Josep Obrador Dalmau
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
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-4707
Fax: 215-746-4717
Fax: 215-746-4717
Email:
josep.dalmau@uphs.upenn.edu
josep.dalmau@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.S.
Instituto Nacional de Enseñanza Media, Ausias March, Barcelona, Spain, 1971.
MD (honors)
Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain, 1977.
PhD (honors)
Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain, 1993.
Permanent linkB.S.
Instituto Nacional de Enseñanza Media, Ausias March, Barcelona, Spain, 1971.
MD (honors)
Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain, 1977.
PhD (honors)
Autonoma University of Barcelona, Spain, 1993.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Dr. Dalmau's research is focused on autoimmune neurologic (paraneoplastic) disorders that occur in patients with systemic cancers.Selected Publications
Pruss, H. Dalmau, J. Harms, L. Holtje, M. Ahnert-Hilger, G. Borowski, K. Stoecker, W. Wandinger, K P.: Retrospective analysis of NMDA receptor antibodies in encephalitis of unknown origin. Neurology 75(19): 1735-9, Nov 9 2010.Johnson, Nicholas. Henry, Craig. Fessler, A James. Dalmau, Josep.: Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis causing prolonged nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Neurology 75(16): 1480-2, Oct 19 2010.
Lai, Meizan. Huijbers, Maartje G M. Lancaster, Eric. Graus, Francesc. Bataller, Luis. Balice-Gordon, Rita. Cowell, John K. Dalmau, Josep.: Investigation of LGI1 as the antigen in limbic encephalitis previously attributed to potassium channels: a case series. Lancet Neurology 9(8): 776-85, Aug 2010.
Kumar, Monisha A. Jain, Ankit. Dechant, Valerie E. Saito, Tsukasa. Rafael, Timothy. Aizawa, Hitoshi. Dysart, Kevin C. Katayama, Takayuki. Ito, Yasuo. Araki, Nobuo. Abe, Tatsuya. Balice-Gordon, Rita. Dalmau, Josep.: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis during pregnancy. Archives of Neurology 67(7): 884-7, Jul 2010.
Kawachi, I. Saji, E. Toyoshima, Y. Dalmau, J. Nishizawa, M.: Treatment responsive opsoclonus-ataxia associated with ovarian teratoma. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 81(5): 581-2, May 2010.
Kruer, M C. Koch, T K. Bourdette, D N. Chabas, D. Waubant, E. Mueller, S. Moscarello, M A. Dalmau, J. Woltjer, R L. Adamus, G.: NMDA receptor encephalitis mimicking seronegative neuromyelitis optica. Neurology 74(18): 1473-5, May 4 2010.
Wong-Kisiel, L C. Ji, T. Renaud, D L. Kotagal, S. Patterson, M C. Dalmau, J. Mack, K J.: Response to immunotherapy in a 20-month-old boy with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Neurology 74(19): 1550-1, May 11 2010.
Hughes, Ethan G. Peng, Xiaoyu. Gleichman, Amy J. Lai, Meizan. Zhou, Lei. Tsou, Ryan. Parsons, Thomas D. Lynch, David R. Dalmau, Josep. Balice-Gordon, Rita J.: Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Journal of Neuroscience 30(17): 5866-75, Apr 28 2010.
Pruss, H. Dalmau, J. Arolt, V. Wandinger, K-P.: [Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis. An interdisciplinary clinical picture]. [Review] [41 refs] [German] Nervenarzt 81(4): 396, 398, 400, passim, Apr 2010.
Novillo Lopez, M E. Gomez-Ibanez, A. Rosenfeld, M. Dalmau, J.: [Gliomatosis cerebri: review of 22 patients]. [Spanish] Neurologia 25(3): 168-73, Apr 2010.