Uzma Usman, MBBS
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2023
Design and Statistical Innovations in a Platform Trial for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Quintana M, Saville BR, Vestrucci M, Detry MA, Chibnik L, Shefner J, Berry JD, Chase M, Andrews J, Sherman AV, Yu H, Drake K, Cudkowicz M, Paganoni S, Macklin EA, HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Study Group. Design and Statistical Innovations in a Platform Trial for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Ann Neurol 2023, 94: 547-560. PMID: 37245090, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26714.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Trial of Antisense Oligonucleotide Tofersen for SOD1 ALS.
Miller TM, Cudkowicz ME, Genge A, Shaw PJ, Sobue G, Bucelli RC, Chiò A, Van Damme P, Ludolph AC, Glass JD, Andrews JA, Babu S, Benatar M, McDermott CJ, Cochrane T, Chary S, Chew S, Zhu H, Wu F, Nestorov I, Graham D, Sun P, McNeill M, Fanning L, Ferguson TA, Fradette S, VALOR and OLE Working Group. Trial of Antisense Oligonucleotide Tofersen for SOD1 ALS. N Engl J Med 2022, 387: 1099-1110. PMID: 36129998, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2204705.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Refractory Myasthenia Responsiveness to Eculizumab in a Tertiary Care Setting in Challenging Cases (77)
Usman U, Ortega E, Ladha S, Muley S. Refractory Myasthenia Responsiveness to Eculizumab in a Tertiary Care Setting in Challenging Cases (77). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.77.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2019
A Rare Case of Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) with Hyperreflexia in North America (P1.9-057)
Weng X, Usman U, Quan P, Al-Hasan Y, Hoskin J, Muley S. A Rare Case of Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) with Hyperreflexia in North America (P1.9-057). Neurology 2019, 92 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.92.15_supplement.p1.9-057.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2011
Mesial prefrontal cortex degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a high-field proton MR spectroscopy study.
Usman U, Choi C, Camicioli R, Seres P, Lynch M, Sekhon R, Johnston W, Kalra S. Mesial prefrontal cortex degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a high-field proton MR spectroscopy study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011, 32: 1677-80. PMID: 21778247, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2590.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Rapidly developing optic neuritis secondary to ethambutol: possible mechanism of injury.
Ali S, Usman U, Wasay M. Rapidly developing optic neuritis secondary to ethambutol: possible mechanism of injury. J Pak Med Assoc 2005, 55: 300-2. PMID: 16108516.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesPredictors of ischemic versus hemorrhagic strokes in hypertensive patients.
Khealani B, Syed N, Maken S, Mapari U, Hameed B, Ali S, Qureshi R, Akhter N, Hassan A, Sonawalla A, Baig S, Wasay M. Predictors of ischemic versus hemorrhagic strokes in hypertensive patients. Journal Of College Of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan 2005, 15: 22-5. PMID: 15670519.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsAga Khan University HospitalIschemic heart diseaseHypertensive patientsIschemic strokeDiabetes mellitusHeart diseasePre-existing medical problemsOutcomes data baseTime of admissionDURATION OF STUDYCohort studyHemorrhagic strokeIndependent predictorsParenchymal hemorrhageRadiological investigationsUniversity HospitalStroke typePatientsMedical problemsStrokeHypertensionMellitusDiseaseMonthsPredictors
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Overview
Uzma Usman, MBBS (a medical degree awarded outside of the U.S.), specializes in neurology with a focus on neuromuscular medicine.
She treats conditions such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), motor neuron diseases, inflammatory myopathies, and immune-mediated neuropathies including CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy) and GBS (Guillain-Barré Syndrome). Dr. Usman serves as the director of the Yale ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Clinic and the ALS Association at Yale.
As an assistant professor of clinical neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Usman is involved in research and clinical advancements in neuromuscular medicine. Her work focuses on improving diagnostic techniques and treatment options for patients with complex neuromuscular disorders.
Dr. Usman received her medical degree from Dow University of Health Sciences in Pakistan and completed her residency in neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. She further specialized with fellowships in clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular medicine at Barrow Neurological Institute, as well as an ALS fellowship at the University of Alberta.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2019
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