Distinguished in Epilepsy

Dr. Mercedes Jacobson

Neurology
William B Hughes MD PC
3401 N Broad St Fl 5, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Epilepsy
William B Hughes MD PC
3401 N Broad St Fl 5, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Mercedes Jacobson is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jacobson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Epilepsy.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Temple University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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William B Hughes MD PC
3401 N Broad St Fl 5, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Call: 215-707-2000

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 03, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2

8 Total Publications

Evaluating the utility of Rapid Response EEG in emergency care.
Evaluating the utility of Rapid Response EEG in emergency care.
Journal: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
Published: November 09, 2020
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    • Epilepsy
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    • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
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    • Memory Loss
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    • Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
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    • Seizures
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    • Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
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    • Epilepsy in Children
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    • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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    • Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis
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    • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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    • Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
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    • Experienced
    • Absence Seizure
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    • Acute Cerebellar Ataxia
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    • Arachnoiditis
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    • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
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    • Chiari Malformation Type 2
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