Associate Professor of Neurology
Neurology
Alberto Espay practices Neurology. He researched medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Indiana University School of Medicine is ranked 45/47 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"Top Doctor", "Fellow", "Highly Commended Neurology book, Medical Book Awards, for Common Movement Disorders Pitfalls: Case-Based Learning (Cambridge University Press, 2012)", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Best Abstract Award, (for Placebo effect in PD)", "Patients Choice Award", "Compassionate Doctor Award", "Tri-States Forty Under 40", "Career Development Award", "Best Doctors in America", "Honorary Member (Folio 039)", "Physician Recognition Award with Commendation in Continuing Medical Education", "Deans Scholar in Clinical Research Award", "Best Oral Presentation" and "Alexander Treloar Ross Award Honorable Mention. Most outstanding paper presented by a Neurology Resident during the year 2000-2001.". Alberto Espay, MD is a published doctor as well. He has 84 publications published. The latest was: Clinical signs in functional (psychogenic) gait disorders: a brief survey. Alberto Espay accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Fulminant corticobasal degeneration: Agrypnia excitata in corticobasal syndrome.
- Dopamine transporter scanning in the evaluation of patients with suspected Parkinsonism: A case-based user's guide.
- Parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome and deep Brain stimulation.
- Cognitive performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms in early, untreated Parkinson's Disease.
- Cognitive profile of LRRK2-related Parkinson's Disease.
- Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel in advanced Parkinson's Disease: Final 12-month, open-label results.
- Norepinephrine Deficiency in Parkinson's Disease: The Case for Noradrenergic Enhancement.
- Cinnamon in a Mouse Model of PD: Khasnavis S, Pahan K. Cinnamon protects dopaminergic neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson's Disease. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2014;9:5...
- APOE, MAPT, and SNCA Genes and Cognitive Performance in Parkinson Disease.
- Subthalamic nucleus-deep brain stimulation for early motor complications in Parkinson's Disease-the EARLYSTIM trial: Early is not always better.
- Ribosomal s15: A novel therapeutic target for Parkinson's Disease.
- Congenital mirror movements: Mutational analysis of RAD51 and DCC in 26 cases.
- Evaluation of mild cognitive impairment subtypes in Parkinson's Disease.
- Clinician versus machine: Reliability and responsiveness of motor endpoints in Parkinson's Disease.
- Tremor retrainment as therapeutic strategy in psychogenic (functional) Tremor.
- Inosine to Increase Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Urate in Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Dilated Virchow-Robin spaces and Parkinsonism.
- Sensory feedback in Parkinson's Disease patients with "on"-predominant freezing of gait.
- Mirror movements in movement Disorders: a review.
- A rare cervical Dystonia mimic in adults: congenital muscular torticollis (fibromatosis colli).
- Writing Orthotic Device for the Management of Writer's Cramp.
- Commentary for "Chediak-Higashi syndrome presenting as young-onset levodopa-responsive Parkinsonism".
- Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel in advanced Parkinson's Disease open-label study: Interim results.
- Long-duration Parkinson's Disease: role of lateralization of motor features.
- Recurrence in pituitary adenomas in childhood and adolescence.
- Mirror movements in Parkinsonism: evaluation of a new clinical sign.
- A writing device improves writing in primary writing Tremor.
- Vitamins and entacapone in levodopa-induced hyperhomocysteinemia: a randomized controlled study.
- Mirror movements in Parkinson''s Disease: effect of dopaminergic drugs.
- Isolated diaphragmatic Tremor: is there a spectrum in "respiratory myoclonus"?
- Motor tics, stereotypies, and self-flagellation in primrose syndrome.
- A novel DCC mutation and genetic heterogeneity in congenital mirror movements.
- Methylphenidate for gait impairment in Parkinson Disease: a randomized clinical trial.
- "On" state freezing of gait in Parkinson Disease: A paradoxical levodopa-induced complication.
- The six gaps in the search of neuroprotection for Parkinson''s Disease.
- Juvenile levodopa-responsive Parkinsonism with early orobuccolingual dyskinesias and cognitive impairment.
- Management of motor complications in Parkinson Disease: current and emerging therapies.
- At-home training with closed-loop augmented-reality cueing device for improving gait in patients with Parkinson Disease.
- Images in clinical medicine. HemiChorea–hemiballism after diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Botulinum toxin type A for Levodopa-induced cervical dyskinesias in Parkinson's Disease: unfavorable risk-benefit ratio.
- Postencephalitic Parkinsonism and basal ganglia necrosis due to Epstein-Barr virus infection.
- The modified bradykinesia rating scale for Parkinson's Disease: reliability and comparison with kinematic measures.
- The psychogenic toe signs.
- Américo Negrette and Huntington's Disease.
- Parkinsonism and frontotemporal Dementia: the clinical overlap.
- Differential response of speed, amplitude, and rhythm to dopaminergic medications in Parkinson's Disease.
- Feasibility of home-based automated Parkinson''s Disease motor assessment.
- Movement Disorders on YouTube--caveat spectator.
- Fixed Dystonia unresponsive to pallidal stimulation improved by motor cortex stimulation.
- Chronic isolated hemifacial spasm as a manifestation of epilepsia partialis continua.
- Lower-body Parkinsonism: reconsidering the threshold for external lumbar drainage.
- Teaching NeuroImage: Oculomasticatory myorhythmia: pathognomonic phenomenology of Whipple Disease.
- Reversible parkinsonism and Ataxia associated with high-dose octreotide.
- Deep Brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus in medically refractory orthostatic tremor: preliminary observations.
- Impairments of speed and amplitude of movement in Parkinson's Disease: a pilot study.
- Opinions and clinical practices related to diagnosing and managing patients with psychogenic movement Disorders: An international survey of movement disorder society m...
- Motor excess during movement: Overflow, mirroring, and synkinesis.
- Effect of movement frequency on repetitive finger movements in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
- Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: characteristic behavioral and movement disorder.
- Congenital mirror movements in Parkinson's Disease: clinical and neurophysiological observations.
- Rapidly progressive atypical parkinsonism associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration and motor neuron Disease.
- Primary writing Tremor and writer''s cramp: distinct phenomenology, diverging pathophysiology.
- Early versus delayed bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation for parkinson's Disease: a decision analysis.
- Surgical treatment of movement Disorders.
- Cerebellar limb Tremor and inferior olivary hypertrophy.
- Rapidly progressive sporadic dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy with intracytoplasmic inclusions and no CAG repeat expansion.
- Unilateral versus bilateral tasks in early asymmetric Parkinson's Disease: differential effects on bradykinesia.
- Interhemispheric and ipsilateral connections in Parkinson's Disease: relation to mirror movements.
- Parkinsonism associated with striatal perivascular space dilation.
- Rigidity and spasms from autoimmune encephalomyelopathies: stiff-person syndrome.
- Atypical absences and recurrent absence status in an adult with Angelman syndrome due to the UBE3A mutation.
- Petrositis in Ramsay Hunt syndrome with Multiple cranial neuropathies.
- Motor cortex plasticity in Parkinson''s Disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesias.
- Anti-Hu-associated paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as rapidly progressive non-convulsive status epilepticus.
- Cortical and spinal abnormalities in psychogenic Dystonia.
- Episodic coma in a new leukoDystrophy.
- Unique form of propriospinal Myoclonus as a possible complication of an enteropathogenic toxin.
- Vermian hypoplasia and arrested Cerebral myelination in two sisters: variant of Joubert's syndrome or a new syndrome?
- Effects of admission hyperglycemia on mortality and costs in acute ischemic stroke.
- Digital Health Revolution: Is it Time for Affordable Remote Monitoring for Parkinson's Disease?
- Pacific northwest udall center of excellence clinical consortium: study design and baseline cohort characteristics.
- Neurologic complications of electrolyte disturbances and acid-base balance.
- Clinical signs in functional (psychogenic) gait Disorders: a brief survey.
Schools
Universidad Central De VenezuelaLuis Razetti Escuela De Medicine Luis Razetti
Procedures Preformed
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
Conditions Treated
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Ataxia
- Autonomic Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
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Doctors Specialties
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Coventry Health America PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Medical Mutual of Ohio POS
- MultiPlan PPO
- Mutual of Omaha
- Sagamore Plus
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
Awards
- Top Doctor
- Fellow
- “Highly Commended†Neurology book, Medical Book Awards, for Common Movement Disorders Pitfalls: Case-Based Learning (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Best Abstract Award, (for Placebo effect in PD)
- Patients’ Choice Award
- Compassionate Doctor Award
- Tri-State’s Forty Under 40
- Career Development Award
- Best Doctors in America
- Honorary Member (Folio 039)
- Physician Recognition Award with Commendation in Continuing Medical Education
- Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research Award
- Best Oral Presentation
- Alexander Treloar Ross Award Honorable Mention. Most outstanding paper presented by a Neurology Resident during the year 2000-2001.
Education
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University of Toronto
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Indiana University School of Medicine
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St Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center
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Central University of Venezuela
Hospital
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER |
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1023057940 |
| NPPES Provider LastName |
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ESPAY |
| NPPES Provider FirstName |
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ALBERTO |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode |
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45219 |
| NPPES Provider State |
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OH |
| Specialty Description |
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Neurology |
| Total Claim Count |
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1964.0 |
| Distinct Opioid Count |
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1.0 |
| Opioid Claim Count |
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17.0 |
| Percent Opioid Claims |
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0.87 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] |
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| Last Name Of The Provider |
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| First Name Of The Provider |
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