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Tammy Tsuchida, MD, PhD, is a professor in the departments of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed her fellowships in child neurology and neurophysiology at the University of California, San Francisco, after finishing medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1997. At Children's National Hospital, she is a co-director of the Hemimegalencephaly (HME) Program. She consults and teaches in the Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program and Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program. Her areas of interest are the study and clinical care of neonates and infants with brain injury, seizures and epilepsy as well as neonatal electroencephalogram (EEG). Dr. Tsuchida has made significant contributions to national EEG guidelines and international recommendations for managing neonatal seizures and epilepsy. Dr. Tsuchida is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemimegalencephaly. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Hemimegalencephaly, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Tsuchida is board certified in Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2018, Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2009, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2003.
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William Dobyns is a Pediatrics specialist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been practicing medicine for over 48 years. Dr. Dobyns is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemimegalencephaly. He is also highly rated in 46 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Increased Head Circumference, Lissencephaly, Cerebellar Hypoplasia, and Cortical Dysplasia. Dr. Dobyns is board certified in Clinical Genetics And Genomics: American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 1987. Dr. Dobyns is currently accepting new patients.
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Gary Mathern is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mathern is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemimegalencephaly. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hemimegalencephaly, Cortical Dysplasia, Increased Head Circumference, and Epilepsy.
Summary: Brain somatic mutations are increasingly recognized as a major cause of focal epilepsies. These include mTOR pathway mutations underlying cortical malformations such as focal cortical dysplasia and hemimegalencephaly, and SLC35A2 mutations in MOGHE, and activating variants in the SHH pathway in hypothalamic hamartomas. This study aims to identify brain somatic mutations using paired blood-brain sa...
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

