WilliamDBrownMD

Child Neurology • Providence, RI

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Office
335R Prairie Avenue
Suite 1A
Providence, RI 02905
Phone+1 401-444-8624

Fax+1 401-606-4709
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Summary

Dr. William Brown is a Child Neurologist in Providence, RI and is affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital. He received his medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 30 years. He is experienced in child neurology, neurodevelopmental disabilities, pediatric epilepsy, pain management, and pediatric neuro-oncology.

Education & Training

Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Child Neurology, 1990 - 1994
Brown UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1987 - 1990
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - Present
RI State Medical License 1988 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Multifocal multilobar focal cortical dysplasia type IIa in Febrile Infection Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES).
Nupur Lala, Colin J Kanach, William D Brown> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
Limbic encephalitis in a child with ovarian teratoma and influenza B. Case report and critical review of the history of autoimmune anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor e...
Oliver Phillips, Teddi Tubre, Hillary Lorenco, Sat Dev Batish, William D. Brown> ;Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2021 Sep 7
A Battery of Easily Accessible, Simple Tools for the Assessment of Concussion in Children.
William D. Brown, Janette Baird, Peter K. Kriz> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Feb 1
10 citations
Chronic active herpes simplex type 2 encephalitis in an asymptomatic immunocompetent child.
William D. Brown, Elaine L. Bearer, John E. Donahue> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2010 Feb 22
26 citations
A National Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence of Prehospital Providers in the Assessment and Management of Child Maltreatment
David Markenson, Michael G. Tunik, Arthur Cooper, Lenora M. Olson, Lawrence J. Cook, Hedda Matza-Haughton, Marsha Treiber, William D. Brown, Phil Dickinson, George L. ...> ;Pediatrics. 2007 Jan 1
76 citations
Comparison of Accidental and Nonaccidental Traumatic Head Injury in Children on Noncontrast Computed Tomography
Glenn A. Tung, Monica Kumar, Randal C. Richardson, Carole Jenny, William D. Brown> ;Pediatrics. 2006 Aug 1
8 citations
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Elementary School Children in Rhode Island: Associated Psychosocial Factors and Medications Used
Ephat H. Harel, William D. Brown> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2003 Jul 1
46 citations
Supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the management of recurrent migraines in adolescents
Zeev Harel, Generoso G. Gascon, Suzanne Riggs, Rosalind Vaz, William D. Brown, Gerald Exil> ;The Journal of Adolescent Health. 2002 Aug 1
76 citations
Longitudinal analysis of bacterial vaginosis: findings from the HIV epidemiology research study.
Denise J. Jamieson, Ann Duerr, Robyn S. Klein, Pangaja Paramsothy, William D. Brown, Susan Cu-Uvin, Anne M. Rompalo, Jack D. Sobel> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2001 Oct 1
17 citations
Central Nervous System and Renal Vasculitis Associated With Primary Varicella Infection in a Child
June M. Caruso, Glenn A. Tung, William D. Brown> ;Pediatrics. 2001 Jan 1
17 citations
Persistent preceding focal neurologic deficits in children with chronic Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis.
June M. Caruso, Glenn A. Tung, Generoso G. Gascon, Jeffrey M. Rogg, Lawrence M Davis, William D. Brown> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2000 Dec 1
145 citations
Osmotic demyelination disorders: central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.
William D. Brown> ;Current Opinion in Neurology. 2000 Dec 1
81 citations
The efficacy of divalproex sodium in the prophylactic treatment of children with migraine.
June M. Caruso, William D. Brown, Gerald Exil, Generoso G. Gascon> ;Headache. 2000 Sep 1
30 citations
Limitations of the World Health Organization classification of childhood supratentorial astrocytic tumors
Floyd H. Gilles, William D. Brown, Alan Leviton, C. Jane Tavaré, Lester S. Adelman, Lucy B. Rorke, Richard L. Davis, Tessa Hedley-Whyte> ;Cancer. 2000 Mar 15
15 citations
Atypical chorioretinitis as an early presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
June M Caruso, David Robbins-Tein, William D. Brown, Jayne H Antony, Generoso G. Gascon> ;Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2000 Mar 1
54 citations
Extrapontine Myelinolysis With Involvement of the Hippocampus in Three Children With Severe Hypernatremia
William D. Brown, June M. Caruso> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 1999 Jul 1
8 citations
Prognostic limitations of the Daumas-Duport grading scheme in childhood supratentorial astroglial tumors.
William D. Brown, Floyd H. Gilles, C J Tavaré, Lucy B. Rorke, Richard L. Davis, Lester S. Adelman, E. T. Hedley-Whyte, Alan Leviton> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 1998 Nov 1
Headache and stroke.
William D. Brown, Marvin D. Nelson> ;Neurology. 1995 Jul 1
13 citations
The applicability of Collins' Law to childhood brain tumors and its usefulness as a predictor of survival.
William D. Brown, C J Tavaré, Eugene Sobel, Floyd H. Gilles> ;Neurosurgery. 1995 Jun 1
26 citations
Medulloblastoma and Collins' law: a critical review of the concept of a period of risk for tumor recurrence and patient survival.
William D. Brown, C J Tavaré, Eugene Sobel, Floyd H. Gilles> ;Neurosurgery. 1995 Apr 1
Posterior communicating artery and ischemic stroke.
J R Bowen> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1994 Oct 13
Histamine H1 antagonists.
D A Barr> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1994 Oct 13
Posterior communicating artery and ischemic stroke.
W D Brown, F H Gilles, M D Nelson Jr> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1994 Oct 13
4 citations
Pregnancy-induced hypertension and congenital adrenal hypoplasia.
William D. Brown, D. B. Singer> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1988 Aug 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, Rhode Island