Josep Obrador Dalmau

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Adjunct Professor of Neurology
Associate Investigator, Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology

Contact information
Dept. of Neurology, 3 W. Gates
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2157468511
Fax: 2155739122
Education:
B.S.
Instituto Nacional de EnseƱanza Media, Ausias March, Barcelona, Spain, 1971.
MD (honors)
Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain, 1977.
PhD (honors)
Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain, 1993.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, University Hospital de la Sta. Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain, 1977-1978.
Resident in Neurology, University Hospital de la Sta. Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain, 1979-1983.
Research Fellowship, Cotzias Laboratory of Neuro-oncology, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, New York , 1988-1992.
Fellowship, Neurology, New York Hospital, Cornell University, New York, New York, 1992-1993.
Fellowship, Neuro-oncology, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, New York, 1992-1993.
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Description of Itmat Expertise

Dr. Dalmau's research is focused on autoimmune neurologic (paraneoplastic) disorders that occur in patients with systemic cancers.

Selected Publications

Kayser, Matthew S. Titulaer, Maarten J. Gresa-Arribas, Nuria. Dalmau, Josep.: Frequency and characteristics of isolated psychiatric episodes in anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis. JAMA Neurology 70(9): 1133-9, Sep 1 2013.

Titulaer, Maarten J. McCracken, Lindsey. Gabilondo, Inigo. Iizuka, Takahiro. Kawachi, Izumi. Bataller, L. Torrents, A. Rosenfeld, Myrna R. Balice-Gordon, Rita. Graus, Francesc. Dalmau, Josep.: Late-onset anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Neurology 81(12): 1058-63, Sep 17 2013.

Martin-Garcia, Elena. Mannara, Francesco. Gutierrez-Cuesta, Javier. Sabater, Lidia. Dalmau, Josep. Maldonado, Rafael. Graus, Francesc.: Intrathecal injection of P/Q type voltage-gated calcium channel antibodies from paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration cause ataxia in mice. Journal of Neuroimmunology 261(1-2): 53-9, Aug 15 2013.

Hoftberger, Romana. Armangue, Thais. Leypoldt, Frank. Graus, Francesc. Dalmau, Josep.: Clinical Neuropathology practice guide 4-2013: post-herpes simplex encephalitis: N-methyl-Daspartate receptor antibodies are part of the problem. Clinical Neuropathology 32(4): 251-4, Jul-Aug 2013.

Hoftberger, Romana. Sabater, Lidia. Ortega, Angel. Dalmau, Josep. Graus, Francesc.: Patient with homer-3 antibodies and cerebellitis. JAMA Neurology 70(4): 506-9, Apr 2013.

Armangue, Thais. Titulaer, Maarten J. Malaga, Ignacio. Bataller, Luis. Gabilondo, Inigo. Graus, Francesc. Dalmau, Josep. Spanish Anti-N-methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) Encephalitis Work Group.: Pediatric anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis-clinical analysis and novel findings in a series of 20 patients. Journal of Pediatrics 162(4): 850-856.e2, Apr 2013.

Hoftberger, Romana. Kovacs, Gabor G. Sabater, Lidia. Nagy, Peter. Racz, Gergely. Miquel, Rosa. Dalmau, Josep. Graus, Francesc.: Protein kinase C antibodies and paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Journal of Neuroimmunology 256(1-2): 91-3, Mar 15 2013.

Titulaer, Maarten J. McCracken, Lindsey. Gabilondo, Inigo. Armangue, Thais. Glaser, Carol. Iizuka, Takahiro. Honig, Lawrence S. Benseler, Susanne M. Kawachi, Izumi. Martinez-Hernandez, Eugenia. Aguilar, Esther. Gresa-Arribas, Nuria. Ryan-Florance, Nicole. Torrents, Abiguei. Saiz, Albert. Rosenfeld, Myrna R. Balice-Gordon, Rita. Graus, Francesc. Dalmau, Josep.: Treatment and prognostic factors for long-term outcome in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: an observational cohort study. Lancet Neurology 12(2): 157-65, Feb 2013.

McKeon, Andrew. Martinez-Hernandez, Eugenia. Lancaster, Eric. Matsumoto, Joseph Y. Harvey, Robert J. McEvoy, Kathleen M. Pittock, Sean J. Lennon, Vanda A. Dalmau, Josep.: Glycine receptor autoimmune spectrum with stiff-man syndrome phenotype. JAMA Neurology 70(1): 44-50, Jan 2013.

Hansen, Hans-Christian. Klingbeil, Christine. Dalmau, Josep. Li, Wenhan. Weissbrich, Benedikt. Wandinger, Klaus-Peter.: Persistent intrathecal antibody synthesis 15 years after recovering from anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis. JAMA Neurology 70(1): 117-9, Jan 2013.

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