Ludwig Gutmann, MD

Emeritus Professor of Neurology

Current Positions

Clinical Professor of Neurology
Specialty: Neuromuscular Disease

Education

BA, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
MD, University of Mainz (honorary), Mainz, Germany

Research Interests

COMET: A phase 3 randomized, multicenter, multinational, double-blinded study comparing the efficacy and safety
Muscular Dystrophy Association Block Grant
A Study of Elevated Creatine Kinase Levels and Cramp Frequency in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Two Year open Label, Randomized, Parallel Group, Blinded Assessment Ophthalmologic Safety Study of Pramipexole IR versus Ropinirole in Early Parkinson’s Disease Patients
An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Sub-Cutaneous Injections of Apomorphine in the Treatment of “Off” Episodes in Patients With “On-Off” or “Wearing-Off” Effects Associated With Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease
A Treatment Protocol Using Myotrophin (human mecasermin [recombinant DNA Origin]) Injection in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Groups Study of the Continued Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Injections of Apomorphine in the Treatment of “Off” Episodes in Patients with “On-Off” or “Wearing Off” Effects Associated with Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease after Apomorphine Use for at Least a Three Month Duration
Multicenter Open-label Trial of Rilutek (Riluzole) 50 Mg Bid in Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 1995-1996. Sub-Investigator
Clinical Trial of IGF-1 in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
A Survey Of Patient Preference for Apomorphine Subcutaneous Injections Using the Injector Pen or Ampule/Syringe in the treatment of “Off” Episodes in Patients with Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Who Have Treat “Off” Episodes with Subcutaneous Injections of Apomorphine for at Least Three Months

Licenses & Certifications

Iowa Medical License, Iowa
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-certification in Neuromuscular Medicine
Maryland Medical License, Maryland
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-certification in Clinical Neurophysiology
West Virginia Medical License, West Virginia

Selected Publications

Gutmann, L. (In Press). The Intolerable Burden.
Gutmann, L. (2018). Roses,Neurology.
Gutmann, L. (2018). The Vault, Neurology.
Gutmann, L. (2018). Neuromuscular Disease Program.
Gutmann, L. (2017). A woman from Kenosha. (Vols. 88). (2), pp. 214–215. Neurology. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003476. PMID: 28069973.
Jerath, N. U., Shy, M. E., Grider, T. & Gutmann, L. (2015). A case of neuromyotonia and axonal motor neuropathy: A report of a HINT 1 mutation in the United States. Muscle & nerve 52 (6) 1110–1113. DOI: 10.1002/mus.24774. PMID: 26182879.
Gutmann, L. (2015). The Hanging. (Vols. 84). (21), pp. e162–e164. Neurology. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001622.
Crowder, D., Gutmann, L. & Pergami, P. (2014). Urinary incontinence in children as a sign of neurological disorders: need for a high index of suspicion. Clinical pediatrics 53 (13) 1291-4. DOI: 10.1177/0009922814521286. PMID: 24480813.
Jerath, N. U., Reddy, C. G., Moritani, T., Bruch, L. A., Holman, C. & Gutmann, L. (2014). Clinical Reasoning: A 47-year-old woman with left shoulder pain after a fall. Neurology 83 (11) e112-6. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000776. PMID: 25200718.
Gutmann, L. (2014). The Old Sheriff. (Vols. 82). (23), pp. 2142–2144. Neurology. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000501.