- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disease
- Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
- Optic neuritis
- Transverse myelitis
Rachel Brandstadter, MD
About me
Spoken languages
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745 reviews
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Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Neurology, 2016
- American Academy of Neurology, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Brandstadter R, Fabian M, Leavitt VM, Krieger S, Yeshokumar A, Katz Sand I, Klineova S, Riley CS, Lewis C, Pelle G, Lublin FD, Miller AE, Sumowski JF Word-finding difficulty is a prevalent disease-related deficit in early multiple sclerosis , Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 26(13): 2019,1752-1764
Brandstadter R, Katz Sand I, Sumowski JF. Beyond rehabilitation: A prevention model of reserve and brain maintenance in multiple sclerosis , Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 25(10): 2019,1372–1378
Brandstadter R, Bar-Or A Advances in the Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders , US Neurology, 16(1): 2020,38-42
Berger JR, Brandstadter R, Bar-Or A. COVID-19 and MS disease-modifying therapies , Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 7: 2020,e761
Katz Sand IB, Fitzgerald KC, Gu Y, Brandstadter R, Riley CS, Buyukturkoglu K, Leavitt VM, Krieger S, Miller A, Lublin F, Klineova S, Fabian M, Sumowski JF Dietary factors and MRI metrics in early Multiple Sclerosis , Mult Scler Relat Disord, 53: 2021
Leavitt Victoria M, Brandstadter Rachel, Fabian Michelle, Katz Sand Ilana, Klineova Sylvia, Krieger Stephen, Lewis Christina, Lublin Fred, Miller Aaron, Pelle Gabrielle, Buyukturkoglu Korhan, De Jager Phillip L, Li Peipei, Riley Claire S, Tsapanou Angeliki, Sumowski James F Dissociable cognitive patterns related to depression and anxiety in multiple sclerosis. , Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England): 2019,1352458519860319
Sumowski JF, Horng S, Brandstadter R, Krieger S, Leavitt VM, Katz Sand I, Fabian M, Klineova S, Graney R, Riley CS, Lublin FD, Miller AE, Varga AW Sleep disturbance and memory dysfunction in early multiple sclerosis , Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 8(6): 2021,1172-1182
Glukhovsky L, Kurz D, Brandstadter R, Leavitt VM, Krieger S, Fabian M, Katz Sand I, Klineova S, Riley CS, Lublin FD, Miller AE, Sumowski JF Depression and cognitive function in early multiple sclerosis: Multitasking is more sensitive than traditional assessments , Mult Scler, 27(9): 2021,1276-1283
Sandry J, Simonet DV, Brandstadter R, Krieger S, Katz Sand I, Graney RA, Buchanan AV, Lall S, Sumowski JF The Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is sensitive but non-specific in MS: Lexical access speed, memory, and information processing speed independently contribute to SDMT performance , Mult Scler Relat Disord, 51: 2021,102950
Ntranos A, Ntranos V, Bonnefil V, Liu J, Kim-Schulze S, He Y, Zhu Y, Brandstader R, Watson CT, Sharp AJ, Katz Sand I, Casaccia P. Fumarates target the metabolic-epigenetic interplay of brain-homing T cells in multiple sclerosis. , Brain , 142(3): 2019,647-661
