 585, 2004. (I edited manuscript and contributed significantly to it).
- Hsu S, Chaloupka J, Fattal D. Rapidly Progressive Fatal Bihemispheric Infarction Secondary to Moyamoya Syndrome in Association with Graves' Thyrotoxicosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature, American Journal of Neuroradiology, 27, 643-47, 2006. (I edited manuscript and contributed to it).
- Fattal D, Rizzo M. The vestibular system and cognition. In: Principles and Practice of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology. Rizzo, Matthew and Eslinger, Paul, Eds. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, Mosby, Churchill Livingstone, 2004. (I prepared the whole manuscript and all the concepts).
- Fattal D. Balance and Gait Disorders. Publication: American Academy of Neurology, 2004. (I prepared the whole manuscript).
- Fattal D. Balance and Gait Disorders. Publication: American Academy of Neurology, 2005. (I prepared the whole manuscript).
- Fattal D. Balance & Gait Disorders. Medlink Corporation. Retrieved from www.medlink.com/medlinkhome/info_serv.htm. , available January 2004. (I prepared the whole manuscript). I have updated it periodically since; last update 10/2009.
- Fattal D, Smith R, Rahmatalla S. Objective Gait Abnormalities in Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. 3rd Federal Interagency Conference on TBI, June 13-15 2011.