AlanRTowneMD

Neurology • Richmond, VA

Epilepsy, Headache, Neurophysiology

Professor, Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
1250 E Marshall Street
Neurology
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-9350

Fax+1 804-828-8965
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Education & Training

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityMPH, Public Health, Epidemiology, 2004 - 2009
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1985 - 1986
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1981 - 1985
University of the Mediterranean Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1985 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Clinical Trials

Detecting PNES With Single-channel sEMG Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 03
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Role of Deployment History on the Association Between Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injury in Post-9/11 Era US Veterans.
Amy K Henion, Chen-Pin Wang, Megan Amuan, Hamada H Altalib, Alan R Towne, Sidney R Hinds, Christine Baca, W Curt LaFrance Jr, Anne C Van Cott, Jacob Kean, Ali Roghani,...> ;Neurology. 2023 Dec 12
3 citations
Utilization of epilepsy care among Women Veterans: A population-based study.
Erin Sullivan-Baca, Sara A Lorkiewicz, Rizwana Rehman, Anne C Van Cott, Alan R Towne, Zulfi Haneef> ;Epilepsy Research. 2023 May 1
3 citations
Psychiatric co-morbidity of drug-resistant epilepsy in Veterans.
Erin Sullivan-Baca, Rizwana Rehman, Alan R Towne, Zulfi Haneef> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2023 Feb 1
9 citations
The Military Injuries: Understanding Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Study: Understanding Relationships among Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury History, Epilepsy, and Quality of...
Mary Jo Pugh, Eamonn Kennedy, James Gugger, Jamie N. Mayo, David F. Tate, Alicia A. Swan, Jacob Kean, Hamada Altalib, Shaila Gowda, Alan R Towne, Sidney R. Hinds, Anne...> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2021 Oct 15
49 citations
Treatment of Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus: A Comprehensive Review by the American Epilepsy Society Treatments Committee.
David G. Vossler, Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, Jane G. Boggs, Edward J. Novotny, Tobias Loddenkemper, Edward Faught, Marta Amengual-Gual, Sarah N. Fischer, David Gloss, Do...> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2020 Aug 21
7 citations
Differentiation of Epileptic and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Using Single-Channel Surface Electromyography.
Aatif M. Husain, Alan R Towne, David K. Chen, Luke E. Whitmire, Shannon R. Voyles, Damon P. Cardenas> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2021 Sep 1
9 citations
"Chance Takers Are Accident Makers": Are Patients With Epilepsy Really Taking a Chance When They Drive?
Charuta Joshi, David G. Vossler, Marianne Spanaki, Joseph F Draszowki, Alan R. Towne> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2019 Jul 22
48 citations
The prevalence of epilepsy and association with traumatic brain injury in veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars
Mary Jo Pugh, Jean A. Orman, Carlos A. Jaramillo, Martin C. Salinsky, Blessen C. Eapen, Alan R. Towne, Megan E. Amuan, Gustavo C. Román, Shane McNamee, Thomas A. Kent,...> ;The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2015 Jan 21
16 citations
Parkinson's disease and forced exercise: a preliminary study.
Abu Qutubuddin, Timothy Reis, Raed Alramadhani, David X. Cifu, Alan R. Towne, William Carne> ;Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2013 Jun 19
26 citations
Comparisons of the mortality and clinical presentations of status epilepticus in private practice community and university hospital settings in Richmond, Virginia.
Robert J. DeLorenzo, Batool Kirmani, Laxmikant S. Deshpande, Vamsy Jakkampudi, Alan R. Towne, Elizabeth Waterhouse, Linda Garnett, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan> ;Seizure. 2009 Jul 1
50 citations
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Status Epilepticus in The Elderly
Alan R. Towne> ;International Review of Neurobiology. 2007 Jan 1
7 citations
Aberrant drug-taking behaviors and headache: patient versus physician report.
Michael F. Weaver, Dale S. Bond, Brent L. Arnold, Elizabeth Waterhouse, Alan R. Towne> ;American Journal of Health Behavior. 2006 Sep 1
149 citations
Epidemiological and medical aspects of epilepsy in the elderly.
James C. Cloyd, W. A. Hauser, Alan R. Towne, R. E. Ramsay, Richard H. Mattson, Frank Gilliam, Thaddeus S. Walczak> ;Epilepsy Research. 2006 Jan 1
28 citations
Seizures in the elderly: Nuances in presentation and treatment.
Elizabeth Waterhouse, Alan R. Towne> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2005 Oct 1
307 citations
New onset geriatric epilepsy: A randomized study of gabapentin, lamotrigine, and carbamazepine
A. J. Rowan, R. E. Ramsay, Joseph F. Collins, Flavia Pryor, K. D. Boardman, Basim M. Uthman, Mark C. Spitz, T. Frederick, A. Towne, Gregory S. Carter, W. Marks, J. Fel...> ;Neurology. 2005 Jun 14
77 citations
Estimating the economic burden of status epilepticus to the health care system
L.T. Penberthy, Alan R. Towne, L.K. Garnett, J.B. Perlin, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;Seizure. 2005 Jan 1
107 citations
The use of topiramate in refractory status epilepticus
Alan R. Towne, L.K. Garnett, Elizabeth Waterhouse, Lawrence D. Morton, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;Neurology. 2003 Jan 28
47 citations
Clinical and radiologic correlates of frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity.
Nathan Watemberg, Füsun Alehan, Ron Dabby, Tally Lerman-Sagie, Pierre Pavot, Alan R. Towne> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2002 Dec 1
30 citations
Prevalence of nonconvulsive status epilepticus in comatose patients.
S R Benbadis, W O Tatum 4th> ;Neurology. 2000 Nov 14
79 citations
Prospective population-based study of intermittent and continuous convulsive status epilepticus in Richmond, Virginia
Elizabeth J. Waterhouse, Linda K. Garnett, Alan R. Towne, Lawrence D. Morton, Thomas Y. Barnes, Daijin Ko, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;Epilepsia. 1999 Jun 1
43 citations
Use of intramuscular midazolam for status epilepticus.
Alan R. Towne, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1999 Mar 1
159 citations
Comparison of status epilepticus with prolonged seizure episodes lasting from 10 to 29 minutes.
Robert J. DeLorenzo, L.K. Garnett, Alan R. Towne, Elizabeth Waterhouse, J. G. Boggs, Lawrence D. Morton, M. Afzal Choudhry, T. Barnes, Daijin Ko> ;Epilepsia. 1999 Feb 1
369 citations
Persistent Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus After the Control of Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Robert J. DeLorenzo, Elizabeth J. Waterhouse, Alan R. Towne, Jane G. Boggs, Daijin Ko, G. A. DeLorenzo, A.J. Brown, L.K. Garnett> ;Epilepsia. 1998 Aug 1
22 citations
Hemodynamic monitoring prior to and at the time of death in status epilepticus.
Jane G. Boggs, Anthony Marmarou, James P. Agnew, Lawrence D. Morton, Alan R. Towne, Elizabeth J. Waterhouse, John M. Pellock, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;Epilepsy Research. 1998 Aug 1
97 citations
Synergistic effect of status epilepticus and ischemic brain injury on mortality
Elizabeth J. Waterhouse, J.K Vaughan, Thomas Y. Barnes, Jane G. Boggs, Alan R. Towne, L Kopec-Garnett, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;Epilepsy Research. 1998 Feb 1
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Grant Support

Pathophysiology And Mortality Of Status EpilepticusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2002
Core--Clinical MonitoringNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2002