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Overview

Richard J. Barohn is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Neurology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology. Barohn's work spans various aspects of neurological and muscular disorders.

The scientist has contributed to multiple areas of study including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, Hereditary Neurological Disorders, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Barohn has published in several journals frequently, including:

  • RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal (12 publications)
  • Neurologic Clinics (8 publications)
  • Neurology (7 publications)
  • Muscle & Nerve (4 publications)
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration (3 publications)

Notable recent papers featuring their contributions include:

  • "Primary lateral sclerosis: consensus diagnostic criteria," 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • "Validation of serum neurofilaments as prognostic and potential pharmacodynamic biomarkers for ALS," 2020, Neurology
  • "Effect of Different Corticosteroid Dosing Regimens on Clinical Outcomes in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy," 2022, JAMA
  • "Guidelines on clinical presentation and management of nondystrophic myotonias," 2020, Muscle & Nerve
  • "Meta-analyses of ataluren randomized controlled trials in nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy," 2020, Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Frequent collaborators in Barohn's work include Mazen M. Dimachkie, Jeffrey Statland, Omar Jawdat, Mamatha Pasnoor, and Laura Herbelin, who have contributed to numerous joint publications.

The scientist is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians. Their work continues to contribute to advancing understanding in neurological and neuromuscular disorders.

Best Publications

  • Myasthenia gravis: Recommendations for clinical research standards

    A. Jaretzki;R.J. Barohn;R.M. Ernstoff

  • 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups

    Ingrid E Lundberg;Anna Tjärnlund;Matteo Bottai;Victoria P Werth

  • Mutations in Kir2.1 cause the developmental and episodic electrical phenotypes of Andersen's syndrome

    Nikki M. Plaster;Rabi Tawil;Martin Tristani-Firouzi;Sonia Canún

  • 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Major Subgroups.

    Ingrid E Lundberg;Anna Tjärnlund;Matteo Bottai;Victoria P Werth

  • Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study

    James F Howard;Kimiaki Utsugisawa;Michael Benatar;Hiroyuki Murai

  • Myasthenia gravis: recommendations for clinical research standards. Task Force of the Medical Scientific Advisory Board of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.

    Alfred Jaretzki;Richard J. Barohn;Raina M. Ernstoff;Henry J. Kaminski

  • Efficacy of minocycline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a phase III randomised trial

    Paul H Gordon;Dan H Moore;Robert G Miller;Julaine M Florence

  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Clinical characteristics, course, and recommendations for diagnostic criteria

    Richard J. Barohn;John T. Kissel;John R. Warmolts;Jerry R. Mendell

  • Practice parameter: Thymectomy for autoimmune myasthenia gravis (an evidence-based review) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    Gary S. Gronseth;Richard J. Barohn

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Adult and Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Adult Polymyositis: A Randomized, Placebo-phase Trial

    Chester V. Oddis;Ann M. Reed;Rohit Aggarwal;Lisa G. Rider

  • Interferon‐α/β–mediated innate immune mechanisms in dermatomyositis

    Steven A. Greenberg;Jack L. Pinkus;Geraldine S. Pinkus;Travis Burleson

  • A Phase I/II trial of MYO-029 in Adult Subjects with Muscular Dystrophy

    Kathryn R. Wagner;James L. Fleckenstein;Anthony A. Amato;Richard J. Barohn

  • Clinical spectrum of chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathies.

    David S. Saperstein;Jonathan S. Katz;Anthony A. Amato;Richard J. Barohn

  • Ataluren treatment of patients with nonsense mutation dystrophinopathy

    Katharine Bushby;Richard Finkel;Brenda Wong;Richard Barohn

  • Practice parameter: Immunotherapy for Guillain-Barré syndrome: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    R.A.C. Hughes;E.F.M. Wijdicks;R. Barohn;E. Benson

  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Variants

    Mazen M. Dimachkie;Richard J. Barohn

  • Myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile.

    Gil I. Wolfe;L. Herbelin;Sharon P Nations;B. Foster

  • Ataluren in patients with nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (ACT DMD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

    Craig M McDonald;Craig Campbell;Ricardo Erazo Torricelli;Richard S Finkel;Richard S Finkel

  • Mutations in Kir2.1 cause the developmental and episodic electrical phenotypes of Andersen's Syndrome

    N Plaster;R Tawil;M Tristani-Firouzi;S Canun

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony A. Amato
Anthony A. Amato Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
John T. Kissel
John T. Kissel The Ohio State University
Robert G. Miller
Robert G. Miller California Pacific Medical Center
Alan Pestronk
Alan Pestronk Washington University in St. Louis
Robert C. Griggs
Robert C. Griggs University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael G. Hanna
Michael G. Hanna University College London
Jerry R. Mendell
Jerry R. Mendell The Ohio State University
Volker Straub
Volker Straub Newcastle University
Gareth Parry
Gareth Parry Freeman Hospital
Gary S. Gronseth
Gary S. Gronseth University of Kansas

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