Forensic Neurology Practice Areas

Criminal

 

Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Post-Concussion Syndrome

  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

Neurodegenerative disorders

  • Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Parkinson’s Disease

  • Lewy Body Dementia

  • Frontotemporal Dementia

  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  • Multiple System Atrophy

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  • Inherited Ataxias & Choreas

Genetic, Idiopathic & Acquired Neurodegenerative Disorders

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

  • Inherited Behavioral and Cognitive Genetic Disorders

    • Single-gene Heritable Syndromes

    • Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders

    • Chromosomal Abnormalities

    • Multifactorial Genetic Abnormalities

  • Substance Abuse Disorders (Gestational, Neonatal, Childhood, Adolescent & Adult) & Their Sequelae

  • Vascular Dementia Syndromes

  • Mixed Dementia Syndromes

Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Genetic, Congenital & Acquired)

  • Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorders: AD(H)D

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders: Genetic & Environmental Etiologies

  • Toxic Exposures (Gestational, Neonatal, Childhood, Adolescent & Adult) & Their Sequelae

Acquired & Genetic Dysmorphisms

  • Court-Qualified Expert in Genetics Disorders of the Nervous System & Associated Behavioral and Cognitive Syndromes

  • Court-Qualified Expert in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD); UW Seattle FASD Expertise.

  • Court Qualified Expert in Human Behavioral Disorders, e.g. PTSD, and their neuroanatomical and neurophysiological etiologies.

Post-partum Toxic & Infectious Exposures: Chemical

  • Arsenic, Lead, Mercury & Other Heavy Metal and Toxin Exposure Syndromes

  • Pharmacological (Iatrogenic, Accidental, Substances of Abuse) Exposure Syndromes

  • Viral & Bacterial Meningitis, Encephalitis & Vascular Syndromes

Epilepsy Syndromes: Ictal, Inter-ictal & Post-ictal Behavioral States

Autoimmune Diseases of the Central Nervous System

  • Multiple Sclerosis & Neuromyelitis Optica

  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Arachnoid Cysts & Other “Benign” Space-occupying Central Nervous System Lesions and Their Behavioral Sequelae

Malignant Lesions of the Central Nervous System

Paraneoplastic Central Nervous System Syndromes

Malpractice

 

Surgical Interventions with Suboptimal Neurological Outcomes

Medical Treatment Plans and Prescriptions

  • Iatrogenic Mania & Psychosis

  • Iatrogenic Delirium

Unauthorized/Inappropriate Medical Procedures

Personal Injury

 

Evaluation of Injuries to the Central and Peripheral Nervous System

Short & Long-Term Disability Prognosis:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Traumatic Spine & Peripheral Nerve Injury

  • Certified Florida Forensic Examiner

  • Perform CCAP's: Clinical Competency Assessment

  • (FL Statute Number 775.027) NGIND (Not guilty due to Irreversible Neurological Deficits) not NGI (Not guilty due to Insanity) - provided substantial and sufficient objective evidence.

  • Capital Mitigation (FL Statute 921.141.7: (b) The capital felony was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance (translated in court to “neurophysiological dysfunction”) and (f) The Capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired (translated in court to “inability to conduct or conform his or her behavior to the requirements of law due to acute, chronic and combined acute superimposed upon chronic neurobehavioral disorders/impairments”) - provided substantial and sufficient objective evidence.

  • 15+ years of experience, objective assessment, confirmable conclusions

Competency & Mitigation

Worker’s Compensation, CME (Compulsory Medical Examinations) & IME (Independent Medical Examinations)