Vern Charles Juel | Scholars@Duke

Vern Charles Juel
Professor of Neurology

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Neurology, Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease, Neurology 2018

Contact Information

1255 Hospital South, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3403, Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-4044

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Neurology, Medicine, Duke University 1993 - 1994
- Resident in Neurology, Medicine, Duke University 1990 - 1993
- Medical Intern, Medicine, Northwestern University 1989 - 1990
- M.D., University of Illinois 1989
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease, Neurology 2005 - 2017
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Neurology, Clinical Science Departments 2004 - 2005
Research
Selected Grants
- An integrated and diverse genomic medicine program for undiagnosed diseases awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2022
- Promise MG awarded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 2017 - 2021
- VTEU Task C Option 1 Protocol 14-0024.C1D1.0037 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
- VTEU Task D Option 4 Protocol 14-0024.C1D1.0037 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- VTEU Task D Option 5 Protocol 14-0024.C1D1.0037 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- ECU-MG-301 in Myasthenia Gravis pts. Open Label awarded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 - 2019
- VTEU Task C Base Protocol 14-0024.C1D1.0037 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2019
- VTEU Task D Option 2 Protocol 14-0024.C1D1.0037 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2019
- VTEU Task D Option 3 Protocol 14-0024.C1D1.0037 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2019
- AANEM Autoimmune Neuromuscular Disorders Fellowship awarded by AANEM Foundation for Research & Education 2017 - 2018
- Eculizumab in Subjects with Generalized Refractory Myasthenia Gravis (GMG) awarded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 - 2017
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Li, Y, Guptill, JT, Russo, MA, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, LD, Howard, JF, Chopra, M, Liu, W, and Yi, JS. "Tacrolimus inhibits Th1 and Th17 responses in MuSK-antibody positive myasthenia gravis patients." Experimental Neurology 312 (February 2019): 43-50. Full Text
  - Sabre, L, Guptill, JT, Russo, M, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, Howard, JF, Hobson-Webb, LD, and Punga, AR. "Circulating microRNA plasma profile in MuSK+ myasthenia gravis." Journal of Neuroimmunology 325 (December 2018): 87-91. Full Text
  - Sanders, DB, Harati, Y, Juel, VC, Lou, J-S, Marburger, T, Pascuzzi, RM, Peltier, AC, Richman, DP, and Smith, AG. "Reply." Muscle & Nerve 57, no. 5 (May 2018): E130-E131. (Letter) Full Text
  - Sanders, DB, Juel, VC, Harati, Y, Smith, AG, Peltier, AC, Marburger, T, Lou, J-S, Pascuzzi, RM, Richman, DP, Xie, T, Demmel, V, Jacobus, LR, Aleš, KL, Jacobus, DP, and Dapper Study Team, . "3,4-diaminopyridine base effectively treats the weakness of Lambert-Eaton myasthenia." Muscle & Nerve 57, no. 4 (April 2018): 561-568. Full Text
  - Sanders, DB, Guptill, JT, Aleš, KL, Hobson-Webb, LD, Jacobus, DP, Mahmood, R, Massey, JM, Pittman, MM, Prather, K, Raja, SM, Yow, E, and Juel, VC. "Reliability of the triple-timed up-and-go test." Muscle & Nerve 57, no. 1 (January 2018): 136-139. Full Text
  - Howard, JF, Utsugisawa, K, Benatar, M, Murai, H, Barohn, RJ, Illa, I, Jacob, S, Vissing, J, Burns, TM, Kissel, JT, Muppidi, S, Nowak, RJ, O'Brien, F, Wang, J-J, Mantegazza, R, and REGAIN Study Group, . "Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study." The Lancet. Neurology 16, no. 12 (December 2017): 976-986. Full Text
  - Juel, VC, Sanders, DB, Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, Guptill, JT, O'Brien, F, Wang, JJ, and Howard, JF. "Marked clinical and jitter improvement after eculizumab in refractory myasthenia." Muscle & Nerve 56, no. 3 (September 2017): E16-E18. Full Text
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, and Juel, VC. "Common Entrapment Neuropathies." Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) 23, no. 2, Selected Topics in Outpatient Neurology (April 2017): 487-511. Full Text
  - Yi, JS, Russo, MA, Massey, JM, Juel, V, Hobson-Webb, LD, Gable, K, Raja, SM, Balderson, K, Weinhold, KJ, and Guptill, JT. "B10 Cell Frequencies and Suppressive Capacity in Myasthenia Gravis Are Associated with Disease Severity." Frontiers in Neurology 8 (January 2017): 34-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Burns, TM, Sadjadi, R, Utsugisawa, K, Gwathmey, KG, Joshi, A, Jones, S, Bril, V, Barnett, C, Guptill, JT, Sanders, DB, Hobson-Webb, L, Juel, VC, Massey, J, Gable, KL, Silvestri, NJ, Wolfe, G, Cutter, G, Nagane, Y, Murai, H, Masuda, M, Farrugia, ME, Carmichael, C, Birnbaum, S, Hogrel, J-Y, Nafissi, S, Fatehi, F, Ou, C, Liu, W, and Conaway, M. "International clinimetric evaluation of the MG-QOL15, resulting in slight revision and subsequent validation of the MG-QOL15r." Muscle & Nerve 54, no. 6 (December 2016): 1015-1022. Full Text
  - Guptill, JT, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, Anderson, AC, Chopra, M, Yi, JS, Esfandiari, E, Buchanan, T, Smith, B, Atherfold, P, Jones, E, and Howard, JF. "Effect of therapeutic plasma exchange on immunoglobulins in myasthenia gravis." Autoimmunity 49, no. 7 (November 2016): 472-479. Full Text
  - Benatar, M, Mcdermott, MP, Sanders, DB, Wolfe, GI, Barohn, RJ, Nowak, RJ, Hehir, M, Juel, V, Katzberg, H, Tawil, R, and Muscle Study Group (MSG), . "Efficacy of prednisone for the treatment of ocular myasthenia (EPITOME): A randomized, controlled trial." Muscle & Nerve 53, no. 3 (March 2016): 363-369. Full Text
  - Burns, TM, Smith, GA, Allen, JA, Amato, AA, Arnold, WD, Barohn, R, Benatar, M, Bird, SJ, Bromberg, M, Chahin, N, Ciafaloni, E, Cohen, JA, Corse, A, Crum, BA, David, WS, Dimberg, E, Sousa, EAD, Donofrio, PD, Dyck, PJB, Engel, AG, Ensrud, ER, Ferrante, M, Freimer, M, Gable, KL, Gibson, S, Gilchrist, JM, Goldstein, JM, Gooch, CL, Goodman, BP, Gorelov, D, Gospe, SM, Goyal, NA, Guidon, AC, Guptill, JT, Gutmann, L, Gutmann, L, Gwathmey, K, Harati, Y, Harper, CM, Hehir, MK, Hobson-Webb, LD, Howard, JF, Jackson, CE, Johnson, N, Jones, SM, Juel, VC, Kaminski, HJ, Karam, C, Kennelly, KD, Khella, S, Khoury, J, Kincaid, JC, Kissel, JT, Kolb, N, Lacomis, D, Ladha, S, Larriviere, D, Lewis, RA, Li, Y, Litchy, WJ, Logigian, E, Lou, J-S, MacGowen, DJL, Maselli, R, Massey, JM, Mauermann, ML, Mathews, KD, Meriggioli, MN, Miller, RG, Moon, J-S, Mozaffar, T, Nations, SP, Nowak, RJ, Ostrow, LW, Pascuzzi, RM, Peltier, A, Ruzhansky, K, Richman, DP, Ross, MA, Rubin, DI, Russell, JA, Sachs, GM, Salajegheh, MK, Saperstein, DS, Scelsa, S, Selcen, D, Shaibani, A, Shieh, PB, Silvestri, NJ, Singleton, JR, Smith, BE, So, YT, Solorzano, G, Sorenson, EJ, Srinivasen, J, Tavee, J, Tawil, R, Thaisetthawatkul, P, Thornton, C, Trivedi, J, Vernino, S, Wang, AK, Webb, TA, Weiss, MD, Windebank, AJ, and Wolfe, GI. "Editorial by concerned physicians: Unintended effect of the orphan drug act on the potential cost of 3,4-diaminopyridine." Muscle & Nerve 53, no. 2 (February 2016): 165-168. Full Text
  - Guptill, JT, Yi, JS, Sanders, DB, Guidon, AC, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, Howard, JF, Scuderi, F, Bartoccioni, E, Evoli, A, and Weinhold, KJ. "Characterization of B cells in muscle-specific kinase antibody myasthenia gravis." Neurology(R) Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2, no. 2 (April 2015): e77-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sanders, DB, Rosenfeld, J, Dimachkie, MM, Meng, L, Malik, FI, and Tirasemtiv in Myasthenia Gravis Study Group, . "A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Single Doses of Tirasemtiv in Patients with Acetylcholine Receptor-Binding Antibody-Positive Myasthenia Gravis." Neurotherapeutics 12, no. 2 (April 2015): 455-460. Full Text
  - Bushby, K, Finkel, R, Wong, B, Barohn, R, Campbell, C, Comi, GP, Connolly, AM, Day, JW, Flanigan, KM, Goemans, N, Jones, KJ, Mercuri, E, Quinlivan, R, Renfroe, JB, Russman, B, Ryan, MM, Tulinius, M, Voit, T, Moore, SA, Lee Sweeney, H, Abresch, RT, Coleman, KL, Eagle, M, Florence, J, Gappmaier, E, Glanzman, AM, Henricson, E, Barth, J, Elfring, GL, Reha, A, Spiegel, RJ, O'donnell, MW, Peltz, SW, Mcdonald, CM, and PTC124-GD-007-DMD STUDY GROUP, . "Ataluren treatment of patients with nonsense mutation dystrophinopathy." Muscle & Nerve 50, no. 4 (October 2014): 477-487. Full Text
  - Yi, JS, Guidon, A, Sparks, S, Osborne, R, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, Sanders, DB, Weinhold, KJ, and Guptill, JT. "Characterization of CD4 and CD8 T cell responses in MuSK myasthenia gravis." Journal of Autoimmunity 52 (August 2014): 130-138. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sanders, DB, Cao, L, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, L, and Guptill, JT. "Is the decremental pattern in Lambert-Eaton syndrome different from that in myasthenia gravis?." Clin Neurophysiol 125, no. 6 (June 2014): 1274-1277. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Burns, TM, Cutter, GR, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, L, and Muscle Study Group, . "Does change in acetylcholine receptor antibody level correlate with clinical change in myasthenia gravis?." Muscle Nerve 49, no. 4 (April 2014): 483-486. Full Text Link to Item
  - "Do acetylcholine receptor and striated muscle antibodies predict the presence of thymoma in patients with myasthenia gravis?." Muscle and Nerve 49, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 30-34. Full Text
  - Choi Decroos, E, Hobson-Webb, LD, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, and Sanders, DB. "Do acetylcholine receptor and striated muscle antibodies predict the presence of thymoma in patients with myasthenia gravis?." Muscle Nerve 49, no. 1 (January 2014): 30-34. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Cao, L, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, L, and Guptill, JT. "Is the decremental pattern in Lambert-Eaton syndrome different from that in myasthenia gravis?." Clinical Neurophysiology 125, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 1274-1277. Full Text
  - Yi, JS, Guidon, A, Sparks, S, Osborne, R, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, Sanders, DB, Weinhold, KJ, and Guptill, JT. "Characterization of CD4 and CD8 T cell responses in MuSK myasthenia gravis." Journal of Autoimmunity 52 (January 1, 2014): 130-138. Full Text
  - Howard, JF, Barohn, RJ, Cutter, GR, Freimer, M, Juel, VC, Mozaffar, T, Mellion, ML, Benatar, MG, Farrugia, ME, Wang, JJ, Malhotra, SS, Kissel, JT, and MG Study Group, . "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study of eculizumab in patients with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis." Muscle & Nerve 48, no. 1 (July 2013): 76-84. Full Text
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, and Juel, VC. "The three dimensional assessment of peripheral nerve injury: an integrated clinical, neurophysiologic and sonographic approach." Clin Neurophysiol 124, no. 6 (June 2013): 1053-1054. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, and Juel, VC. "Nerve ultrasound in diabetic polyneuropathy: Correlation with clinical characteristics and electrodiagnostic testing." MUSCLE & NERVE 47, no. 3 (March 2013): 379-384. Full Text Link to Item
  - Guptill, JT, Oakley, D, Kuchibhatla, M, Guidon, AC, Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, Sanders, DB, and Juel, VC. "A retrospective study of complications of therapeutic plasma exchange in myasthenia." Muscle & Nerve 47, no. 2 (February 2013): 170-176. Full Text
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, and Juel, VC. "The three dimensional assessment of peripheral nerve injury: An integrated clinical, neurophysiologic and sonographic approach." Clinical Neurophysiology 124, no. 6 (2013): 1053-1054. Full Text
  - Howard, JF, Barohn, RJ, Cutter, GR, Freimer, M, Juel, VC, Mozaffar, T, Mellion, ML, Benatar, MG, Farrugia, ME, Wang, JJ, Malhotra, SS, and Kissel, JT. "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study of eculizumab in patients with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis." Muscle and Nerve 48, no. 1 (2013): 76-84. Full Text
  - Mhoon, JT, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, LD. "Median nerve ultrasound as a screening tool in carpal tunnel syndrome: correlation of cross-sectional area measures with electrodiagnostic abnormality." Muscle & Nerve 46, no. 6 (December 2012): 871-878. Full Text
  - Juel, VC. "Evaluation of neuromuscular junction disorders in the electromyography laboratory." Neurol Clin 30, no. 2 (May 2012): 621-639. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, Mhoon, JT, and Juel, VC. "Effect of transducer frequency on muscle luminosity ratio." Muscle & Nerve 44, no. 4 (October 2011): 612-613. (Letter) Full Text
  - Selcen, D, Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, LD, Smith, EC, Stickler, DE, Bite, AV, Ohno, K, and Engel, AG. "Myasthenic syndrome caused by plectinopathy." Neurology 76, no. 4 (January 2011): 327-336. Full Text
  - Mhoon, JT, Nandigam, K, and Juel, VC. "Teaching video NeuroImages: painful legs and moving toes syndrome." Neurology 75, no. 2 (July 13, 2010): e6-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ephgrave, K, Margo, KL, White, C, Hammoud, M, Brodkey, A, Painter, T, Juel, VC, Shaw, D, and Ferguson, K. "Core clerkship directors: their current resources and the rewards of the role." Acad Med 85, no. 4 (April 2010): 710-715. Full Text Link to Item
  - Burns, TM, Grouse, CK, Conaway, MR, Sanders, DB, and mg composite and mg-qol15 study group, . "Construct and concurrent validation of the MG-QOL15 in the practice setting." Muscle Nerve 41, no. 2 (February 2010): 219-226. Full Text Link to Item
  - Juel, VC. "Myasthenic crisis: smoother sailing ahead." Eur J Neurol 16, no. 7 (July 2009): 775-776. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, L, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, and Sanders, DB. "Reply to "Diagnostic value of wrist median nerve cross sectional area versus wrist-to-forearm ratio in carpal tunnel syndrome"." Clinical Neurophysiology 119, no. 12 (December 1, 2008): 2899-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Sanders, DB, and Juel, VC. "MuSK-antibody positive myasthenia gravis: questions from the clinic." J Neuroimmunol 201-202 (September 15, 2008): 85-89. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, and Sanders, DB. "The ultrasonographic wrist-to-forearm median nerve area ratio in carpal tunnel syndrome." Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 119, no. 6 (June 2008): 1353-1357. Full Text
  - Mahadeva, B, Phillips, LH, and Juel, VC. "Autoimmune disorders of neuromuscular transmission." Seminars in Neurology 28, no. 2 (April 2008): 212-227. (Review) Full Text
  - Sanders, DB, and Juel, VC. "The Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome." Handb Clin Neurol 91 (2008): 273-283. Full Text Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, and Massey, JM. "Myasthenia gravis." Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2 (January 2007): 44-null. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Scherer, K, Skeen, MB, Strine, SA, and Juel, VC. "Hanging leg syndrome: combined bilateral femoral and sciatic neuropathies." Neurology 66, no. 7 (April 11, 2006): 1124-1125. Full Text Link to Item
  - Galloway, G, Andary, M, Boon, A, Busis, N, Jr, JC, Chang, M, Goodenough, D, Juel, V, Malamut, R, Mulford, G, Rubin, D, Ruffing, K, Sekul, E, Simmons, Z, Smith, B, and Tranchitella, V. "Needle EMG in certain uncommon clinical contexts." Muscle and Nerve 31, no. 3 (2005): 398-399. Full Text
  - Juel, VC, and Massey, JM. "Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis: Recommendations for Treatment and Immunologic Modulation." Curr Treat Options Neurol 7, no. 1 (January 2005): 3-14. Link to Item
  - Morgan, JC, Cavaliere, R, and Juel, VC. "Reversible corpus callosum lesion in legionnaires' disease." J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75, no. 4 (April 2004): 651-654. (Review) Link to Item
  - Juel, VC. "Myasthenia gravis: management of myasthenic crisis and perioperative care." Seminars in Neurology 24, no. 1 (March 2004): 75-81. (Review) Full Text
  - Swerdlow, RH, Juel, VC, and Wooten, GF. "Dystonia with and without deafness is caused by TIMM8A mutation." Adv Neurol 94 (2004): 147-154. (Review) Link to Item
  - Winter, WC, and Juel, VC. "Hypoglossal neuropathy in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy." Neurology 61, no. 8 (October 28, 2003): 1154-1155. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, and Johnston, KC. "Predict Resident Exam Performance (PREP) study." Neurology 60, no. 8 (April 22, 2003): 1385-1387. Link to Item
  - Minassian, BA, Aiyar, R, Alic, S, Banwell, B, Villanova, M, Fardeau, M, Mandell, JW, Juel, VC, Rafii, M, Auranen, M, and Kalimo, H. "Narrowing in on the causative defect of an intriguing X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy." Neurology 59, no. 4 (August 27, 2002): 596-601. Link to Item
  - Jääskeläinen, SK, Juel, VC, Udd, B, Villanova, M, Liguori, R, Minassian, BA, Falck, B, Niemi, P, and Kalimo, H. "Electrophysiological findings in X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy." Ann Neurol 51, no. 5 (May 2002): 648-652. Full Text Link to Item
  - Jääskeläinen, SK, Juel, VC, Udd, B, Villanova, M, Liguori, R, Minassian, BA, Falck, B, Niemi, P, and Kalimo, H. "The prevalence of narcolepsy among Chinese in Hong Kong." Annals of Neurology 51, no. 5 (2002): 578-584. Full Text
  - Burns, TM, Shneker, BF, and Juel, VC. "Gasoline sniffing multifocal neuropathy." Pediatr Neurol 25, no. 5 (November 2001): 419-421. Link to Item
  - Burns, MT, Juel, VC, Hess, CE, and Phillips, LH. "Motor neuron disease and serum monoclonal proteins: poor response to treatment of the paraproteinemia." J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 2, no. 2 (December 2000): 70-72. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Kiely, JM, Leone, KV, Morgan, RF, Smith, T, and Phillips, LH. "Isolated musculocutaneous neuropathy caused by a proximal humeral exostosis." Neurology 54, no. 2 (January 25, 2000): 494-496. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Kiely, JM, Leone, KV, Morgan, RF, Smith, T, and Phillips, LH. "Isolated musculocutaneous neuropathy caused by a proximal." NEUROLOGY 54, no. 2 (January 25, 2000): 494-496. Full Text Link to Item
  - Phillips, LH, and Juel, VC. "Myasthenia gravis in the tenth decade." Muscle Nerve 22, no. 9 (September 1999): 1297-1298. (Letter) Link to Item
  - Simmad, VI, Juel, VC, and Phillips, LH. "Clinical and electrophysiological findings in the migrant sensory 'neuritis' of wartenberg." J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 1, no. 1 (September 1999): 6-10. Link to Item
  - Burns, TM, Juel, VC, Sanders, DB, and Phillips, LH. "Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction." Neurology 52, no. 7 (April 22, 1999): 1490-1491. Link to Item
  - Swerdlow, RH, Parks, JK, Cassarino, DS, Trimmer, PA, Miller, SW, Maguire, DJ, Sheehan, JP, Maguire, RS, Pattee, G, Juel, VC, Phillips, LH, Tuttle, JB, Bennett, JP, Davis, RE, and Parker, WD. "Mitochondria in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis." Experimental Neurology 153, no. 1 (September 1998): 135-142. Full Text
  - Vern, BA, Leheta, BJ, Juel, VC, LaGuardia, J, Graupe, P, and Schuette, WH. "Slow oscillations of cytochrome oxidase redox state and blood volume in unanesthetized cat and rabbit cortex. Interhemispheric synchrony." Adv Exp Med Biol 454 (1998): 561-570. Link to Item
  - Vern, BA, Leheta, BJ, Juel, VC, LaGuardia, J, Graupe, P, and Schuette, WH. "Interhemispheric synchrony of slow oscillations of cortical blood volume and cytochrome aa3 redox state in unanesthetized rabbits." Brain Research 775, no. 1-2 (November 1997): 233-239. Full Text
  - Phillips, LH, and Juel, VC. "The role of electrodiagnostic testing in carpal tunnel syndrome." Neurosurg Focus 3, no. 1 (July 15, 1997): e2-. Link to Item
  - Ballard, R, Tien, RD, Nohria, V, and Juel, V. "The Chédiak-Higashi syndrome: CT and MR findings." Pediatr Radiol 24, no. 4 (1994): 266-267. Link to Item
  - Ballard, R, Tien, RD, Nohria, V, and Juel, V. "The Chédiak-Higashi syndrome: CT and MR findings." Pediatric Radiology 24, no. 4 (1994): 266-267. Full Text
  - Vern, BA, Schuette, WH, Leheta, B, Juel, VC, and Radulovacki, M. "Low-frequency oscillations of cortical oxidative metabolism in waking and sleep." J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 8, no. 2 (April 1988): 215-226. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vern, BA, Schuette, WH, Juel, VC, and Radulovacki, M. "A simplified method for monitoring the cytochrome aa3 redox state in bilateral cortical areas of unanesthetized cats." Brain Research 415, no. 1 (July 1987): 188-193. Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Tarawneh, R, and Juel, VC. "The Neuromuscular Junction and Myasthenia Gravis." In Novel Challenges in Myasthenia Gravis, 51-66. July 1, 2015.
- Conference Papers
  - Thakkar, N, Guptill, JT, Aleš, K, Jacobus, D, Jacobus, L, Peloquin, C, Cohen-Wolkowiez, M, Gonzalez, D, and DAPPER Study Group, . "Population Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of 3,4-Diaminopyridine Free Base in Patients With Lambert-Eaton Myasthenia." September 2017. Full Text
  - Guptill, JT, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, Anderson, AC, Yi, JS, Chopra, M, and Jr, HJF. "EFFECT OF THERAPEUTIC PLASMA EXCHANGE ON IMMUNOGLOBULINS." October 2015. Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Juel, VC, Harati, Y, Smith, AG, Peltier, A, Marburger, T, Lou, J-S, Pascuzzi, RM, Richman, DP, Xie, T, Ales, LRJKL, Jacobus, DP, and Team, DAPPERS. "Results of a Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of 3,4-Diaminopyridine (DAP) in Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)." October 2015. Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Juel, VC, Harati, Y, Smith, AG, Peltier, A, Marburger, T, Lou, J-S, Pascuzzi, RM, Richman, DP, Xie, T, Jacobus, LR, Ales, KL, Jacobus, DP, and Team, DAPPERS. "RESULTS FROM THE DAPPER STUDY: INPATIENT DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED WITHDRAWAL STUDY OF 3,4-DIAMINOPYRIDINE BASE (3,4-DAP) IN SUBJECTS WITH LAMBERTEATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME (LEMS)." October 2015. Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, Guptill, JT, Russo, MA, Anderson, AC, Massey, JM, Gable, K, Juel, VC, Massey, EW, Sanders, DB, and Yi, JS. "T CELL REACTIVITY IN INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS (IBM)." September 2015. Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Sanders, DB, Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, Guptill, JT, O'Brien, F, Wang, JJ, and Howard, JF. "PARALLEL CLINICAL AND JITTER CHANGES DURING RAPID, ECULIZUMAB-INDUCED MYASTHENIC REMISSION." October 2014. Link to Item
  - Yi, JS, Sanders, DB, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, Weinhold, KJ, and Guptill, JT. "COMPARISON OF B10 CELLS IN IMMUNOSLTPPRESSED AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION NAIVE ACHR plus MG." October 2014. Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, and Juel, VC. "Nerve ultrasound in diabetic polyneuropathy: correlation with clinical characteristics and electrodiagnostic testing." United States. March 2013. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kushlaf, HA, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, LD. "DO ULTRASOUND CHARACTERISTICS CORRELATE WITH ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS IN INFLAMMATORY NEUROPATHIES?." October 2012. Link to Item
  - Kushlaf, HA, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, LD. "SONOGRAPHICALLY-MEASURED NERVE SIZE AND INTRA-NERVE SIZE VARIABILITY IN INFLAMMATORY POLYNEUEROPATHY." October 2012. Link to Item
  - Mhoon, JT, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, LD. "MEDIAN NERVE ULTRASOUND AS A SCREENING TOOL IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: CORRELATION OF CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA MEASURES WITH ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC ABNORMALITY." October 2012. Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Burns, TM, Cutter, GC, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, L. "DOES CHANGE IN ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY (ACHR-AB) LEVEL PREDICT OR CORRELATE WITH CLINICAL CHANGE IN MG?." October 2012. Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, L. "DOES THE PRESENCE OR LEVEL OF ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY (ACHR-AB) PREDICT GENERALIZATION IN OCULAR MYASTHENIA (OM)?." October 2012. Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, L. "DOES THE ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LEVEL PREDICT OR CORRELATE WITH THE OUTCOME IN MG?." October 2012. Link to Item
  - DeCroos, EC, Hobson-Webb, L, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, and Sanders, DB. "INCREASED OCCURRENCE OF LATE ONSET MYASTHENIA GRAVIS." October 2011. Link to Item
  - DeCroos, EC, Hobson-Webb, L, Juel, VC, Massey, JM, and Sanders, DB. "DO ANTIBODIES PREDICT THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF THYMOMA IN MYASTHENIA GRAVIS?." October 2011. Link to Item
  - Guptill, JT, Oakley, D, Kuchibhatla, M, Guidon, A, Hobson-Webb, LD, Massey, JM, Sanders, DB, and Juel, VC. "PLASMA EXCHANGE COMPLICATIONS ARE RELATED TO THE VENOUS ACCESS ROUTE." October 2011. Link to Item
  - Hobson-Webb, LD, Mhoon, JT, and Juel, VC. "THE EFFECT OF TRANSUDCER FREQUENCY ON ULTRASONOGRAPHIC MUSCLE LUMINOSITY MEASURES." October 2011. Link to Item
  - Mhoon, JT, DeCroos, EC, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, and Hobson-Webb, L. "MEDIAN NERVE ULTRASOUND AS A SCREENING TOOL IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME." October 2011. Link to Item
  - Evoli, A, Guptill, JT, Batocchi, A, Padua, L, Massey, JM, Juel, VC, Bartoccioni, E, Hobson-Webb, L, and Sanders, DB. "Prognostic Value of Clinical Response to Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in Myasthenia Gravis with Anti-MuSK Antibodies." March 1, 2011. Link to Item
  - Mhoon, JT, Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, LD, and Massey, JM. "Ultrasound and Electrodiagnostic Findings in Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy with Facial Neuropathy." March 1, 2011. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Hobson-Webb, LD, Smith, EC, Stickler, DE, Selcen, D, and Engel, AG. "Fatal Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS), and Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (EBS) Due to Plectin Deficiency." March 2, 2010. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Massey, JM, and Sanders, DB. "Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: Findings in 97 patients." October 2006. Link to Item
  - Sanders, DB, Juel, VC, and Massey, JM. "Muscle-specific kinase antibody myasthenia gravis: Response to treatment in 25 patients." October 2006. Link to Item
  - Levy, N, Aubourg, P, Banwell, B, Navarro, C, Kalimo, H, Figarella-Branger, D, Juel, VC, Navarro, C, Villanova, M, Fardeau, M, Pellissier, JF, Mandell, JW, Fontes, M, and Minassian, BA. "X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy: Genes exclusion in the Xq28 region and X-inactivation studies in obligate carriers." July 15, 2002. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, and Johnston, KC. "Relationships between Resident Inservice Training Examination and neurology board examination performance." April 9, 2002. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Doyle, LL, and Miller, JQ. "Medical student performance of neurologic versus non-neurologic physical examinations on standardized patient examinations." April 24, 2001. Link to Item
  - Juel, VC, Doyle, LL, and Miller, JQ. "Medical student performance on a simulated neurologic patient evaluation before neurology clerkship." April 1999. Link to Item
  - Vern, BA, LaGuardia, J, Leheta, BJ, Schuette, WH, and Juel, VC. "Correlation of increases in cortical blood volume and cytochrome aa(3) oxidation with enhanced gamma-electrocorticographic activity and eye movement bursts during REM sleep in cats." September 1997. Link to Item
  - VERN, BA, GRAUPE, P, LEHETA, B, JUEL, VC, and SCHUETTE, WH. "INTERHEMISPHERIC SYNCHRONY OF LOW-FREQUENCY METABOLIC OSCILLATIONS IN UNANESTHETIZED CORTEX." August 1991. Link to Item
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