Bursztajn S., W.A. Falls, S. A. Berman and M. J. Friedman. Cell Proliferation in the Brains of NMDAR NR1 Transgenic Mice. Research,1172:10-20, 2007.
Dinnerstein E, Collins D, and Berman S. Case Report: a patient with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder developing Stiff Person Syndrome- is there a correlation? Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. 2007.
Packer S and Berman SA. Serotonin Syndrome Precipitated by the monoamine oxidase inhibitor linezolid. American Journal of Psychiatry. 164(2):346-7, 2007.
Berman SA and Sanders DB. Assessment of Neuromuscular Transmission. eMedicine Neurology, Nicholas Lorenzo Ed., 2007.
Smyth P, Berman SA, Bursztajn S. Markers of apoptosis: methods for elucidating the mechanism of apoptotic cell death from the nervous system. Biotechniques 2002 Mar;32(3):648-554.
Bursztajn S, Feng JJ, Nanda A., Berman SA. Differential responses of human neuroblastoma and glioma to apoptosis. Molecular Brain Research. 2001 Jul 13;91(1-2):57-72.
Berman S and Bursztajn HJ. Commentary on “Clinical criteria for three types of dementia had low sensitivity and high specificity”. Evidence-based mental health 1999;2:91.
Volicer L, Berman SA, Cipolloni PB, Mandell A. Persistent vegetative state in Alzheimer's disease: does it exist? Arch Neurol. 1997;54:1382 1384.
Cataldo AM, Barnett JL, Berman SA, Li J, Quarless S, Nixon RA. Gene expression and content of cathepsin D in pyramidal neurons: early upregulation of the endosomal lysosomal system in Alzheimer disease brain. Neuron 1995;14:671-689.
Berman SA, Bursztajn S, Bowen B, Gilbert W. Localization of an acetylcholine receptor intron to the nuclear membrane. Science 1990;247:212-14.
Professional Interests:
MAJOR CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Molecular biology and neurochemistry of neuronal and synaptic function in neurodegenerative and traumatic neurological disease (e.g. Alzheimer's, Lewy Body, Frontotemporal dementias, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury)
2. Neuropsychiatry/Neurobehavior (esp. as sequelae to dementing disease, brain injury, tumor, and stroke)
3. Clinical Neurophysiology EEG. EMG, evoked potentials
4. Neurodegenerative Neuromuscular Disease (e.g. ALS)
5. Neurorehabilitation (stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI)
6. General Neurology (Stroke, seizures, etc.)