Dr. Torbjoern George Nygaard M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
385 Tremont Ave New Jersey Health Ca East Orange NJ, 07018Rating
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Dr. Torbjoern Nygaard is a distinguished Neurologist in East Orange, NJ. Dr. Nygaard 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. Nygaard employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Nygaard is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1980
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Primary torsion dystonia: the search for genes is not over.
- Striatal biopterin and tyrosine hydroxylase protein reduction in dopa-responsive dystonia.
- Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy: an autosomal recessive disorder due to thymidine phosphorylase mutations.
- Response to levodopa treatment in dopa-responsive dystonia.
- Brain biopterin and tyrosine hydroxylase in asymptomatic dopa-responsive dystonia.
- A novel autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD 1F) maps to 7q32.1-32.2.
- Long-term treatment response and fluorodopa positron emission tomographic scanning of parkinsonism in a family with dopa-responsive dystonia.
- Dopa-responsive dystonia: long-term treatment response and prognosis.
- Parkinson's disease beginning before age 40.
- Tyrosine hydroxylase and levodopa responsive dystonia.
- Seizures in progressive supranuclear palsy.
- Dopa-responsive dystonia.
- Response of cells to hyperthermia under acute and chronic hypoxic conditions.
- Response of cells to hyperthermia under acute and chronic hypoxic conditions.
- Hereditary dystonia-parkinsonism syndrome of juvenile onset.
Treatments
- Parkinson's Disease
- Epilepsy
- Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
- Dementia
- Tremors
- Memory Loss
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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