Leon G. Epstein, MD

Division Head, Neurology; Attending Physician, Neurology; Derry A. and Donald L. Shoemaker Professor of Pediatric Neurology

Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Associate Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit; Associate Director, Pediatric Research, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute

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About Me

Clinical Interests: Viral disorders on the nervous system; migraine headaches; additional neurological consultations for complex

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pediatric Neurology >

Education & Training

Education: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, 1973

Postgraduate Training: Visiting scientist, University of Amsterdam-Netherlands, 1989; National Institutes of Health, 1985; Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY, 1978; University of Arizona, 1976; St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, University of Michigan, 1974

Board Certifications: Neurology, Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology

Research

Research Interests: Infectious Diseases-viral; Neurology; Pediatrics

Publications

Most recent publications

An interdisciplinary response to contemporary concerns about brain death determination Neurology
Plasma cytokines associated with febrile status epilepticus in children: A potential biomarker for acute hippocampal injury Epilepsia 58 (6): 1102-1111
Cognitive functioning one month and one year following febrile status epilepticus Epilepsy Behav 64 (Pt A): 283-288
PHACE Syndrome: Consensus-Derived Diagnosis and Care Recommendations J Pediatr 178 24-33 e2
Risk factors for subsequent febrile seizures in the FEBSTAT study Epilepsia 57 (7): 1042-7
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Headaches in PHACE Syndrome J Child Neurol 31 (4): 468-73
Brain alterations within the first 100 days of HIV infection Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2 (1): 12-21
No PEDs in Pediatrics Pediatr Neurol 50 (4): 288-9
Hippocampal sclerosis after febrile status epilepticus: the FEBSTAT study Ann Neurol 75 (2): 178-85
Pediatric neuroenhancement: Ethical, legal, social, and neurodevelopmental implications Neurology 81 (17): 1558-9

Leon G. Epstein, MD

Leon G. Epstein, MD

Division Head, Neurology; Attending Physician, Neurology; Derry A. and Donald L. Shoemaker Professor of Pediatric Neurology

Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Associate Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit; Associate Director, Pediatric Research, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute

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1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

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