Dr. Eric Weisman

Neurology
Owensboro, KY
38 years experience male

Locations

The Neurobehavioral Institute

Owensboro, KY

Address

2200 E Parrish Ave, Owensboro, KY, US
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My office hours

Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Insurances accepted

Humana Insurance Company

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The Neurobehavioral Institute

Hartford, KY

About

Bio

Director and Founder of The Neurobehavioral Institute. He is an award winning physician and Clinical Professor of Neurology who is Board Certified in Neurology, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. Dr Weisman grew up in Peabody Massachusetts. He studied Art, Music and Science at St Johns Prep School. He attended Bard College in New York as the Walter lewit Scholar and completed his senior thesis in Neuroplasticity before attending Graduate School in Neuroscience at Harvard University. While in college he performed in several jazz and fusion bands as a drummer and keyboard artist. He also was an Archeology Research Artist at The Harvard Semetic Museum and worked in a clinical reseach Lab at Mass General Hospital's Eye and Ear Infirmary. Family life and his practice keeps him happy.

Specialties
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Neurology

ADHD & Autism

Psychiatry - Geriatric

Licenses

United States: Kentucky, Pennsylvania

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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Clonazepam: should usually be taken twice a day in the lowest amount that works. Occasionally it wears off after 10 hours and needs to be given three times a day.... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Nope: Its not likely to be the gabapentin.
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Good question.: Why did he fall backward? (Which came first the seizure, the fall) Why did he have a seizure 5 years ago ? What did the neurologic exam show. What di... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
RLS symptoms: can persist. Be sure to have your iron and ferritin levels checked to exclude Ekbom syndrome (RLS due to low levels of the cofactor (iron) for tyrosin... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Melatonin is: relatively safe compared with other sleep aids. I hope you do more than take a sleeping pill (you also need to do some "detective work" to figure out ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
MRA of what ?: Eyes normal ? Light headed sensation ? What does the primary care doctor think? Tension headache, Chiari malformation are in the differential diagn... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
ALS is rare: if you have fasciculation of the tonge and additional upper motor neuron findins ( abnormal reflexes, spasticity, upgoing toes the index of suspicion ... Read More
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A 79-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Yes: for many reasons this can occur (change in diet, salt intake, stress level, hepatic induction changes etc.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Seeing mice: that are not there ? ( this is not an uncommon complaint in those who take medications / agents that affect dopamine levels in the brain. ) also occu... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Dizziness: can occur with low BP or low blood glucose. You should at the very least Inform your doctor. Avoid large carbohydrate loads ( you may have reactive hy... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Remeron (mirtazapine) weight gain: Minimal activity at histamine and 5HT2c receptor is desirable to minimize weight gain. There is a relatively new atypical antipsychotic that may work.... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
B12: Needs to be maintained above 550 for at least 6 months before one would expect to see any recovery from the sensory ataxia (balance issues) I recomme... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Fluid noises: "in the head" can be produced from deep / facial sinuses (ethmoid and sphenoid, frontal and maxillary), inner ear and rarely AVM's
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Yes you can: The key to retaining information is to get sufficient sleep, Do not try to learn it all in one night. Good luck!
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Cerebral palsy: Is the result of a brain injury that occurs before or around the time of birth. How one does in life depends on what structures were damaged and how o... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
No: To far away from L4 or L5 root or lumbosacral plexus. Kidneys are located above and lateral to this.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Lamictal dose: depends on weight, use of other meds . Typically 100-125 mg twice a day. Be sure to follow titration schedule of physician. Too rapid a titration incr... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
I have no idea.: Perhaps the act of chewing causes a blood flow problem through some "steal" phenomena. Perhaps you hyperventilate when you get the opportunity to eat.... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Head tilting: forward resulting in neurological symptoms obviates a careful assessment. If you have leg numbness and not just dizziness that suggests either a probl... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Triennial neuralgia: treament with carbamazepine does not usually require a titration ( yes you will be a bit dizzy for 2 days ) start with 300 twice a day and go up to 40... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Weakness: after discectomy needs to be pointed out to the surgeon. You may need further neurological work up.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Yes but ....: more often than not the eye problems are due to something else. Best have the eye doctor have a look. (refraction, tonometry and a good look at the ba... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Loss of libido: can result from physical, hormonal and psychological conditions (or a combination) I would have a few things checked by your doctor (Testosterone leve... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
MRI brain with FLAIR: The facial tingling and response to hot shower is concerning. Your neurologist will want to do a good exam and get an MRI of the head to exclude MS or... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Difficult to say: Anxiety is often difficult to diagnose. If measures used to treat anxiety lead to reduction or elimination of your symptoms than this leads one to ass... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Reaction to food: Something you ate did not agree with you. Go back and retrace your steps (bites), Too many carbohydrate? Too much vitamin A? Too much tryptophan? ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
I don't use Tramadol: I've seen too many people having provoked seizures with Tramadol use. The withdrawal may be worse than that seen with Narcotics, I agree.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Increase fluids: Also try to lay still for a few hours to allow for the hole to close. The blood patch is an option. Call ahead to let the hospital know if you are co... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Elavil (amitriptyline): can be weened over a period of a few weeks at this dose. Be sure to discuss this with your prescribing doctor. If you have it in tablet form you can ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Not migraine ?: Not likely to be primary migraine if it has lasted 3 days. Sleep will usually abort a migraine.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
These are not: things we associate with Zoloft (sertraline) use. Lateralizing symptoms (in your case parasthesias on one side of the face) should warrant an evaluati... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
More information: is needed. Pulsating tinnitus can be due to blood flow within a vessel that is stimulating a structure involved in the processing of sound. This incl... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Parsonage Turner: Syndrome. Check for any focal weakness or sensory loss. Sometimes this can be a late consequence of pleurisy or an isolated viral event. Degenerative ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Glaucoma?: Have your eye pressures checked right away. Make sure you don't have a type of glaucoma. (photophobia, hardness of eye, pain on that side)
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
If you have Downs: syndrome (Trisomy 21) you may have early Alzheimer's. Otherwise i would look to another reason for your memory problems. Start with looking at your qu... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Dizziness: is one of the more challenging problems one would ever confront. There are many things things that can cause it. You need a good exam, including a car... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
More information: Problems with vision and feeling of vibration in head. VP shunt for hydrocephalus. What did your most recent EEG look like? You are not on seizure me... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Normal: situation.. That's why they call them growth spurts. It has to do with genetics. You will stop getting taller when the growth plates (epiphysis) ne... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
St Johns Wort: must be given under close medical supervision to avoid potentially life threatening side effects like serotonergic syndrome. Do not take with other OT... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
EMG-NCS: and good neurological assessment are in order. Need objective data to guide work up (labs) and treatment
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
You can't donate: at most centers because of your diagnosis (the procedure they use to obtain plasma will remove your seizure meds). Most plasma donation centers will n... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Yes: Be cautious with the magnesium as some preparations can cause diarrhea leading to electrolyte problems. Don't take too much Vit K, D, E, A or B6 as th... Read More
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A 70-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Varicose: veins can be surgically remediated. My first approach would be arch supports for the tarsal tunnel syndrome. This can take the traction off the nerve ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Parasthsias: on one side of the body may be due to TIA, focal seizure or migraine. Random crawling sensation on scalp hands arms and legs is often do to fleas maki... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
QT prologation: with Depakote occurred with only 27 of 27 thousand people who had side effects in 2014 while taking Depakote according to one source. Of those who had... Read More
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Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Aphasia: in its many forms can be difficult to diagnose if there are also symptoms of autism. A behavioral neurologist who sees kids should be able to sort thi... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Advil (ibuprofen) can be: taken 3 times a day. I'd try 400 mg. If you go with 600 mg (3 pills) you may want to check kidney function periodically with a blood test. Advil (ibup... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
No: Something is amiss. Quality of sleep may be sub-optimal. There might be another issue (anemia, medical condition like diabetes, sleep apnea, mononucle... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Tricyclics : And tetracyclics ( Trazadone) have a role in management of many conditions. I like to use Pamelor (nortriptyline) for fibromyalgia management, for exa... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Eric Weisman
Neurology 38 years experience
Falling: Without warning can be due to cardiac syncope, seizure, periodic paralysis, autonomic failure, balance issues, cataplexy and psychological issues. Ti... Read More
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Sep 14, 2014
I endorse Dr. Weisman. Board Certified in Neurology, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry - he brings a vast wealth of knowledge to Healthtap. The information he provides is cutting edge, accurate ...Read More
Jun 18, 2014
Eric is one of the most brilliant and talented neurologists that I have had the pleasure of collaborating with in my functional integrated medicine practice. He is beautifully trained, and is extrem...Read More
Dr. Donald Jacobson
Apr 19, 2014
It is a pleasure to read Dr Weisman's responses. He comes to Healthtap with an impressive background in more than just medicine. He is extremely well rounded. His answers are poignant and straight-for...Read More
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Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Graduated 1985MD

Medical/Graduate school

Harvard University GSAS
Graduated 1980MD

Residency

USA Med Ctr
Completed 1990

Awards

Walter Lewit Scholar
Massachusetts Community Service Award
NCCJ Community Service Award

Affiliations

American Academy of Neurology
American Neuropsychiatric Association
Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
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