Dr. David Jeffery Houghton MD
Neurologist | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. David Houghton is a distinguished Neurologist in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Houghton 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. Houghton employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Houghton is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 2002
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Unraveling progressive supranuclear palsy: from the bedside back to the bench.
- Rapidly progressive atypical parkinsonism associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration and motor neuron disease.
- Cognitive and neuropsychiatric effects of subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease.
- Brain-lung-thyroid disease: clinical features of a kindred with a novel thyroid transcription factor 1 mutation.
- Periodic eyelid opening associated with burst-suppression electroencephalography due to hypoxic ischemic injury.
Treatments
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Dementia
- Tremors
- Memory Loss
- Abnormal Gait
- Vascular Disease
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