Dr. Joseph James Higgins M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Center For Child Neurology 21 Old Main Street, Fishkill NY, 12524About
Dr. Joseph Higgins is a distinguished Neurologist in Fishkill, NY. Dr. Higgins 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. Higgins employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Higgins is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Haplotype analysis of the ETM2 locus in familial essential tremor.
- Integrated physical map of the human essential tremor gene region (ETM2) on chromosome 2p24.3-p24.2.
- A mutation in a novel ATP-dependent Lon protease gene in a kindred with mild mental retardation.
- X-linked oligophrenic vermian dysgenesis: syndromic vs non-syndromic X-linked mental retardation?
- Hybridize and personalize: the new age of syndromal mental retardation diagnostics.
- The impact of a genetics education program on physicians' knowledge and genetic counseling referral patterns.
- A nonverbal learning disability in a case of central hypoventilation syndrome without a PHOX2B gene mutation.
- Sca5 or lincoln ataxia?
- Mutations in FLVCR1 cause posterior column ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa.
- Behavioral characterization of cereblon forebrain-specific conditional null mice: a model for human non-syndromic intellectual disability.
- Markers of Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity in Children with Autism.
- Lack of association between autism and anti-GM1 ganglioside antibody.
- Dementia diagnostics: preparing for a pending healthcare epidemic.
- Mechanism, prevalence, and more severe neuropathy phenotype of the
- The allelic spectrum of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in over 17,000 individuals with neuropathy.
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