Dr. Benjamin M. Frishberg M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
6010 HIDDEN VALLEY RD STE 200 CARLSBAD CA, 92011About
Dr. Benjamin Frishberg practices Neurology and Neuro-Ophthalmology in Carlsbad and Escondido CA. Dr. Frishberg studies, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats conditions that affect the nervous system. This includes Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Alzheimers Disease, Migraine, and Neurologic diseases that affect vision and the eyes.
Education and Training
Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1979
University of Minnesota Medical School 1979
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- MRI and neuropsychological correlates of dementia in Binswanger's disease.
- Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) for the prophylactic treatment of chronic daily headache: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Twelve-month tolerability and safety of sumatriptan-naproxen sodium for the treatment of acute migraine.
- Coding in neuro-ophthalmology.
- The utility of neuroimaging in the evaluation of headache in patients with normal neurologic examinations.
- Neuroimaging in presumed primary headache disorders.
Clinical Trials
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Professor of Neuroscience, (Voluntary) UCSD 1997 - 2018
Treatments
- Sleep Apnea
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
- Migraine
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (osa)
- Vascular Disease
Areas of research
Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers Disease, HeadacheDr. Benjamin M. Frishberg M.D.'s Practice location
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