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Neurology & Psychiatry
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Specialized in Neurology at Tulane university medical center (New Orleans, LA) Also specialized in psychiatry at mount Sinai medical center (New York, NY) PRIVATE PRACTICE Practicing psycho-pharmacology for psychiatry;specialized in anxiety disorders. Practicing neuro-pharmacology, management, testing, and evaluations for neurology: headaches, migraines, spine, neck pain, back pain, insomnia, sleep, restless legs syndrome, neuropathy, Parkinson's, and dementia
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Neurology 30 years experience
Based on inbsurance: Would be wise to check your insurance and see what specialists take the plan. Based on that the insurance plan has an in-network group of specialists ... Read More
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Wine and emesis: You need to see your internist and have GI testing done as the symptoms may be serious.
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Spasms or stenosis: Spinal disc issues do that, including stenosis or muscle spasms.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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MRI: It's important to get a work up
mri of the brain to rule out any right cranial lesion.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Lumbar disc: Sounds like a lumbar radiculopathy (from disc dysfunction)
recommend a lumbar spine MRI and an emg.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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COLORBLIND: See hues, not colors, like a spectrum of gray.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Contractions and bac: It is more likely ob/gynm related.
Would refer to a gynecologist for evalation.
Back pain may be referred.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Amenorrhea: It sounds as if you need to see your ob/gyn who may order some bloodwork, to evaluate your hormone and other levels.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Eye twitching: I am presuming you mean the eyelid- if so, anxiety, insomnia, stress, or even a partial seizure could be culprits.
See a neurologist if it has persis... Read More
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Cervical occiput: Multiple etiologies including cervical disc problem, issue with cerebellar area or cerebellar tonsils, or even arnold chiari dysfunction.
Mri advisab... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Pins and needles: Could be a neuropathy due to an underlying cause based on your medical history.
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Ganglion cyst: The cause of ganglion cysts is not known. One theory suggests that trauma causes the tissue of the joint to break down forming small cysts, which then... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Smoking pipe screen: Depending on what the screen is made of, there could be different effects.
However, the real problem would be if the screen (also depends on size ing... Read More
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Allodynia: Pain from stimuli which are not normally painful. The pain may occur other than in the area stimulated. Allodynia means other pain.
Cutaneous allody... Read More
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Shaky hands: Did the shaky hands resolve after the dental procedure or did it occur during the procedure?
Shaky hands may be due to many factors.
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Peripheral vision: Auras are visual manifestations of neurological symptoms. Flashing lights are one type of aura people report seeing, and these auras often appear in e... Read More
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Rib and shoulder pai: This may be mild muscle spasm, strain or cramp that hasn't remitted.
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Awake brain surgery: So that the neurosurgeon can correlate parts of the brain to actions, movements, and make sure whatever lesion is tied to the correct action or defici... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Wellbutrin (bupropion): One of the best anti-depressant medicines I have prescribed and quite different in its mechanism of action. Multiple symptoms can be targeted with th... Read More
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EYE LID TWITCH: Insomnia, fatigue and anxiety are common triggers.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Hip pains: It would be important to gather diagnostic results of mris and emgs to determine what if any neurologiucal issue exists.
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Buttock pain: Pain that is felt in this area may originate locally or be referred from other places and conditions. Most hip and buttock pain is mechanical in natur... Read More
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Carpal tunnel: Accupuncture has been reportedly to have some beneficial effect (at lkeast according to some of my patients).
Braces may help as well.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Low back pain: Radicular back pain, which is typically sharp and radiates from the lumbar spine to a leg. Coughing, sneezing, or voluntary contraction of abdominal m... Read More
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Adrenoleukodystrophy: Adrenoleukodystrophy is passed down from parents to their children as an x-linked genetic trait. It therefore affects mostly males, although some wome... Read More
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Video games: I would be skepotical as to the significance of improvement but this is controversial.
There is some benefit.
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Autonomic symptoms: There are variant forms of parkinsons, which cause autonomic symptoms such as dizziness, temperature dysregulation, etc.
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Carpopedal spasms: Contraction of the muscles causing pain.
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Dizziness: Copuld be anything from a mild cerebrovascular event, problem with sugar (diabetes) or infection.
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Double vision: Would recommend a brain MRI as true diplopia may be a problem.
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Lew body dementia: I would have a preference for the Exelon (rivastigmine) patch which has the indication for parkinson's dementia.
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Muscle twitching: It may be a symptom of a neurological disorder.
Is the twitching constant or irregular?
Is it one sided or bilateral?
Fasiculations may be due to a... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Back pain: There are many mediicine classes used to treat back pain.
Examples include:
nsaids - anti-inflammatories
muscle relaxants & antispasmodics
neuropa... Read More
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Sinus headache: A sinus could be associated with tinnitus, or ringing in the ear.
However, I am assuming that all the syndromes appeared simultaneously.
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Poor circulation: Poor circulation may be due to poor health, cholesterol, diabetes, alcohol, or other medical condition that may affect the vessels that carry blood to... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Headaches: You may be pregnant, but it could also be signs or symptoms of something else including a prolactin problem.
You should see your doctor.
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Anxiety attack Lyric: I have not seen Lyrica (pregabalin) cause panic or anxiety episodes.
Sometimes it is used to reduce anxiety in certain patients.
Many patients read ... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Klonopin (clonazepam) & Trazodone: They can be taken together but the result could be sedation dizziness and somnolence.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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See ob/gyn: It sounds as if you need to see your ob/gyn who may explain this best, and choose to examine you, order some bloodwork, to evaluate your hormone and o... Read More
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Alllergic reaction: This sounds like an allergic reaction to a medication or other substance because it is reactive and bilateral.
She may be allergic to a new medicine ... Read More
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A 90-year-old female asked:
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Seroquel (quetiapine): Has a very low potential of eps or tardive dyskinesia.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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ENT: I would recommend a vestibular (vng) test with your ent.
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BRAIN INFLAMMATION: Mri with contrast is better at visualizing any type of brain infection, vasculitis or inflammatory process.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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VOMITING: May be somthing that you ate, or a new medicine that has been added, or a hormonal change.
Would get bloodwork and see your doctor.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Varied: Depends on the type of tumor
pituitary tumors or pineal gland cysts may be more common than more serious tumors.
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Summer activity: Most likely due to increase in summer planting, gardening, carrying or other physical activity.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Not commonly: Usually more so in 2nd and later in 3rd trimester.
See OB gym to be sure.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Epidural: Sometimes there is more pain for a short period of time after an epidural. Then it dissipates and one should feel better.
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Torticollis: Torticollisoccurs when a problem with the neck muscle makes the head turn to one side, lean to one side, or be pulled forward or backward. There are t... Read More
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Restless legs syndro: Quinidine from tonic has reportedly been used with some effect.
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Dr. Sharon is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank u .. I have been trying to get a team of drs to help me ..And need in the hospital I'm severely bad off .The problem is I live in Wv
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I've sometimes thought that I may have anxiety because I do worry about a lot of things but it really hurts and is gradually getting worse!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Israel
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Residency
TULANE MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
American Medical Association Excellence Award
Medscape Certificate of Recognition
Emedicine Recognition Award
Affiliations
NY Methodist Hospital,. Brooklyn, NY
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