Advisers & FriendsMasud Seyal, Ph.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Seyal is Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology laboratory and the UC Davis Medical Center Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. This Center has received the highest designation (Level 4) by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Dr. Seyal specializes in the management of patients with epilepsy. His current research is focused on respiratory and cardiac disturbances during epileptic seizures. These disturbances may underlie sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), a common cause of mortality in patients with epilepsy. This work has resulted in several publications in premier neurology journals including Brain and Epilepsia. Dr. Seyal is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology and provides editorial review for several other neurology journals. |
Title: |
Professor Director of the EEG Lab |
Specialty: |
Neurology |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 0100 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-3588 |
Education: |
UC Berkeley Berkeley, California Ph.D. 1976 |
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University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan Asia M.B., B.S. 1970 |
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Internships: |
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, New Jersey 1971-72 Neurology |
Residency: |
University of Kansas Kansas City, Kansas 1976-79 Neurology |
Fellowships: |
Stanford University Palo Alto, California 1992 Neurology College of Physicians and Surgeons New York City, New York 1980-82 Neurology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 1979-1980 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2001 American Board of Sleep Medicine, 1994 American Board of Qualification in Electroencephalography, 1992 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1983 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Academy of Neurology American EEG Society American Epilepsy Society American Sleep Disorders Association The American Neurological Association |
Select Recent Publications: |
Seminario N.A, Farias T.S., Jorgensen L, Bourgeois lA, Seyal. M. Prevalence of Depression in an Epilepsy Clinic Using a Brief DSM-IV Based Self Report Questionnaire. Epilepsy and Behavior. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 15(3):362-6 Bateman LM, Li C-S and Seyal, M. Ictal hypoxemia in localization-related epilepsy: Analysis of incidence, severity and risk factors. Brain, 131. 2008: 3239-3245 Kile SJ, Kim J. and Seyal, M. Complex partial status epilepticus in a patient with Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis associated with lung carcinoma. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 38 (2007): 172-174 Hardin, K, Seyal, M., Stewart, T., and Bonekat H. Sleep in critically-lll chemically paralyzed patients on mechanical ventilation. Chest 129(6) 2006: 1468-1477 Seyal, M., Shatzel A, and Pirio Richardson S. Crossed inhibition of sensory cortex by 0.3 Hz transcranial magnetic stimulation of motor cortex. J. Clin. Neurophysiology 22 (2005): 418-421 Farias, S. Harrington, G., Broomand, C., and Seyal. M. Differences in fMRI activation patterns associated with confrontation naming and responsive naming. AJNR 26 (2005):2492-2499 |
To see if Masud Seyal is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.
