MercedesJacobsonMD

Neurology • Philadelphia, PA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor of Neurology Temple University School of Medicine

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Office
3401 N Broad St
5th Fl Parkinson Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone+1 215-707-3040

Fax+1 215-707-8235
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Summary

I am a board certified Neurologist. I completed a 2 year Epilepsy Fellowship and am boarded in EEG (ACNS) and in Clinical Neurophysiology.

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Epilepsy, 1991 - 1993
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
Hosp of the Univ of PA1988 - 1991
Graduate HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyNeurophysiology/EEG

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Eslicarbazepine Acetate Monotherapy Long Term Study Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Efficacy and Safety of Eslicarbazepine Acetate (BIA 2-093) as Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Partial Seizures Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 02
Completed
Phase 3
Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Carbamazepine in Adults With Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
eValuation of the Efficacy and toleRability of Vimpat When Added to lEvetiracetam Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
Phase 3 Study of Adjunctive Ganaxolone in Adults With Drug-resistant Partial Onset Seizures and Open-label Extension Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
A Study to Evaluate XEN1101 as Adjunctive Therapy in Focal Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 30
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Evaluating the utility of Rapid Response EEG in emergency care.
Norah M K Wright, Evan S Madill, Derek Isenberg, Kapil Gururangan, Hannah McClellen, Samuel Snell, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Nina T. Gentile, Prasanthi Govindarajan> ;Emergency Medicine Journal. 2021 May 25
6 citations
Exposure-safety and efficacy response relationships and population pharmacokinetics of eslicarbazepine acetate.
Barry E. Gidal, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Elinor Ben-Menachem, Mar Carreño, David Blum, Patrício Soares-da-Silva, Amílcar Falcão, F. Rocha, Joana Moreira, Todd Grinnell, E...> ;Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2018 May 6
Occipital dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor presenting as adult-onset temporal epilepsy.
Riddhi Patira, Cody L. Nathan, Sarah Zubkov, Camilo Gutierrez, Charles N. Munyon, Abir Mukherjee, Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports. 2017 Sep 12
29 citations
Conversion to eslicarbazepine acetate monotherapy: A pooled analysis of 2 phase III studies
Michael R. Sperling, Jacqueline French, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Ladislav Pazdera, Mallory Gough, Hailong Cheng, Todd Grinnell, David Blum> ;Neurology. 2016 Mar 22
48 citations
Efficacy and safety of conversion to monotherapy with eslicarbazepine acetate in adults with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures: a historical-control phase III study
Mercedes P. Jacobson, Ladislav Pazdera, Perminder Bhatia, Todd Grinnell, Hailong Cheng, David Blum> ;BMC Neurology. 2015 Mar 28
5 citations
Characteristics and acute outcomes of ICU patients with initial presentation of seizure
Steven Tobochnik, Camilo Gutierrez, Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;Seizure. 2015 Mar 1
5 citations
EEG asymmetry during aortic arch surgeries associated with selective preferential cerebral hypothermia.
Steven Tobochnik, T. Sloane Guy, Sheela S. Pai, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Camilo Gutierrez> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2014 Jun 1
16 citations
Generic Substitution of Levetiracetam Resulting in Increased Incidence of Breakthrough Seizures
Christine L Fitzgerald, Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2011 May 1
3 citations
Osteoprotective knowledge in a multiethnic epilepsy population.
John O. Elliott, Brenda F. Seals, Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 2008 Feb 1
34 citations
Cardiovascular risk factors and homocysteine in epilepsy
John O. Elliott, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Zulfi Haneef> ;Epilepsy Research. 2007 Sep 1
16 citations
Use of the Precaution Adoption Process Model to examine predictors of osteoprotective behavior in epilepsy
John O. Elliott, Brenda F. Seals, Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;Seizure. 2007 Jul 1
Two randomized vitamin D trials in ambulatory patients on anticonvulsants: impact on bone.
Haneef Z, Jacobson M> ;Neurology. 2007-05-29
38 citations
Homocysteine and bone loss in epilepsy
John O. Elliott, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Zulfi Haneef> ;Seizure. 2007 Jan 1
30 citations
Self-efficacy, knowledge, health beliefs, quality of life, and stigma in relation to osteoprotective behaviors in epilepsy
John O. Elliott, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Brenda F. Seals> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2006 Nov 1
16 citations
Bone loss in epilepsy: barriers to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
John O. Elliott, Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2006 Feb 1
Ethmoid abscess with findings simulating Weber syndrome
Jin Jun Luo, Mercedes P. Jacobson, Ayeesha K. Kamal, S. Ausim Azizi> ;Neurology. 2005 Apr 12
In vivo evidence of cerebellar atrophy and cerebral white matter loss in Huntington disease.
Fennema-Notestine C, Archibald SL, Jacobson MW, Corey-Bloom J, Paulsen JS, Peavy GM, Gamst AC, Hamilton JM, Salmon DP, Jernigan TL> ;Neurology. 2004-09-28
Behavioural abnormalities contribute to functional decline in Huntington's disease.
Hamilton JM, Salmon DP, Corey-Bloom J, Gamst A, Paulsen JS, Jerkins S, Jacobson MW, Peavy G> ;J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.. 2003-01-01
2 citations
Epilepsy in Aging Populations.
Mercedes P. Jacobson> ;Current Treatment Options in Neurology. 2002 Jan 1
66 citations
Adding Lamotrigine to Valproate: Incidence of Rash and Other Adverse Effects
Edward Faught, George L. Morris, Mercedes Jacobson, Jacqueline A. French, Cynthia L. Harden, Georgia Montouris, William E. Rosenfeld> ;Epilepsia. 1999 Aug 1
The effect on memory of chronic prednisone treatment in patients with systemic disease.
Keenan PA, Jacobson MW, Soleymani RM, Mayes MD, Stress ME, Yaldoo DT> ;Neurology. 1996-12-01
Programmed cell death and the control of cell survival: lessons from the nervous system.
Raff MC, Barres BA, Burne JF, Coles HS, Ishizaki Y, Jacobson MD> ;Science. 1993-10-29
Bipolaris-induced orbital cellulitis.
Jacobson M, Galetta SL, Atlas SW, Curtis MT, Wulc AW> ;J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1992-12-01
New Christiansen filters.
Balasubramanian K, Jacobson MR, Macleod HA> ;Appl Opt. 1992-04-01
Failure of antiviral therapy for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related cytomegalovirus myelitis.
Jacobson MA, Mills J, Rush J, O'Donnell JJ, Miller RG, Greco C, Gonzales MF> ;Arch. Neurol.. 1988-10-01
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Committees

Dean's Appointee, Dean’s Advisory Committee of the TU School of Medicine 2010 - Present
Departmental Representative, Performance Improvement 2002 - Present

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Member
American Epilepsy Society - AES
Member
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
Professional Advisory Board Member

Hospital Affiliations

Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Temple University Hospital - Jeanes CampusPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Holy Redeemer HospitalJenkintown, Pennsylvania