JamesJLaGuardiaMD

Neurology • Cape Girardeau, MO

Neurologist at Southeast Neurology

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Office
1723 Broadway St
Ste 310
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone+1 573-331-7840

Fax+1 573-331-7849
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Education & Training

University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1993
Tulane UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1996 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2009 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1997 - 2025
LA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Three brief epileptic seizures reduce inhibitory synaptic currents, GABAA currents, and GABAA-receptor subunits
M. Steven Evans, Craig Cady, Kimberly E. Disney, Li Yang, James J. LaGuardia> ;Epilepsia. 2006 Oct 1
20 citations
Distribution of latent herpes simplex virus type-1 and varicella zoster virus DNA in human trigeminal Ganglia.
Randall J. Cohrs, James J. LaGuardia, Donald H. Gilden> ;Virus Genes. 2005 Oct 1
5 citations
Spinal cord compromise: an important but underdiagnosed condition in people with mental retardation.
Rod Curtis, Per Freitag, James J. LaGuardia, Steven Thornton, Sandra Vicari, Stephen Markwell> ;Public Health Reports. 2004 Jul 1
20 citations
Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Re-Emerging Infection
James J. LaGuardia, Donald H. Gilden> ;The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Symposium Proceedings. 2001 Dec 1
63 citations
Presence of VZV and HSV-1 DNA in human nodose and celiac ganglia.
Donald H. Gilden, Richard Gesser, John Smith, Mary Wellish, James J. LaGuardia, Randall J. Cohrs, Ravi Mahalingam> ;Virus Genes. 2001 Jan 1
26 citations
Numbers of neurons and non-neuronal cells in human trigeminal ganglia.
James J. LaGuardia, Randall J. Cohrs, Donald H. Gilden> ;Neurological Research. 2000 Sep 1
552 citations
Neurologic complications of the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus.
Donald H. Gilden, Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, James J. LaGuardia, Ravi Mahalingam, Randall J. Cohrs> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2000 Mar 2
58 citations
Prevalence of Varicella-Zoster Virus DNA in Dissociated Human Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons and Nonneuronal Cells
James J. LaGuardia, Randall J. Cohrs, Donald H. Gilden> ;Journal of Virology. 1999 Oct 1
63 citations
Search for varicella zoster virus in giant cell arteritis
Claes Nordborg, Elisabeth Nordborg, Vigdis Petursdottir, James J. LaGuardia, Ravi Mahalingam, Mary Wellish, Donald H. Gilden> ;Annals of Neurology. 1998 Sep 1
27 citations
Interhemispheric synchrony of slow oscillations of cortical blood volume and cytochrome aa3 redox state in unanesthetized rabbits.
Boris A. Vern, Boris J. Leheta, Vern C. Juel, James LaGuardia, Peleg Graupe, William H. Schuette> ;Brain Research. 1997 Nov 14
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Hospital Affiliations

Southeast HospitalCape Girardeau, Missouri
Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, Kentucky