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May 01, 2018; 90 (18) Resident & Fellow Section

Clinical Reasoning: A 22-year-old postpartum woman with new-onset seizures and headache

Kevin McGehrin, Chamindra Konersman, Ronald Ellis
First published April 30, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000005414
Kevin McGehrin
From the Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego.
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Clinical Reasoning: A 22-year-old postpartum woman with new-onset seizures and headache
Kevin McGehrin, Chamindra Konersman, Ronald Ellis
Neurology May 2018, 90 (18) e1631-e1635; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005414

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vol. 90 no. 18 e1631-e1635
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000005414
PubMed: 
29712815

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • First Published April 30, 2018.

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© 2018 American Academy of Neurology

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    1. Kevin McGehrin, MD,
    2. Chamindra Konersman, MD and
    3. Ronald Ellis, MD, PhD
  1. Kevin McGehrin, MD,
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    Consultancies:
    1. Served once as a consultant in 2016 for Sarepta pharmaceuticals (commercial, for-profit). Served once as a consultant for Biogen pharmaceuticals in 2017 (commercial, for-profit).

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  5. Ronald Ellis, MD, PhD
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NeurogesX, Inc. - Consultant fee for FDA Advisory panel

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    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. (1) NIH, P30 MH62512, Co-investigator, 2015-2020 (2) NIH, R01AG04865, Principal Investigator, 2015-2020 (3) NIH, P50DA026306, Co-investigator, 2014-2019 (4) NIH, U24MH100928, Co-investigator, 2013-2018 (5) NIH, R01 MH108466, Co-investigator, 2015-2020 (6) NIH, R01MH107345, Co-investigator, 2015-2020 (7) NIH, P30MH062512, Co-investigator, 2016-2021 (8) NIH, UM1AI068636, Co-investigator, 2016-2017 (9) NIH, R01DA043430, Principal Investigator, 2016-2020 (10) NIH, R21DA041007, Co-investigator, 2015-2018 Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: Abbott Laboratories, 2016-2017, stock held by spouse Johnson and Johnson, 2016-2017, stock held by spouse ABBVIE, 2016-2017, stock held by spouse Merck and Co. Inc, 2016-2017, stock held by spouse

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  1. From the Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego.
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    Dr. McGehrin kmcgehrin{at}ucsd.edu
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