Albert J. Tahmoush, M.D.

 

Professional Address

Drexel University College of Medicine

Rm 7102, New College Building

Broad & Vine Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Phone: 215 762-7250

Fax: 215 762-3161

Email: [email protected]

Present Position

Professor of Neurology

Chief, EMG Division

Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Residency

Department of Neurology

Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

 

Medical Director

MDA Neuromuscular Clinic

Saint Francis Medical Center

Trenton, NJ

Education

1957-1961             B.S. (Zoology), Columbia University, New York, NY

 1963-1965           M.S. (Physiology and Biophysics), University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 1961-1967            M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

 2000-2002      M.B.A., The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers), Newark, NJ

Postgraduate Training

1967-1968            Internship in Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

1968-1969      Residency in Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

1969-1972            Residency in Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 

Employment History 

1972-1978             Research Neurologist, Walter Reed Army Institute, Washington, DC

1978-1980      Assistant Neurologist, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

1980-1981          Assistant Professor of Neurology, Director of EMG Lab, Rush-Presbyterian / Saint

                        Luke’s, Medical Center, Chicago, IL

1981-1983      Assistant Professor of Neurology, Assistant Director EMG Lab, The Neurological Institute

                       Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, NY 

1983-1990      Associate Pro­fessor of Neurology, Director EMG Lab, Hahnemann University

                       Hospital, Philadelphia, PA  

1990-1996      Associate Professor of Neurology, Director, EMG Lab, Thomas Jefferson University ,

                        Philadelphia, PA 

1996-1997      Professor of Neurology, Director, EMG Lab, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 

Specialty Board Certifications 

1979        American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Adult Neurology) 

1989        American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

1996        American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

                 (Added Qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology)

Licensure

1983        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Licensed Physician, #029558E

1988        State of New Jersey, #MA 51766

Professional Organization Memberships and Positions

1972-Present          American Academy of Neurology

1975-Present          Society for Neuroscience

1981-Present          American Assoc of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Editorial Activities

1981-Present           Ad Hoc Reviewer, Neurology

1996-Present           Ad Hoc Reviewer, Muscle and Nerve

Academic Activities

1987-1988               Faculty, Medical Physiology Course, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA

1987-1988               Graduate School Thesis Advisor in Physiology, School for Allied Health Sciences

                                  Hahnemann University, Philadelphia PA  

1990-1997                Program Director, Clinical  Neurophysiology, Thomas Jefferson

 

                                  University, Philadelphia, PA

1990-1997                 Faculty, ID 201 and 450, Neurology lectures for medical students., Thomas Jefferson

                                   University, Philadelphia, PA 

1991-1992                 Course Director , Neurophysiology for Graduate Students,

 

                                    Villanova University, Wynnewood, PA

 

1994-Present               Course Director, Neurology for the Medical House

 

                                    Officer, Saint Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ 

1998-2002                  Clinical Neurophysiology Residency Director, MCP Hahnemann University Hospitals

Philadelphia, PA  

 

2002-Present                Clinical Neurophysiology Residency Director, Drexel University College of Medicine

 Philadelphia, PA  

Research Grants    

1.  Abbott Laboratories.  Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous TRH in the Treatment

of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 7/1/87-6/30/90, $38,000.

Principal Investigator:  Albert J. Tahmoush, M.D.

 2.  Parke-Davis Co.  A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Gabapentin for Treatment of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.  7/1/96-6/30/97, $12,000. 

Principal Investigator:  Albert J. Tahmoush, M.D.

 3.  Parke-Davis Co.  A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pregabalin for Treatment of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.  1/1/98-1/1/99, $75,000.

Prinicipal Investigator: Albert J. Tahmoush M.D.

 4.  Parke-Davis Co.  Pregabalin Open-Label.  Follow-on Safety Trial in Patients with Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.  7/1/98-4/15/00, $40,000.

Principal Investigator: Albert J. Tahmoush M.D.

 5.  Parke-Davis Co.  An 8-Week Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pregabalin (300 mg/day) for Relief of Pain in Patients with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (Protocol 1008-131). 

12/1/99-6/30/2000, $36,000.  

Principal Investigator: Albert J. Tahmoush M.D.

 6.  Parke-Davis Co.  Pregabalin Open-Label Extension Safety Trial in Patients with Neuropathic Pain (Protocol 1008-134).  12/1/99-12/1/2000, $36,000. 

Principal Investigator: Albert J. Tahmoush M.D.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1.  Tahmoush AJ, Brooks JE, Keltner JL:  Palatal myoclonus associated with abnormal ocular and extremity movements.  Arch Neurol 1971; 27:331-316.

2.  Lee AL, Tahmoush AJ, Jennings JR:  An LED-transistor photoplethysmo­graph.  IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering 1972; 22:248-250.

3.  Tahmoush AJ, Jennings JR, Lee AL, Camp S, Weber F:  Characteristics of a light emitting diode-transistor photoplethysmograph.  Psychophysiol­ogy 1976; 13:352-357.

4.  Tahmoush AJ, Alpers DH, Feigin RD, Prensky AL:  Hartnup disease. Clinical, pathological and biochemical observations.  Arch Neurol 1976; 33:797-807.

5.  Tahmoush, AJ:  Causalgia.  Redefinition as a clinical pain syndrome.  Pain 1981; 10:187-197.

6.  Jaeger RJ, Gottlieb GL, Agarwal GC, Tahmoush AJ:  Afferent regulation of stretch evoked myoelectric responses.  J Neurophys 1982; 48:403-418.

7.  Tahmoush AJ, Askansas V, Nelson PG, Engel WK:  Electrophysiological properties of aneurally cultured muscle from patients with myotonic muscular atrophy.  Neurology 1983; 33:311-316.

8.  Rothberg JM, Tahmoush AJ, Oldakowski R:  The epidemiology of causalgia among soldiers wounded in Vietnam.  Military Medicine 1983; 148:437-451.

9.  Tahmoush AJ, Bowen PD, Bonner RF, Mancini T, Engel WK:  Laser doppler blood flow studies during open muscle biopsy in neuromuscular diseases.  Neurology 1983; 33:547-551.

10.  Tahmoush AJ, Malley J, Jennings JR:  Skin conductance, temperature, and blood flow in causalgia.  Neurology 1983; 33:1483-1486.

11.  Nobile-Orazio E, Latov N, Hays AR, Takatsu M, Abrams CM, Sherman WH, Miller JR, Messito M, Saito T, Tahmoush AJ, Lovelace RE, Rowland LP:  Neuropathy and anti-MAG antibodies without detectable serum M-protein.  Neurology 1984; 34:218-221.

12.  Jaeger RJ, Tahmoush AJ, Agarwal GC, Gottlieb GL:  Muscle spindle contributions to the stretch-evoked electromyogram:  Nerve block studies.  Experimental Neurology 1984; 84: 409-419.

13.  Tahmoush AJ, Askansas V, Nelson PG, Engel WK:  Electrophysiological properties of aneurally cultured muscle from a patient with adult-onset acid maltase deficiency. 

Archives of Neurology 1984; 41:1190-1192.

14.  Tahmoush AJ, Francis ME:  In vitro studies of the pulsatile radiometric signal.  Psychophysiology 1986; 23:348-353.

15.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Binning CB, Tahmoush AJ:  King Denborough syndrome:  Contracture testing and review of the literature.  Pediatric Neurology 1986; 2:175-178.

16.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Natter HM, Rosenberg H, Fletcher JE, Tahmoush AJ:  Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility in X-linked muscle dystro­phies.  Pediatric Neurology 1986; 2: 356-358.

17.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Fletcher JE, Rosenberg H, Tahmoush AJ:  No relationship between fiber type and halothane contracture test results in malignant hyperthermia. 

Anesthesiology 1987; 67:82-84.

18.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Rosenberg H, Fletcher JE, Tahmoush AJ:  Halothane-caffeine contracture testing in neuromuscular diseases.  Muscle and Nerve 1988; 11:453-457.

19.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Martino C, Rosenberg H, Fletcher J, Tahmoush AJ: Malignant hyperthermia in myotonia congenita.  Neurology 1988; 38:810-812.

20.  Shy ME, Evans VA, Lublin FD, Knobler RL, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ, Parry GP, Schick PK, DeRyk TG:  Antibodies to GM1 and GD1B in motor neuron disease patients without plasma cell dyscrasia.  Ann Neurol 1989; 25:511-513.

21.  Shy ME, Heiman-Patterson TD, Evans VA, Tahmoush AJ, Parry GJ, Schick PK:  Lower motor neuron disease in a patient with autoantibodies against Gal(B1-3) GalNAc in gangliosides GM1 and GD1b:  Improvement following immunotherapy.  Neurology 1990; 40:842-844.

22.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Bird SJ, Parry GJ, Varga J, Shy ME, Culligan NW, Edelsohn L, Tartarian GT, Heyes MP, Garcia CA, Tahmoush AJ:  Peripheral neuropathy associated with eosinophilia - myalgia syndrome.  Ann Neurol 1990; 28:522-528.

23.  Tahmoush AJ, Alonso RJ, Tahmoush GP, Heiman-Patterson TD:  The cramp-fasciculation syndrome.  A treatable hyperexcitable peripheral nerve disorder.  Neurology 1991; 41:1021-1024.

24.  Tahmoush AJ, Gillespie JA, Hulihan JF, Siegel DR, Kushner H, Parry GJ, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Clinical and electrophysio­logical assessments in ALS patients. 

EMG and Clinical Neurophysiolo­gy 1991; 31:491-496.

25.  Webster GF, Iozzo RV, Schwartzman RJ, Tahmoush AJ, Knobler RL, Jacoby RA:  Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy:  Occurrence of chronic edema and non-immune bullous skin lesions.

J Amer Acad Derm 1993; 28:29-32.

26.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Krupa T, Thompson P, Whitaker J, Nobile-Orazio E, Tahmoush AJ, Shy, ME:  Anti-GM1/GD1b M-Proteins damage human spinal cord neurons co-cultured with muscle.

J Neurol Sci 1993; 120:38-45.

27.  Fort JJ, Griffin R, Tahmoush AJ: Muscle Involvement in Polyarteritis nodosa.  Report of a patient presenting clinically as polymyositis and review of literature. J. Rheum 1994; 21:945-948.

28.  Tahmoush AJ, Schaller KL, Zhang P, Hyslop T, Heiman Patterson TD, Caldwell JL:  Muscle sodium channel inactivation defect in paramyotonia congenita with thr1313met mutation. Neuromusc Disord 1994; 4:447-454.

29.  Liu JE, Tahmoush AJ, Roos DB, Schwartzman RJ:  Shoulder-arm pain from cervical      bands and scalene muscle abnormalities.  J. Neurol Sci 1995; 128:175-180.

30.  Tahmoush AJ, Liu JE, Amir MS, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Myopathy, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, and glomerulonephritis.  Muscle and Nerve 1995; 18:475-477.

31.  Schweitzer ME, Mandel S, Schwartzman RJ, Knobler RL, Tahmoush AJ:  Reflex sympathetic dystrophy revisited:  MR imaging findings before and after infusion of contrast material. 

Radiology 1995; 195:211-214.

32. Schwartzman RJ, Liu JE, Smullens S, Hyslop T, Tahmoush AJ:  Long-term outcome following sympathectomy in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (RSD). J Neuro Sci 1997;150:149-152.

33. Heiman-Patterson TD, Argov Z, Chavin JM, Kalman B, Adler H, DiMauro S, Bank

W,Tahmoush AJ: Biochemical and genetic studies in a family with mitochondrial myopathy.

Muscle and Nerve 1997; 20:1219-1224.

34.  O'Neill BJ, Flanders AE, Escandon SL, Tahmoush AJ:  Treatable lumbosacral polyradiculopathy masquerading as diabetic amyotrophy.  J Neuro Sci 1997;151:223-225.

35.  Vigderman AM, Chavin JM, Kososky C, Tahmoush AJ:  Aphagia due to pharyngeal constrictor paresis from acute lateral medullary infarction.  J. Neuro. Sci 1998;155:208-210.

36.  Backonja M, Beydoun A, Edwards KR, Schwartz SL, Fonseca V, Hes MK, LaMoreaux L, Garofalo E, and the Gabapentin Diabetic Neuropathy Study Group: Gabapentin for the symptomatic treatment of painful neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus.  A randomized controlled trial.  JAMA 1998; 280:1831-1836.

37.  Boulos PT, Heiman-Patterson TD, Alexander GM, Tahmoush AJ.  Patch clamp studies of the thr1313met sodium channel causing paramyotonia congenita.

Muscle and Nerve 2000; 23:1736-1747.

38.  Tahmoush AJ, Hopp JL, Grothesun JR, Schwartzman RJ.  Quantitative sensory studies in complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (RSD).  Clin J Pain 2000; 16:340-344.

39.  Tahmoush AJ, Amir MS, Connor WW, Farry JK, DiDato S, Ulhoa-Cintra A, Vasas JM, Schwartzman  RJ, Israel HL, Patrick H.  Cerebrospinal fluid angiotensin converting enzyme (CSF ACE) activity in CNS Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, and Diffuse Lung Diseases 2002; 19: 191-197.

40.  Tahmoush AJ, Skramsted JM, Vasas JM, MBS, Aalberg JK, Giordano R, Tahmoush J, Curtis M, Brannagan TH.  Acquired axonal neuropathy with epineurial infiltrates. (Submitted to Muscle and Nerve in July, 2003).

PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS

 1.  Tahmoush AJ, Alpers DM, Feigin RD, Prensky AK:  Clinical and metabolic studies of a familial degenerative disease with Hartnup-pattern aminoaciduria. Neurology 1971; 21:422.

 2.  Tahmoush AJ, Brooks JE:  Palatal myoclonus: A polygraphic reappraisal.

Trans Am Neurol Assn 1972; 97:348-350.

3.  Tahmoush AJ, Jennings JR, Camp S, Lee AL, Weber F: Photoplethysmography: A quantitative approach. Psychophysiology 1976; 13:163.

4.  Pleet AB, Tahmoush AJ, Jennings JR:  Causalgia:  Treatment with propranolol.

Neurology 1976; 26:375.

5.  Tahmoush AJ, Camp S, Jennings JR:  Indirect measurements of sympathetic nervous system activity in patients and matched controls. Neuroscience Abstracts 1976; 2:922.

6.  Tahmoush AJ, Sullivan MC:  A physiological basis for the photopletysmograph signal.  Psychophysiology 1977; 14:109.

7.  Tahmoush AJ, Bergey GK, Askansas V, Nelson PG, Engel WK:  Electrical properties of aneurally cultured adult human muscle. Neuroscience Abstracts 1979; 5:760.

8.  Bonner RF, Bowen PD, Bowman RL, Tahmoush AJ, Engel WK:  A noninvasive laser doppler and radiometric monitor of cutaneous and skeletal muscle microcirculation. 

Neuroscience Abstracts 1979; 5:38.

9.  Tahmoush AJ, Askansas V, Engel WK, Nelson PG, Dreyfus JC, Carter LS, Lawrence JC:  Adult-onset acid maltase deficiency (AD-AMD): Electrophysiologic properties of aneurally cultured muscle fibers compared with controls (C). Neurology 1980; 30:404.

10.  Tahmoush AJ, Askansas V, Nelson PG, Engel WK:  Electrophysiol­ogical properties of aneurally cultured muscle from myotonic atrophy (MA) patients compared with controls (C).

Neurology 1980; 30:404.

11.  Tahmoush AJ, Bowen PD, Bonner RF, Engel WK:  Open-biopsy muscle blood flow in patients with neuromuscular diseases and controls.  A new technique. Neurology 1981; 31:116.

12.  Jaeger RJ, Gottlieb GL, Agarwal GC, Tahmoush AJ:  Effects of altered afferent signals upon the load compensating responses at the human wrist. Neuroscience Abstracts 1981; 7:408.

13.  Tahmoush AJ, Braun N, Hays A, Shanski S, DiMauro S:  Follow-up studies in adult-onset acid maltase deficiency. Ann Neurol 1983; 14:125.

14.  Tahmoush AJ, Emerson RG:  Direct nerve root stimulation with evoked potential recording for the evaluation of lumbar root abnormalities.  A preliminary report. Muscle and Nerve 1983; 6:531.

15.  Alonzo RJ, Heiman-Patterson TD, Stibolt GP, Tahmoush AJ:  Exercise intolerance, cramps and sustained muscle activity responsive to carbamazepine. Ann Neurol 1984; 16:143-144.

16.  Tahmoush AJ, Zuzu M:  The radiometric examination of vascular events.

Neuroscience Abstracts 1984; 10:619.

17.  Tahmoush AJ, Alonzo RJ, Stibolt GP, Heiman-Patterson TD:  The cramp fasciculation syndrome with nerve hyperexcitability.  A treatable disorder. Muscle and Nerve 1984; 7:580.

18.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ, Bonilla EB, DiMauro S:  Familial prednisone responsive mitochondrial myopathy presenting as a limb-girdle dystrophy syndrome. Neurology 1985; 35:302.

19.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Rosenberg H, Caroff S, Fletcher JE, Tahmoush AJ:  Malignant neuroleptic syndrome with positive contracture test. Neurology 1985; 35:238.

20.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Rosenberg H, Fletcher JE, Tahmoush AJ:  Neuromuscular diseases with positive contracture tests. Ann Neurol 1985; 18:158.

21.  Tahmoush AJ, Heiman-Patterson TD, Francis ME:  SFEMG studies in patients with ALS before and during TRH infusion. Muscle and Nerve 1985; 8:613-614.

22.  Jones R, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ:  Trichinosis presenting as an acute inflammatory myopathy. Muscle and Nerve 1985; 8:619.

23.  Tahmoush AJ, Hulihan JF, Francis ME, Siegel DR, Lubeck J, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Correlations of clinical and electrical measurements in patients with motor neuron disease. 

Muscle and Nerve 1986; 9:653.

24.  Tahmoush AJ, Siegel DR, Paz E, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Atypical neuromuscular transmission defect in a patient with motor neuron disease. Muscle and Nerve 1986; 9:663.

25.  Siegel DR, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ:  A therapeutic trial of nandrolene decanoate in motor neuron disease. Muscle and Nerve (Suppl) 1986; 9:107.

26.  Bogen CA, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ:  Acetylcholine single channels from human muscle cultured aneurally and co-cultured with human fetal spinal cord.

Neuroscience Abstracts 1986; 12:238.

27.  Furman R, Bogen CA, Tahmoush AJ, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Whole cell sodium currents in cultured human myoballs. Neuroscience Abstracts 1986; 12:42.

28.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Krupa T, Tahmoush AJ:  The effect of nerve on ultrastructural maturation of cultured human muscle. Neurology 1987; 37:196.

29.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Rosenberg H, Fletcher J, Martino C, Tahmoush AJ:  Malignant hyperthermia and myotonia congenita. Neurology 1987; 37:363.

30.  Shy ME, Evans VA, Lublin FD, Knobler RL, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ, Parry C:  Anti-GM1 antibodies in motor neuron disease patients without plasma cell dyscrasia.

Ann Neurol 1987; 22:167.

31.  Shy ME, Heiman-Patterson TD, Parry GJ, Tahmoush AJ, Vance VA, Schnick PK:  Motor neuropathy in a patient with autoantibodies against gangliosides GM1 and GD1b: Improvement following immunotherapy. Neurology (Suppl) 1988; 38:252.

32.  Tahmoush AJ, Smalley JW, Krupa TJ, Kushner H, Heiman-Patterson TD:  The sodium channels in aneurally cultured muscle from control and patients with myotonia. Ann Neurol 1988; 24:140.

33.  Floberg JW, Parry G, Tahmoush AJ:  Poliomyelitis presenting as the Guillain-Barre syndrome. Muscle & Nerve 1988; 11:961.

34.  Parry GJ, Schaeffer J, Tahmoush AJ, Tahmoush GP:  Abnormal distal ulnar sensory conduction in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle & Nerve 1988; 11:975.

35.  Brooks B, Glassberg M, Hogan E, Kratz R, Kula R, Massey J, Miller R, Mishra S, Mitsumoto H, Munsat T, Petajan J, Roos R, Stern L, Tahmoush A: Multicenter controlled trial:  No effect of alternate-day 5 mg/kg subcutaneous thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) on isometric strength decrease in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology 1989; 39:322.

36.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Shi YJ, Fischbeck KF, Sylvester JE, Tahmoush AJ:  Immunohistochemistry and Western analysis of dystrophin in normal and DMD muscle cultures. Neurology 1989; 39:335.

37.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Argov Z, DiMauro S, Bonilla E, Tahmoush AJ, Bank W:  P31 NMR studies during methylprednisolone treatment of a familial steroid-responsive mitochondrial disorder. Neurology 1989; 39:337.

38.  Gzesh D, Evans VA, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ, Shy ME:  Specificity of anti-GM1 antibodies in patients with motor neuron syndromes. Neurology 1989; 39:402.

39.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Bird SJ, Parry GJ, Varga J, Shy ME, Culligan NW, Edelsohn L, Tartarian GT, Heyes MP, Garcia CA, Tahmoush AJ:  Peripheral neuropathy associated with Eosinophilia - Myalgia Syndrome. Ann Neurol 1990; 28:269.

40.  Heiman Patterson TD, Krupa T, Davis J, Fischbeck KF, Sylvester JE, Tahmoush AJ:  Immunohistochemistry and Western analysis of dystrophin in normal and DMD muscle cultures.

J Neuro Sci 1990; 98:252.

41.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush A, Thompson P, Hoffman R, Krupa T, Shy ME:  Effects of Anti-GM, M-proteins on primate nerve-muscle co-cultures. Neurology 1991; 41:340.

42.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Shy ME, Tahmoush AJ, Lee VM, Pleasure SJ, Krupa T, Thompson PE:  In-vitro studies of the binding of anti-ganglioside antibodies to Neurons derived from NT2 embryonic cell lines. Neurology 1992; 42:335.

43.  Hughes HF, Tahmoush AJ, Schwartzman RJ:  Botulinum toxin in the treatment of posttraumatic thoracic outlet syndrome. Muscle and Nerve 1992; 15:1199.

44.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Shy ME, Tahmoush AJ, Coffield J, Suh Y, Simpson L, Thompson PE:  In vitro studies of anti-ganglioside antibody toxicity on NT2 neurons. Neurology 1993; 43:176.

45.  Tahmoush AJ, Zhang P, Hyslop TM, Heiman-Patterson TD, Schaller KL, Caldwell JH:  Thr1313Met substitution and inactivation defect in muscle Na channel in a family with paramyotonia congenita. Neurology 1993; 43:1441.

46.  Tahmoush AJ, Zhang P, Heiman-Patterson TD, Hyslop T, Schaller KL, Caldwell JH:  Muscle sodium channel inactivation defect in paramyotonia congenita with a thr1313met substitution. Neuroscience Abstracts 1993; 19:285.

47.  Liu JE, Tahmoush AJ, Schaller KL, Zhang P, Hyslop T, Heiman-Patterson TD, Caldwell JH:  Comparison of muscle sodium (Na) channel defect in paramyotonia congenita (PC) with that of hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP).  Neurology 1994; 44:335.

48.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Suh Y, Tahmoush AJ, Kirwin S, Funanage V:  Effects of Hemin or dystrophin expression in cultured human skeletal muscle.  Neurology 1994; 44:228.

49.  Buono L, Suh Y, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ:  In vitro studies of free radical neuronal toxicity.  Neurology 1994; 44:255.

50.  Liu JE, Tahmoush AJ, Roos DB, Schwartzman RJ:  Shoulder-Arm Pain from Cervical Bands and scalene Muscle Anomalies:  Is this a neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)? 

Muscle & Nerve 1994; 17:1078.

51.  Liu JE, Tahmoush AJ, Hwang MY, McCarron D, Schwartzman RJ:  The detection of sensory abnormalities in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) Using Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST).  Muscle & Nerve 1994; 17:1095.

52.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Kirwin SM, Tahmoush AJ, Suh Y, Funanage V:  The effect of hemin on dystrophin expression in cultured normal and dystrophic muscle. 

Neurology 1995; 45(Suppl 4):A183.

53.  Buono LM, Suh Y, Clarke A, Tahmoush AJ, Heiman-Patterson TD:  In vitro studies of free-radical neuro-toxicity:  the importance of iron.  Neurology 1995; 45(Suppl 4):A305.

54.  Slogosky SL, Chavin JM, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ:  Idiopathic axonal neuropathy responsive to immunosuppression.  Ann Neurol 1995; 38:336.

55.  Mangeshkumar V, Tahmoush AJ, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Leukopenia with intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy:  A previously unreported complication.  Ann Neurol 1995; 38:337.

56.  Tahmoush AJ, Schwartzman RJ, Liu JE, Smullens SN, Hyslop T:  Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; long term response to sympathectomy.  Neurology 1996; 46:169. 

57.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Goldberg R, Vigderman AM, DiPhillipo MA, Tahmoush AJ, Fry JM: Administration of a sleep questionnaire in an ALS clinic population.  Neurology 1997; 48:257.

58.  Boulos, PT, Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ: Voltage dependent properties of the thr13313met mutant muscle sodium channel in paramyotonia congenita.  Neurology 1998;50:284.

59.  Romano GJ, Beale J, Tahmoush AJ, Heiman-Patterson T: Thymic carcinoid presenting as the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.  Muscle and Nerve 1998;21:1600.

60.  Tahmoush AJ, Amir MS, Quang T, Israel HL, Patrick P:  CNS Sarcoidosis: CSF and MRI findings.  Neurology 2000;54:A447.

61.  Shafiq M, Tahmoush AJ, Escandon SI, Brannagan TH: Axonal neuropathy associated with inflammatory angiopathy responsive to immunosuppression.  Neurology 2000;54:A93.

62. Tahmoush AJ, Connor WW, Farry J.  Patch clamp studies of the thr1313met sodium channel causing paramyotonia congenita. Neuroscience Abstracts 2000; 26:1908.

BOOK CHAPTERS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

1.  Prensky AL, Nelson JS, Tahmoush AJ:  Hartnup disease.  In Kark RAP, Rosenberg RN, Schut LH (Eds):  The Inherited Ataxias.  Biochemical, Viral and Pathological Studies.  Advances in Neurology 1978; 21:339-343.

2.  Jennings JR, Tahmoush AJ, Redmond DP:  The non-invasive measure­ment of peripheral vascular activity.  In Venables P, Martin I (Eds): Techniques in Psychophysiology 1980; 2:69-137.

3.  Tahmoush AJ, Francis ME, Heiman-Patterson TD:  The motor unit.  Normal properties and physiological changes associated with motor neuron disease.  In Caroscia JE (ed): ALS - A guide to Patient Care.  Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. New York 1986; 2:17-31.

4.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Gudessblatt MJ, Tahmoush AJ:  Research trends in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  In Caroscia JE (ed): ALS - A Guide to Patient Care.  Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc, New York 1986; 7:85-102. 

5.  Tahmoush AJ, Francis ME, Heiman-Patterson TD:  Motor neuron disorders mimicking amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  In AAEE Ninth Annual Continuing Education Course D:  The Other Motor Neuron Disorders 1986; 19-23

6.  Heiman-Patterson TD, Tahmoush AJ:  Myasthenia Gravis; Current Diagnosis 8, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, Rex B. Conn, editor.

7.  Delisa JE, Mackenzie K:  Manual of Nerve Conduction Velocity Techniques.

Neurology 13:1108, 1983.