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- Alexander disease
- Alexanders leukodystrophy
- Megalencephaly in infancy accompanied by progressive spasticity and dementia
Vanderbilt Medical Group- Teleneurology
. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alexander Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Hereditary Ataxia, and Huntington Disease.
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Dr. Gerald Raymond is a clinical geneticist and neurologist at Johns Hopkins where he is also a professor of genetic medicine and neurology. He obtained his MD at the University of Connecticut and was trained in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Neurology at the Mass. General Hospital. He received additional training in developmental neuropathology at the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and clinical genetics at the Harvard Program. Dr. Raymond’s research has been at the overlap of genetics and neurology with specific focus on peroxisomal disorders including adrenoleukodystrophy. He has been actively involved in newborn screening for ALD and in developing clinical follow-up programs. He has extensive experience in clinical management of neurogenetic issues including peroxisomal and lysosomal disorders. He presently serves as the Director of the Lysosomal Storage Disease program in the department of Genetic Medicine. Dr. Raymond is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alexander Disease. His top areas of expertise are Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Leukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, and Alexander Disease.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department Of Neurology
Mary A. O'Neal, MD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. O'Neal completed her fellowship and residency at Boston University Medical Center and medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. O'neal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alexander Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Conversion Disorder, Migraine, and Headache.
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

