Dr. Patrick W. Kerns
Overview
Patrick Kerns is a Neurologist in Middletown, Delaware. Dr. Kerns is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, and Chorea.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
735 Mapleton Avenue, Middletown, DE 19709
200 Hygeia Drive, Suite 1420, Newark, DE 19713
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.
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
James Dowling is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dowling is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion, X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy, Tubular Aggregate Myopathy, and Horizontal Gaze Palsy with Progressive Scoliosis. Dr. Dowling is currently accepting new patients.
Office
James Russell is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Russell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Thyroidectomy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Elrick specializes in the care of children with neuromuscular disorders, and EMG studies in children and adults. He has special interests in genetic neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders and Acute Flaccid Myelitis. Dr. Elrick earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan Medical School, studying inherited neurodegenerative disorders of childhood. He completed residency training in Pediatrics and Child Neurology, followed by a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine and Johns Hopkins before joining the faculty in 2019. Dr. Elrick's laboratory research interest is in understanding mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, especially those affecting motor neurons. He studies disorders caused by genetic mutations in the nuclear pore complex, the main pathway for transport of material in and out of the nucleus of the cell, including Triple A Syndrome. He also participates in clinical research on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), aimed at understanding susceptibility to AFM in children, and defining clinical and EMG characteristics of illness and recovery in AFM. Dr. Elrick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Dysferlinopathy, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ChoreaDr. Kerns isDistinguished. Learn about Chorea.
- Essential TremorDr. Kerns isDistinguished. Learn about Essential Tremor.
- Movement DisordersDr. Kerns isDistinguished. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Parkinson's DiseaseDr. Kerns isDistinguished. Learn about Parkinson's Disease.
- Advanced
- Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency
- Boucher-Neuhauser SyndromeDr. Kerns isAdvanced. Learn about Boucher-Neuhauser Syndrome.
- CamptocormismDr. Kerns isAdvanced. Learn about Camptocormism.
- Conversion DisorderDr. Kerns isAdvanced. Learn about Conversion Disorder.
- Corticobasal DegenerationDr. Kerns isAdvanced. Learn about Corticobasal Degeneration.
- Cramp-Fasciculation SyndromeDr. Kerns isAdvanced. Learn about Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Kerns isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- AnosmiaDr. Kerns isExperienced. Learn about Anosmia.
- ApraxiaDr. Kerns isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
- AthetosisDr. Kerns isExperienced. Learn about Athetosis.
- Bell's PalsyDr. Kerns isExperienced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- Benign Essential BlepharospasmDr. Kerns isExperienced. Learn about Benign Essential Blepharospasm.