The Roskamp Neurology Clinic

11/01/2024

12/09/2022

Thirty years ago, Drs. Michael Mullan and Fiona Crawford who co-founded the Roskamp Institute with Bob and Diane Roskamp in Manatee County, were members of the team that found the […]

11/10/2021

Please join us on Thursday November 11th.

10/05/2021

Roskamp Institute Researchers Present Study Findings At International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Conference Oct 1, 2021 | News Researchers from The Roskamp Institute recently presented at the virtual International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)...

08/24/2021

Red Tide Study Update: An Active Outbreak Brings a Timely Research Opportunity Aug 20, 2021 | Articles The Roskamp Institute Red Tide Study started in 2020 and is currently made up of 250 volunteers from our local community. Fortunately, for purposes of the study, we were able to begin collecting sa...

08/23/2021

OEA Supplementation Shows Promise in Roskamp Institute Gulf War Illness Laboratory Study – New Clinical Study Now Underway. Aug 20, 2021 | Articles For over 30 years now, 250,000 veterans from the 1990-1991 Gulf War (GW) have suffered from a chronic and debilitating multi-symptom illness, called G...

04/27/2021

Join us THIS FRIDAY for a live informational event on Zoom! Learn all about our new Gulf War Illness pilot study. Register to attend: https://www.roskampinstitute.org/event/gwievent/

04/27/2021

Read about Roskamp Institute's new Gulf War Illness pilot study.

A pilot clinical study examines the use of a naturally occurring lipid to improve and maintain brain function and health in veterans with Gulf War Illness.

04/08/2021

GULF WAR ILLNESS STUDY
GW VETERAN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Roskamp Institute is conducting a clinical research study to determine the effects of oleoylethanolamide (OEA) on lipid metabolism and immune function in veterans with Gulf War Illness.

OEA is a naturally occurring lipid and we would like to see if it can maintain healthy lipid profiles and improve general health of veterans with GWI.

The study involves 5 visits over 15 weeks and will include answering questionnaires and testing, as well as provision of blood samples.

If you are interested in learning more about this study, call Megan at (941) 256 - 8018 ext 3096.

JOIN US FOR A LIVE INFORMATIONAL EVENT
VIA ZOOM: FRIDAY, APRIL 30th,11am-Noon

Register at: https://www.roskampinstitute.org/event/gwizoom

03/22/2021

Hopefully we will find NO links between brevetoxin exposure and neurological effects, but there’s certainly a lot of interest in the question. So far, we have learned the toxin can definitely get into the human body from the air because we see the circulating antibodies against it months after exposure. We are working on understanding whether a big immune effect is good news or not in relation to neurological symptoms.

Mote researchers showed that the immune systems can become much less effective after repeated exposure in manatees that become incapacitated or die during red tides. There’s also a recent suggestion that the loss of the Royal Terns in this region (two years after the last exposure) is due to impairment of their immune systems and subsequent inability to fight bacterial infections.

We are now setting up to look for immune cell responses after re-challenge with the toxin in the blood from volunteers. I expect to see the same pattern – some people will have reactive immune responses and others won’t. Of course, we are correlating that with the neurological signs and symptoms they report.

- Dr. Michael Mullan, Roskamp Institute Executive Director

Red Tide research is continuing in Sarasota, and at Roskamp Institute, they say it’s how the toxins might affect your nervous system that is important.

02/10/2021

If you or someone you care about has experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is showing symptoms of aggression, agitation, and irritability, learn more about this research study of an investigational drug for certain behavioral problems due to TBI.

Learn more: https://www.roskampclinic.org/trials/tbi/