Dr. Alexander Gabriel Bassuk MD PHD
Neurologist | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242Rating
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Dr. Alexander Bassuk is a distinguished Neurologist in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Bassuk 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. Bassuk employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Bassuk is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
U Of Chgo Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker Sch Of Med 1995
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1995
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Alexander disease with serial MRS and a new mutation in the glial fibrillary acidic protein gene.
- Autosomal dominant occipital cephalocele.
- TERC is not a major gene in human neural tube defects.
- SNPs in the neural cell adhesion molecule 1 gene (NCAM1) may be associated with human neural tube defects.
- Analysis of ALDH1A2, CYP26A1, CYP26B1, CRABP1, and CRABP2 in human neural tube defects suggests a possible association with alleles in ALDH1A2.
- Dual function of Sox1 in telencephalic progenitor cells.
- Linkage to chromosome 2q36.1 in autosomal dominant Dandy-Walker malformation with occipital cephalocele and evidence for genetic heterogeneity.
- Neuroimaging findings in children with rare or novel de novo chromosomal anomalies.
- Novel mutations in VANGL1 in neural tube defects.
- Genetic basis of neural tube defects.
- Genome-wide copy number variation in epilepsy: novel susceptibility loci in idiopathic generalized and focal epilepsies.
- Contribution of VANGL2 mutations to isolated neural tube defects.
- Collagen XVIII mutation in Knobloch syndrome with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- HeyL promotes neuronal differentiation of neural progenitor cells.
- Mutations in prickle orthologs cause seizures in flies, mice, and humans.
Treatments
- Epilepsy
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