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Dr. Mahlon R Delong M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
1841 Clifton Rd 3rd Floor Atlanta GA, 30322About
Dr. Mahlon Delong is a distinguished Neurologist in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Delong 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. Delong employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Delong is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Harvard Medical School 1966
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Posterior ventral pallidotomy: techniques and theoretical considerations.
- Comparison of MPTP-induced changes in spontaneous neuronal discharge in the internal pallidal segment and in the substantia nigra pars reticulata in primates.
- Neuronal activity in the basal ganglia in patients with generalized dystonia and hemiballismus.
- Oscillations in the basal ganglia.
- Stereotactic pallidotomy in the treatment of Parkinson disease: an expert opinion.
- Amelioration of sensory limb discomfort of restless legs syndrome by pallidotomy.
- Treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease by unilateral posterior GPi pallidotomy: 4-year results of a pilot study.
- Corticostriatal activity in primary motor cortex of the macaque.
- Globus Pallidus lesions in the monkey produced by kainic acid: histologic and behavioral effects.
- Globus Pallidus lesions in the monkey produced by kainic acid: histologic and behavioral effects.
- Course of motor and associative pallidothalamic projections in monkeys.
- Antiparkinsonian and behavioral effects of inactivation of the substantia nigra pars reticulata in hemiparkinsonian primates.
- Pathophysiologic basis of surgery for Parkinson's disease.
- Dorsal subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease.
- Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
Awards
- 2012 Atlanta Super Doctors
- Distinguished Lecturer
- American Geriatrics Society 2001 Edward B. Henderson Lecture Award
- American Parkinson's Disease Foundation Fred Springer Award
- 1998 Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars
- 1999 Schneider Lecture, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2000 Special Lecture, Society for Neuroscience
- 1993 William Patterson Timmie, Chair of Neurology
Treatments
- Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Pallidotomy And More
- Parkinson's Disease
- Tremors
Dr. Mahlon R Delong M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 1841 Clifton Rd 3rd Floor
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