AlmaRBickneseMD

Child Neurology • Chicago, IL

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine

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Office
Lurie Children's Hospital
312-227-3550
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-227-3550
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Child Neurology, 1987 - 1991
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1987
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2009 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1992 - 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Child Neurology: Reversible Dementia in an 18-Year-Old Woman Due to Undiagnosed Cobalamin-G Deficiency: A Case Report.
Anthony M Gacita, Alma Bicknese, Katherine Kim, Frank Zelko, Joshua Baker> ;Neurology. 2023 Jul 11
1 citations
MRI of 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase (HIBCH) deficiency.
Kelsey R. Casano, Maura E. Ryan, Alma R. Bicknese, Divakar S. Mithal> ;Radiology Case Reports. 2021 Jan 27
8 citations
Pediatric Migraine Action Plan (PedMAP)
Scott B. Turner, Elizabeth K. Rende, Tara Pezzuto, Samantha Weaver, Annmarie Henderlong-Kropp, Kaitlin Greene, Alma R. Bicknese, Jennifer J. Dilts, Jessica Gautreaux, ...> ;Headache. 2019 Nov 1
30 citations
Recommendations on the Use of Anti-CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies in Children and Adolescents.
Szperka, C., VanderPluym, J., Orr, S., Oakley, C., Qubty, W., Patniyot, I., Lagman-Bartolome, A., Morris, C., Gautreaux, J., Victorio, M., Hagler, S., Narula, S., Cand...> ;Headache. 2018 Nov 1
11 citations
Morphine: An Effective Abortive Therapy for Pediatric Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Hypoxic Brain Injury.
Deborah S Raithel, Kirsten H. Ohler, Isabel Porto, Alma R. Bicknese, Donna M. Kraus> ;The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2015 Aug 19
29 citations
Congenital microcephaly and chorioretinopathy due to de novo heterozygous KIF11 mutations: five novel mutations and review of the literature
Ghayda M. Mirzaa, Laura B. Enyedi, Gretchen Parsons, Sarah Collins, Livija Medne, Carissa Adams, Thomas J. Ward, Bradley V. Davitt, Alma R. Bicknese, Elaine H. Zackai,...> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2014 Nov 1
102 citations
Obesity in the Pediatric Headache Population: A Multicenter Study
Andrew D. Hershey, Scott W. Powers, Timothy D. Nelson, Marielle A. Kabbouche, Paul Winner, Marcy Yonker, Steven L. Linder, Alma R. Bicknese, Michael K. Sowel, William ...> ;Headache. 2009 Feb 1
24 citations
A teenage boy with late onset hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with predominant neurologic disease and perforin deficiency.
Andrew D. Beaty, Christin Weller, Beth Levy, Carole Vogler, William S. Ferguson, Alma R. Bicknese, Alan P. Knutsen> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2008 May 1
18 citations
Engraftment of freshly isolated or cultured human umbilical cord blood cells and the effect of cyclosporin A on the outcome
Yi Pan, Jay B. Nastav, Haibo Zhang, Randolph H. Bretton, W. Michael Panneton, Alma R. Bicknese> ;Experimental Neurology. 2005 Apr 1
1 citations
Primary central white matter hypoplasia of the neocortex.
Alan L. Diamond, Carie A. Kollmeyer, Alma R. Bicknese> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2005 Jan 1
70 citations
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells can be Induced to Express Markers for Neurons and Glia.
Alma R Bicknese, Holly S Goodwin, Cheryl O Quinn, Verneake C D Henderson, Shin-Nan Chien, Donna A Wall> ;Cell Transplantation. 2002 Apr 1
70 citations
Human umbilical cord blood cells can be induced to express markers for neurons and glia.
Alma R Bicknese, Holly S Goodwin, Cheryl O Quinn, Verneake C D Henderson, Shin-Nan Chien, Donna A Wall> ;Cell Transplantation. 2002 Jan 1
265 citations
Multilineage differentiation activity by cells isolated from umbilical cord blood: expression of bone, fat, and neural markers.
H. S. Goodwin, Alma R. Bicknese, S. N. Chien, B. D. Bogucki, D. A. Oliver, C. O. Quinn, Donna A. Wall> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2001 Nov 1
88 citations
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in the developing cerebral cortex: The distribution of neurocan distinguishes forming afferent and efferent axonal pathways
Brad Miller, Allan M. Sheppard, Alma R. Bicknese, Alan L. Pearlman> ;The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 1995 May 15
204 citations
Thalamocortical axons extend along a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan- enriched pathway coincident with the neocortical subplate and distinct from the efferent path
Alma R. Bicknese, Allan M. Sheppard, Dennis D.M. O'Leary, Alan L. Pearlman> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 1994 Jun 1
52 citations
Early childhood hepatocerebral degeneration misdiagnosed as valproate hepatotoxicity.
Alma R. Bicknese, William May, William F. Hickey, W. Edwin Dodson> ;Annals of Neurology. 1992 Dec 1
126 citations
Target Selection by Cortical Axons: Alternative Mechanisms to Establish Axonal Connections in the Developing Brain
Dennis D.M. O'Leary, Alma R. Bicknese, J. A. De Carlos, C. D. Heffner, S. E. Koester, L. J. Kutka, Toshio Terashima> ;Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 1990 Jan 1
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