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Robert P. Turner, M.D., M.S.C.R.
Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program;
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, Neurological
Surgery, and Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, & Epidemiology
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Phone: (843) 792-3307
Fax: (843) 793-3220
Email: turnerrp@musc.edu
Education:
Internship in Pediatrics: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 1984-85 ;
Residency in Pediatrics : University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 1985-86;
Fellowship in Adult and Child Neurology: Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA 1986-89;
Fellowship in EMG/Neurophysiology/Neuromuscular Disease: Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA 1989-90.
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) 1985
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology With Special Qualification in Child Neurology 1990
American Board of Pediatrics 1990
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine 1991
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology 1991
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Added Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology 1992, 2003
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology With Added Qualification in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 2001
Current Research Interests:
- Effect of music exposure, including the generalized Mozart effect, on epilepsy and epileptiform patterns of the human electroencephalogram.
- neuroepidemiology and neurosomatic outcomes of traumatic brain injury
in South Carolina - neuroepidemiology of epilepsy and epilepsy outcomes in South Carolina
Selected Recent Publications:
Turner RP. The acute effect of music on interictal epileptiform discharges. Epilepsy & Behavior 2004;5:662-68.
Li, Z and Turner RP. Pediatric Tick Paralysis: Discussion of two cases and literature review. Pediatric Neurology 2004;31(4):307-307.
Turner RP. Pediatric Epilepsy: Co-morbidity and Quality of Life. In: Maria BL, Ed: Current Management in Child Neurology, 3rd ed. Hamilton, BC Decker, 2004
Turner RP. Paroxysmal, Nonepileptic Disorders of Childhood. In: Maria BL, Ed: Current Management in Child Neurology, 3rd ed. Hamilton, BC Decker, 2004
Turner RP & Griesemer DA. Hemimegalencephaly. In: Gilman S: MedLink Neurology. San Diego: MedLink Corp, 2004
Turner RP & Elder BB. Megalencephaly. In: Gilman S: MedLink Neurology. San Diego: MedLink Corp, 2003, 2004
Turner RP. Breath-holding spells. In: Gilman S: MedLink Neurology. San Diego: MedLink Corp, 2003, 2004
Turner RP. Can a Piano Sonata Help Children with Epilepsy? Neurology Reviews 2004 Mar;12(3):13.
Turner RP. The acute effect of music periodicity on Rolandic spikes. Epilepsia 2003;44(Suppl. 9):S58(Abst. 1.159).
Turner RP. The effect of music periodicity on Rolandic spikes: A randomized, single-blinded, crossover, clinical trial. Annals of Neurology 2003;54(Suppl. 7):S134.
Turner RP. Letter to the Editor. Epilepsy & Behavior 2003;4(5):592-93.