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Department of Neurology

Vicki Ramsey-Williams, MD, PhD

ÌýAssociate Professor

Clerkship DirectorVRW

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Adult Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurology Education
EEG
Video/EEG Monitoring
Dementia


EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Pharmacology:ÌýMedical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1992
M.D.:ÌýÌýMedical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1995-1999
Internship:ÌýÌýMedical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1999-2000
Neurology Residency:ÌýÌýMedical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 2000-2003Ìý
Fellowship:ÌýÌýÌýClinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology,ÌýUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003-2004

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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Post-doctoralÌýResearch Scientist:ÌýÌýThe Upjohn Company, 1992-1995
Neurologist:ÌýToledo Neurological Associates, Inc., 2004-2006
Assistant Professor:ÌýUniversity of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio,ÌýDepartment of Neurology, 2006 -

CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2004

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

American Academy of Neurology

AWARDS AND HONORS

Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Clinical Science (UTMC), 2011
Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio Award (for outstanding medical students), 1998
Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio Award, 1997
Predoctoral Fellowship Award, Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio Graduate School, 1987-1992

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selected PUBLICATIONS

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Papers
Atallah, J., Gage, E., Koning, J., Duggan, J., Ramsey-Williams, V., Scott, S., Gaudin, D.,ÌýÌýÌýÌý and Sarkan, M.Ìý 2014Ìý Treatment of post-dural puncture headache using epidural injection of fibrin sealant as an alternative to autologous epidural blood patch (case report).Ìý Scandinavian Journal of Pain.Ìý 5(3): 170-172.

Ramsey-Williams, V.A. and Carter, D.B.Ìý 1996Ìý Chronic triazolam and its withdrawal alters GABAA receptor subunit mRNA levels:Ìý an in situ hybridization study.Ìý Mol. Brain Res., 43:Ìý 132-40.

Ramsey-Williams, V.A., Wu, Y., and Rosenberg, H.C.Ìý 1994Ìý Comparison of anticonvulsant tolerance, crosstolerance, and benzodiazepine receptor binding following chronic treatment with diazepam or midazolam.Ìý Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 48:Ìý 765-72.

Wu, Y., Rosenberg, H.C., Chiu, T.H., and Ramsey-Williams, V.A.Ìý 1994Ìý Regional changes in [3H]zolpidem binding to brain benzodiazepine receptors in flurazepam tolerant rat:Ìý Comparison with changes in [3H] flunitrazepam binding.Ìý J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 268(2):Ìý 675-82

Ramsey, V.A., Tietz, E.I., and Rosenberg, H.C.Ìý 1991Ìý Chronic flurazepam differentially regulates a behavioral effect of GABA agonists.Ìý Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 38:Ìý 659-63.

Book Chapters
Ramsey-Williams, V.A. and Tietjen, G.E. 2012 “Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Neurological Complications�. In The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd edition, p.66-7.

Ramsey-Williams, V.A.and Tietjen, G.E. 2012 “Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Neurological Complications�. In The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd edition, p. 402-3.

Ramsey-Williams, V.A. 2012 “Vitamin B-12 Deficiency�. In The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd edition. P. 434-435

RESEARCH INTERESTS

New treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
New treatments for Epilepsy