Professor, Neurology, USC School of Medicine

Neurology

Dr. William K. Engel, MD

William Engel works in the field of Neurology. He has 1 awards "Super Doctor". William K. Engel is a published doctor and has 7 publications published. The lastest was: 'Sporadic inclusion-body myositis: A degenerative muscle disease associated with aging, impaired muscle protein homeostasis and abnormal mitophagy.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

Sporadic inclusion-body myositis: A degenerative muscle Disease associated with aging, impaired muscle protein homeostasis and abnormal mitophagy.
Sodium phenylbutyrate reverses lysosomal dysfunction and decreases amyloid-ÃŽÂ²42 in an in vitro-model of inclusion-body myositis.
Dysferlin is a newly identified binding partner of AÃŽÂ²PP and it co-aggregates with amyloid-ÃŽÂ²42 within sporadic inclusion-body myositis (s-IBM) muscle fibers.
Chaperone-mediated autophagy components are upregulated in sporadic inclusion-body myositis muscle fibres.
Pathogenic Considerations in Sporadic Inclusion-Body Myositis, a Degenerative Muscle Disease Associated With Aging and Abnormalities of Myoproteostasis.
Inclusion-body myositis: muscle-fiber molecular pathology and possible pathogenic significance of its similarity to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease brains.

Schools

McGill University Faculty of Medicine
University Hospital
National Hospital
National Institute Health

Procedures Preformed

EMG (Electromyography)

Conditions Treated

Anterior Horn Disease
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
Dystonia
Gait Abnormality
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Doctors Specialties

Neurology
Neuromuscular Medicine

Accepted Insurances

Awards

Super Doctor

Education

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital
Keck Hospital of USC

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