The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Maine, US

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors in Maine, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 40 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Maine, US. Of these, 32 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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40 providers found
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Maine Medical Partners

    92 Campus Dr Fl 2, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Megan Selvitelli is a Neurologist in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Selvitelli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Maine Medical Partners

    92 Campus Dr Fl 2, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Heidi Henninger is a Neurologist in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Henninger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Maine Medical Partners

    92 Campus Dr Fl 2, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Taplinger is a Neurologist in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Taplinger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

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    Anthony P. Knox
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Psychiatry | Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Psychiatry | Neurology

    Mainely Migraine LLC

    1 Brickyard Ln, York Neurology, Headache, and Facial Pain Center, 
    York, ME 
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, English

    Anthony Knox is a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist in York, Maine. Dr. Knox is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Alzheimer's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Maine Medical Partners

    92 Campus Dr Fl 2, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tamara Schwartz is a Neurologist in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Myasthenia Gravis, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    St. Mary's Neurology Associates

    99 Campus Ave Ste 402, 
    Lewiston, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Carl Robinson is a Neurologist in Lewiston, Maine. Dr. Robinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Danon Disease, Pompe Disease, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    4 Glen Cove Dr Ste 102, 
    Rockport, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Stein is a Neurologist in Rockport, Maine. Dr. Stein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Stroke, Seizures, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    4 Glen Cove Dr Ste 102, 
    Rockport, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Lash is a Neurologist in Rockport, Maine. Dr. Lash is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

    489 State St, 
    Bangor, ME 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mansour Almarhoon is a Neurologist in Bangor, Maine. Dr. Almarhoon has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Healthsouth Corf

    55 Spring St, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Reynolds is a Pediatrics provider in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Reynolds is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1B, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, and Dystrophinopathy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Intermed PA

    100 Foden Rd, 
    South Portland, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Dolan is a Neurologist in South Portland, Maine. Dr. Dolan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Migraine, Essential Tremor, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    81 Medical Center Dr Ste 2400, 
    Brunswick, ME 
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kathryn Seasholtz is a Neurologist in Brunswick, Maine. Dr. Seasholtz has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Migraine, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology

    Maine Medical Partners

    92 Campus Dr Fl 2, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Morrison is a Pediatric Neurologist in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Morrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, West Syndrome, and Partial Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology

    Maine Medical Partners

    92 Campus Dr Fl 2, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jason Helis is a Pediatric Neurologist in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Helis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Tourette Syndrome, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Absence Seizure, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    St. Mary's Neurology Associates

    99 Campus Ave Ste 402, 
    Lewiston, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Burke is a Neurologist in Lewiston, Maine. Dr. Burke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine

    Coastline Direct Primary Care

    144 US Route 1 Ste 4, 
    Scarborough, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Gallo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Gallo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Houlton Regional Hospital

    20 Hartford St, 
    Houlton, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Morin is a Neurologist in Houlton, Maine. Dr. Morin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine

    Nordx-Brunswick Campus

    6 Farley Rd, 
    Brunswick, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alain Montegut is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Brunswick, Maine. Dr. Montegut is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine

    Mainegeneral Health Associates

    9 Pleasant St, 
    Oakland, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Catherine Nielsen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Oakland, Maine. Dr. Nielsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    New Moon Behavioral Health LLC

    10 Minot Ave, 
    Auburn, ME 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mitchell Ross is a Neurologist in Auburn, Maine. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Migraine, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Lafora Disease?

    Lafora disease is an inherited, severe form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy. The condition most commonly begins with epileptic seizures in late childhood or adolescence. Other signs and symptoms include difficulty walking, muscle spasms (myoclonus) and dementia. Affected people also experience rapid cognitive deterioration that begins around the same time as the seizures. Most cases are caused by changes in either the EPM2A gene or the NHLRC1 gene and are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

    When should I see a Lafora Disease doctor in Maine, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Lafora Disease doctor in Maine, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Lafora Disease doctors in Maine, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Lafora Disease doctors in Maine, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Lafora Disease doctor in Maine, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Lafora Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Lafora Disease doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Lafora Disease doctor in Maine, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Lafora Disease doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Lafora Disease doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Lafora Disease doctors in Maine, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Lafora Disease doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Lafora Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Lafora Disease doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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