WendellRHelvestonMD

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Neurology- The Mississippi Neurological Institute

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Office
1190 N State Street
Ste 300
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone+1 601-345-4525

Fax+1 601-345-4535

Wendell Helveston, MD, is a Neurologist based in Jackson, MS. He completed his medical education at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Florida, and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Helveston has held multiple leadership and clinical roles, including President and Chief of Staff at Regency Hospital of Hattiesburg since 2003 and Staff Neurologist at Hattiesburg Clinic since 1996. He has also served as President of the Medical Staff at Forrest General Hospital and a Clinical Instructor in Neurology. His published research includes studies on epilepsy, antioxidant metabolism in Friedreich's disease, and encephalopathy, with several works cited extensively by other publications. He has received numerous honors, including the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award and induction into the MGCC Alumni Hall of Fame.

In 2025, Dr. Helveston opened The Mississippi Neurological Institute in Jackson, MS where he will see patients full time.

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1995 - 1996
U Florida COM1992 - 1995
University of FloridaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
University of Mississippi School of MedicineClass of 1991
Mississippi State UniversityB.S., Biological Engineering/Cum Laude, 1985 - 1987
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeA.A., Cum Laude, 1983 - 1985

American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award 2009, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Biltmore Honors Edition of Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals 2009
MGCC Alumni Hall of Fame 2007
Co-Chief Resident Neurology Residency, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1994, 1995
Neurology Resident Teacher of the Year Neurology Residency, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1993, 1994
Abe and Toni Abrams Scholarship University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, 1987, 1991
Cum Laude Mississippi State University, Jackson, MS, 1985, 1987
Cum Laude Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, MS, 1983, 1985
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PubMed

52 citations
Treatment of four siblings with progressive myoclonus epilepsy of the Unverricht-Lundborg type with N-acetylcysteine
Russell Hurd, B. J. Wilder, Wendell R. Helveston, Basim M. Uthman
Neurology. 1996-11-01
13 citations
Intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: comparison of positron emission tomography with qualitative and quantitative MR.
W. Helveston, Robin L. Gilmore, Steven N. Roper, S T Mastin, Ronald G. Quisling
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1996-09-01
9 citations
Abnormalities of antioxidant metabolism in a case of Friedreich's disease.
Wendell R. Helveston, Jean E. Cibula, Russell Hurd, Basim M. Uthman, B. J. Wilder
Clinical Neuropharmacology. 1996-06-01

Journal Articles

Clinical Aspects of Neurocutaneous Syndromes. Resident and Staff Physician.
WR Helveston, supp
EEG Findings in Five Patients with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy.
RA Henchey, JG Malone, WR Helveston, et al, Neurology

Books/Book Chapters

Psychological Disturbances in Epilepsy.
Chapter: Pathophysiology of the Epilepsies.
J Sackallares, WR Helveston.Editors: J Sackallares.Raven Press, New York, NY

Abstracts/Posters

Comparison of (F-18) Positron Emission Tomography and Hippocampal Volumetrics in Determining Lateralization of Seizure Focus in Patients with Temporal Lobe Seizures.
WR Helveston, R Gilmore, S Roper, et al, American EEG Society Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases with N-acetylcysteine.
RW Hurd, BJ Wilder, WR Helveston, B Uthman, Movement Disorders
Free Radical Activity in Three Siblings with Ataxia Telangectasia.
WR Helveston, R Hurd, JE Cibula, B Wilder, Neurology
N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Five Siblings with Hereditary Sphinocerebellar Ataxia.
R Hurd, WR Helveston, J Malone, B Wilder, Neurology
Compassion of (F-18) PET, Interictal Te-99 HMPAO SPECT, Quantitative/Qualitative MRI for Seizure Focus Localization in Patients with Complex Partial Seizures of Tempor...
WR Helveston, R Gilmore, S Roper, S Mastin, R Quisling, W Drane, E Eikman, Epilepsia
Thirty Months Experience in the Use of N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Hereditary Ataxia.
RW Hurd, BJ Wilder, WR Helveston, SC Franczek, B Uthman, the 4th International Congress of Movement Disorders, Vienna, Austria
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