Francis O. Walker, M.D.
Professor
Director, Movement Disorders Clinic
Clinical Interests involve autonomic testing, intra-operative EMG monitoring and participation in Parkinson's surgery, muscle sonography, therapeutic injections of botulinum toxin and diagnostic laryngeal electromyography.
EDUCATION:
1978 M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
POST DOCTORAL TRAINING:
1982 Residency, University of Iowa
1983 Fellowship, Movement Disorders, University of Michigan
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE:
North Carolina
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION:
1985 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
1989 American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
2006 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neuromuscular
Medicine
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Walker FO. Huntington's Disease. Semin. Neurol.2007, 27: 143-50
Cartwright MS, Shin HW, Passmore LV, Walker FO. Ultrasonographic findings of the normal ulnar nerve in adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2007;88:394-6.
Cartwright MS, Chloros GD, Walker FO, Wiesler ER, Campell WW. Diagnostic ultrasound for nerve transaction. Muscle Nerve. 2007 35:796-99.
Walker FO Huntington's Disease Lancet 369; 218-28 2007:
Wiesler ER, Chloros GD, Cartwright MS, Shin HW, Walker FO. Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Ulnar Neuropathy in the Cubital Tunnel. J Hand Surg. 2006: 31: 1088-1093
Wiesler ER, Chloros GD, Cartwright MS, Smith BP, Rushing J, Walker FO. The use of diagnostic ultrasound in carpal tunnel syndrome. J Hand Surg (Am); 2006 31:726-32
Walker FO. Cultivating simple virtues in medicine. Neurology; 2005:1678-1680
Cartwright M, Donofrio PD, Ybema KD, Walker FO. Ultrasonographic detection of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm leading to median neuropathy. Neurology:2005:65:649.
Ma, J, Shen J, Lee CA, Elsaidi GA, Smith TL, Walker FO et al; Gene expression of nAChR, SNAP-25 and GAP-43 in skeletal muscles following botulinum toxin A injection: a study in rats. J Orthop Res. 2005; 23(2):302-9
Ma J, Eslaidi GA, Smith TL, Walker FO, Tan KM, Martin E, Koman L, Smith BP. Time course of Recovery of Juvenile Skeletal Muscle Following Botulinum Toxin A injection: An animal model study. Amer J Phys Med & Rehab 2004; 83:774-780
Walker FO; Imaging nerve and muscle with ultrasound. Suppl.Clin. Neurophysiol. 2004;57:243-54
Hobson-Webb LD, Walker FO: Traumatic Neuroma Diagnosed by Ultrasonography. Arch Neurol. 2004; 61:1322-1323
Ruch DS, Deal DN, Ma J, Smith AM, Castle JA, Walker FO, Martin EV, Yoder JS, Rushing JT, Smith TL, Koman LA. Management of peripheral nerve defects: external fixator-assisted primary neurorraphy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004; 86-A(7): 1405-13.
Walker FO. Neuromuscular Ultrasound. Neurol Clin. 2004; 22:563-90
Walker FO, Cartwright M, Wiesler ER, Caress J. Ultrasound of Muscle and Nerve. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2004; 3: 495-507.
Hand A, Ondo WG, Tatter S, Mathern GW, Simpson RK, Walker FO, Sutton JP. Hubble JP, Jankovic J. Vagus nerve stimulation for essential tremor. Neurology. 2003; 61:1401-06.
Walker FO. Botulinum toxin therapy for Cervical Dystonia. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2003; 14 (4); 749-66.
Caress J, Becker C, Cartwright M, Walker FO. Ultrasound in the diagnosis of Ulnar Neuropathy at the elbow.J Clin Neuromuscular Disease 2003; 4 (3); 161-2.
Jianjun Ma, Smith B, Smith T, Walker FO, Rosencrance E, Koman A. Juvenile and Adult Rat Neuromuscular Junctions: Density, Distribution, and Morphology. Muscle Nerve 2002; 26 (6): 804-809.
Caress JB, Walker FO. The spectrum of ectopic motor nerve behavior: From fasciculations to neuromyotonia. The Neurologist 2002;8:41-46.
Walker FO. The seven deadly sins revised and edited for physicians of the twenty-first century. Neurology 2002,;58:1700-1703
Koufman JA, Postma GN, Whang CS, Rees CJ, Amin MR, Belafsky PC, Johnston PE, Connolly KM, b. Diagnostic laryngeal electromyography: The Wake Forest experience 1995-1999. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001;124:603-606.
Webb LX, de Araujo W, Donofrio P, Santos C, Walker FO, Olympio MA, Haygood T. Electromyography monitoring for percutaneous placement of iliosacral screws. J Orthop Trauma 2000;14(4):245‑254.
Koman A, Smith B, Walker FO, et al. Botulinum Toxin Type A neuromuscular blockade in the treatment of lower extremity spasticity in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 2000;20(1):108‑115.
Ririe DG, Walker FO, James RL, Butterworth J. The effect of alkalinisation of lignocaine on median nerve block. Br J Anæsth 2000;84(2):163‑168.
Caress JB, Bastings EP, Hammond GL, Walker FO. A novel method of inducing muscle cramps using repetitive magnetic stimulation. Muscle Nerve 2000;23:126-128.