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Howard M. Eisenberg is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and neurological sciences, with a strong emphasis on neurology and related subfields.

The scientist's recent publications include investigations into focused ultrasound techniques and treatments for neurological disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. Selected papers are:

  • Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson's Disease, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • MR-guided focused ultrasound pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease: safety and feasibility, 2020, Journal of neurosurgery
  • Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: 5-year follow-up results, 2022, Journal of neurosurgery
  • Safety and Efficacy of Staged, Bilateral Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy in Essential Tremor, 2024, JAMA Neurology
  • Predicting final lesion characteristics during MR-guided focused ultrasound pallidotomy for treatment of Parkinson's disease, 2020, Journal of neurosurgery

The fields of study in which Eisenberg has contributed are predominantly in medicine, with notable subfields including:

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Physiology

The main research topics Eisenberg has focused on encompass:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Eisenberg has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, indicating active and sustained collaborative research efforts. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Dheeraj Gandhi
  • Michael G. Kaplitt
  • Vibhor Krishna
  • Chixiang Chen
  • Graeme F. Woodworth

The scientist's works have appeared regularly in specialized academic venues relevant to neurology and neurosurgery. Publication venues where Eisenberg frequently contributes include:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Research Square

Best Publications

  • A randomized, controlled trial of methylprednisolone or naloxone in the treatment of acute spinal-cord injury. Results of the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study.

    M B Bracken;M J Shepard;W F Collins;T R Holford

  • The role of secondary brain injury in determining outcome from severe head injury.

    Randall M. Chesnut;Lawrence F. Marshall;Melville R. Klauber;Barbara A. Blunt

  • A new classification of head injury based on computerized tomography

    Lawrence F. Marshall;Sharon Bowers Marshall;Melville R. Klauber;Marjan van Berkum Clark

  • Frontal Lobe Function and Dysfunction

    Harvey S. Levin;Howard M. Eisenberg;Arthur Lester Benton

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone or Naloxone in the Treatment of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury

    Mark K. Lyons;Michael D. Partington;Fredric B. Meyer;Gary M. Yarkony

  • Neurobehavioral outcome following minor head injury : a three-center study

    Harvey S. Levin;Steven Mattis;Ronald M. Ruff;Howard M. Eisenberg

  • A randomized trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor

    W. Jeffrey Elias;Nir Lipsman;William G. Ondo;Pejman Ghanouni

  • Impact of ICP instability and hypotension on outcome in patients with severe head trauma

    Anthony Marmarou;Randy L. Anderson;John D. Ward;Sung C. Choi

  • Methylprednisolone or naloxone treatment after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow-up data. Results of the second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study.

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  • The diagnosis of head injury requires a classification based on computed axial tomography.

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  • Mild head injury classification.

    David H. Williams;Harvey S. Levin;Howard M. Eisenberg

  • The outcome of severe closed head injury

    Lawrence F. Marshall;Theresa Gautille;Melville R. Klauber;Howard M. Eisenberg

  • Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe head injury.

    Bizhan Aarabi;Dale C Hesdorffer;Edward S Ahn;Carla Aresco

  • Initial CT findings in 753 patients with severe head injury. A report from the NIH Traumatic Coma Data Bank

    Eisenberg Hm;Gary He;Aldrich Ef;Saydjari C

  • Efficacy of Methylprednisolone in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

    Michael B. Bracken;William F. Collins;Daniel F. Freeman;Mary Jo Shepard

  • High-dose barbiturate control of elevated intracranial pressure in patients with severe head injury

    Howard M. Eisenberg;Ralph F. Frankowski;Charles F. Contant;Lawrence F. Marshall

  • The neurobehavioural rating scale: assessment of the behavioural sequelae of head injury by the clinician.

    H S Levin;W M High;K E Goethe;R A Sisson

  • Mild head injury

    Harvey S. Levin;Howard M. Eisenberg;Arthur Lester Benton

  • Properties of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Pharmacological Characterization and Modulation of Synaptic Function,

    Edson X. Albuquerque;Manickavasagom Alkondon;Edna F. R. Pereira;Newton G. Castro

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone or Naloxone in the Treatment of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury: Results of the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study

    M. B. Bracken;M. J. Shepard;W. F. Collins;T. R. Holford

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence F. Marshall
Lawrence F. Marshall University of California, San Diego
John A. Jane
John A. Jane University of Virginia Health System
Harvey S. Levin
Harvey S. Levin Baylor College of Medicine
Anthony Marmarou
Anthony Marmarou Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Melville R. Klauber
Melville R. Klauber University of California, San Diego
Edson X. Albuquerque
Edson X. Albuquerque University of Maryland, Baltimore
Robert G. Grossman
Robert G. Grossman Houston Methodist
Ryder P. Gwinn
Ryder P. Gwinn Evergreen Health Medical Center
Linda Ewing-Cobbs
Linda Ewing-Cobbs The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ronald M. Ruff
Ronald M. Ruff University of California, San Francisco

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