Dr. Douglas R Galasko MD
Neurologist | Neurology
9350 Campus Point Dr Perlman Ambulatory C La Jolla CA, 92037About
Dr. Douglas Galasko is a distinguished Neurologist in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Galasko specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Galasko employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Galasko is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
University of Witwatersrand, School of Medicine, South Africa Medical Degree
UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA Other Degree
Professor of Neurosciences Medical Degree
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Other Degree
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Measuring cognitive change in a cohort of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
- Part V. Genetic advances and biological markers for Alzheimer's disease.
- Extrapyramidal signs and cognitive abilities in Alzheimer's disease.
- Neuromotor abnormalities and risk for psychosis in Alzheimer's disease.
- Quantifying drug-induced changes in parkinsonian rigidity using an instrumental measure of activated stiffness.
- Age and apolipoprotein E*4 allele effects on cerebrospinal fluid beta-amyloid 42 in adults with normal cognition.
- Two sites in the MAPT region confer genetic risk for Guam ALS/PDC and dementia.
- Cycad exposure and risk of dementia, MCI, and PDC in the Chamorro population of Guam.
- Verbal learning and memory in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson's disease with dementia.
- Identification of novel susceptibility loci for Guam neurodegenerative disease: challenges of genome scans in genetic isolates.
- Modeling of pathological traits in Alzheimer's disease based on systemic extracellular signaling proteome.
- Fractional synthesis and clearance rates for amyloid β.
- Degree of bilingualism predicts age of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in low-education but not in highly educated Hispanics.
- Improved statistical power of Alzheimer clinical trials by item-response theory: proof of concept by application to the activities of daily living scale.
- Antioxidants for Alzheimer disease-reply.
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