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:

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

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Research

Research Interests: Infectious Diseases-viral; Neurology; Pediatrics

Publications

Most recent publications

Pediatric neuroenhancement: Ethical, legal, social, and neurodevelopmental implications Neurology81 (17): 1558-9
Emerging subspecialties in neurology: neuroinfectious diseases Neurology73 (4): e14-5
Neuroimaging findings in children with rare or novel de novo chromosomal anomalies Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol82 (4): 200-10
PHACE Syndrome: Consensus-Derived Diagnosis and Care Recommendations J Pediatr17824-33 e2
Cognitive functioning one month and one year following febrile status epilepticus Epilepsy Behav64 (Pt A): 283-288
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Headaches in PHACE Syndrome J Child Neurol31 (4): 468-73
Structural brain alterations can be detected early in HIV infection Neurology79 (24): 2328-34
Design and phenomenology of the FEBSTAT study Epilepsia53 (9): 1471-80
Short-term weather variability in Chicago and hospitalizations for Kawasaki disease Epidemiology20 (2): 194-201
Updated research nosology for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders Neurology69 (18): 1789-99

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

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

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