Distinguished in Memory Loss

Dr. Leena Kansal

Neurology
University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Memory Loss
University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
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Overview

Leena Kansal is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kansal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Memory Loss.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

University of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Call: 858-657-8540
Other Locations
Office
200 W Arbor Dr Ste 1B, San Diego,, CA 92103
Call: 619-543-3500

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.


7 Total Publications

Clinical Reasoning: A 62-Year-Old Woman With Progressive Spasticity, Weakness, and Gait Instability.
Clinical Reasoning: A 62-Year-Old Woman With Progressive Spasticity, Weakness, and Gait Instability.
Journal: Neurology
Published: January 08, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Distinguished
    • Memory Loss
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    • Seizures
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    • Advanced
    • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
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      Advanced
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    • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
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    • Dravet Syndrome
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    • Epilepsy
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    • Epilepsy in Children
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    • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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    • Absence Seizure
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    • Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
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    • Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
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    • Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
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