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Specialty:: Neurology
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
Department Affiliation:: Neurology
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:: A65989
Languages:: German
Phone:: 310-794-1195
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me: Dr. Wiedau is not available for medico-legal, workers comp cases or hydrocephalus.
Links: uclahealth.org/neurology

Primary Office: Westwood Neurology
300 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite B200
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone: 310-794-1195
Fax: 310-794-7491
Secondary Office: Santa Monica Neurology
1801 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 100
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Phone: (310) 319-5098
Fax: (310) 319-4552

Medical Board Certifications: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001
Fellowship: Neurogenetics, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000-2003
Fellowship 2: Neuromuscular, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000-2002
Residency: Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997-2000
Internship: Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996-1997
Degree: Philipps-Universitat Marburg, MD, 1991

Interests

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal type of motor neuron disease. It is characterized by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. It's often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after a famous baseball player who died from the disease. ALS it is one of the most devastating of the disorders that affects the function of nerves and muscles.
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Back Pain
Frontal Dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common cause of dementia, is a group of disorders that occur when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost. This causes the lobes to shrink. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language, and movement.
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General Neurology
Neurology
Neurology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists - the healthcare provider who specializes in neurology, treat disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
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Guillain Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). It is a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord.
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Head Trauma
Head Injury
A head injury is a broad term that describes many injuries that occur to the scalp, skull, brain, and underlying tissue and blood vessels in the head. Head injuries are also commonly referred to as brain injury, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), depending on the extent of the head trauma.
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Headache
Headache
A headache is pain or discomfort in the head or face. Headaches vary greatly in terms of the location and intensity of the pain, and how often they occur. Almost all people have headaches during their life.
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Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus
A baby with hydrocephalus has extra fluid around the brain. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Too much CSF can increase the pressure in your baby’s head. This causes the bones in your baby’s skull to expand and separate. The baby's head may look larger than normal.
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Muscular Dystrophy
Types of Muscular Dystrophy and Neuromuscular Diseases
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited diseases that are characterized by weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue, with or without the breakdown of nerve tissue.
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Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy neuromuscular connections. This causes problems with communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness of the skeletal muscles. Myasthenia gravis affects the voluntary muscles of the body, especially the eyes, mouth, throat, and limbs.
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Neck Pain
Neck Pain
Your neck is at risk for injury because of its location and range-of-motion. Neck pain can be caused by injury, age, or inflammatory disorders. Neck pain can range from mild discomfort to disabling, chronic pain.
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Neuro Genetics
Neurological Disorders
Here is a list of nervous system disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
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Neuro Muscular
Neurological Disorders
Here is a list of nervous system disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
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Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a type of damage to the nervous system. Specifically, it is a problem with your peripheral nervous system. This is the network of nerves that sends information from your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) to the rest of your body.
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Peripheral Nerve
Polymyositis
Polymyositis
Polymyositis is a disease that causes muscles to become irritated and inflamed. The muscles eventually start to break down and become weak. The condition can affect muscles all over the body. It can make even simple movements hard to do. Polymyositis is one disease in a group of diseases called inflammatory myopathies.
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Spine
Anatomy of the Spine
Your backbone, also called the vertebral column, is made up of 33 vertebrae separated by spongy disks.
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Stroke
Stroke
A stroke, or brain attack, happens when blood flow to your brain is stopped. It is an emergency situation.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Frontotemporal Dementia

Neurology

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Head Injury

Headache

Hydrocephalus

Types of Muscular Dystrophy and Neuromuscular Diseases

Myasthenia Gravis

Neck Pain

Neurological Disorders

Neurological Disorders

Peripheral Neuropathy

Polymyositis

Anatomy of the Spine

Stroke