Russell H. Swerdlow
Neurologist | Neurology
Lee St Charlottesville VA, 22908Rating
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Dr. Russell Swerdlow is a distinguished Neurologist in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Swerdlow specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Swerdlow employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Swerdlow is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
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Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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- Risk factors for schizophrenia.
- Use of cytoplasmic hybrid cell lines for elucidating the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
- Abnormal mitochondrial morphology in sporadic Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease
- Interaction among mitochondria, mitogen-activated protein kinases, and nuclear factor-kappaB in cellular models of Parkinson's disease.
- Alzheimer's disease cybrids replicate beta-amyloid abnormalities through cell death pathways.
- Disrupted mitochondrial electron transport function increases expression of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 and bcl-X(L) proteins in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma and in Parkinson disease cybrid cells through oxidative stress.
- Functional mitochondria are required for amyloid beta-mediated neurotoxicity.
- Role of mitochondria in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Mitochondrial DNA--related mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases.
- Induction of cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis by amyloid beta 25-35 requires functional mitochondria.
- Mitochondria in Alzheimer's disease.
- Right orbitofrontal tumor with pedophilia symptom and constructional apraxia sign.
- Dystonia with and without deafness is caused by TIMM8A mutation.
- Mitochondrial abnormalities in cybrid cell models of sporadic Alzheimer's disease worsen with passage in culture.
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