Overview
Metabolic Basis of Inherited Central Nervous Disorders
Biochemical genetics and metabolism
Key Words:
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase, Phenylketonuria,
Huntington's Chorea: Membrane abnormalities, Glucosamine metabolism, Cell Death
Wilson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
Chronic central pain secondary to central and peripheral nervous system damage:
Strategies for multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment: Centrally acting non-narcotic medications.
Biochemical genetics and metabolism
Key Words:
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase, Phenylketonuria,
Huntington's Chorea: Membrane abnormalities, Glucosamine metabolism, Cell Death
Wilson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
Chronic central pain secondary to central and peripheral nervous system damage:
Strategies for multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment: Centrally acting non-narcotic medications.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor Emeritus of Medicine
·
1998 - Present
Neurology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
A case of myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis in an adult.
Journal Article Neurology · February 1991 We report a case of rapidly progressive cerebral demyelinating disease in a previously healthy 40-year-old woman. This case satisfies the diagnostic criteria for myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis (MDS), but is unusual in the age of onset. This is the 1st ca ... Full text Link to item CiteBaclofen in the treatment of post-amputation autonomous stump movements.
Journal Article Eur Neurol · 1987 Baclofen at 20-40 mg/day was used to successfully treat two post-amputation patients who developed continuous complex involuntary movements of the proximal extremity. These autonomous movements were otherwise recalcitrant to therapy and were felt to arise ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Biology of Huntington's Chorea
Chapter · 1985 CiteRecent Grants
Huntington'S Chorea: Studies Of Protein Glycosylation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1984 - 1985View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Iowa ·
1958
M.D.