Carine W Maurer, MD, PhD

Dr. Carine Maurer is trained to treat all neurological disorders.  She is board certified in Neurology.  She specializes in the management of movement disorders including Parkinsons disease, essential tremor, dystonia, Tourette syndrome, and functional movement disorder. She has published research in Neurology, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, and Parkinsonism and Related Disorders.

Outcome measurement in functional neurological disorder: a systematic review and recommendations. Pick S, Anderson DG, Asadi-Pooya AA, Aybek S, Baslet G, Bloem BR, Bradley-Westguard A, Brown RJ, Carson AJ, Chalder T, Damianova M, David AS, Edwards MJ, Epstein SA, Espay AJ, Garcin B, Goldstein LH, Hallett M, Jankovic J, Joyce EM, Kanaan RA, Keynejad RC, Kozlowska K, LaFaver K, LaFrance WC Jr, Lang AE, Lehn A, Lidstone S, Maurer CW, Mildon B, Morgante F, Myers L, Nicholson C, Nielsen G, Perez DL, Popkirov S, Reuber M, Rommelfanger KS, Schwingenshuh P, Serranova T, Shotbolt P, Stebbins GT, Stone J, Tijssen MA, Tinazzi M, Nicholson TR. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Jun;91(6):638-649. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-322180. Epub 2020 Feb 28. PMID: 32111637 Free PMC article.

A biological measure of stress levels in patients with functional movement disorders. Maurer CW, LaFaver K, Ameli R, Toledo R, Hallett M. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Sep;21(9):1072-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.06.017. Epub 2015 Jun 21. PMID: 26117436 Free PMC article.

Impaired resting vagal tone in patients with functional movement disorders. Maurer CW, Liu VD, LaFaver K, Ameli R, Wu T, Toledo R, Epstein SA, Hallett M. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016 Sep;30:18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.06.009. Epub 2016 Jun 16. PMID: 27334304 Free PMC article.

Insights into Chronic Functional Movement Disorders: The Value of Qualitative Psychiatric Interviews. Epstein SA, Maurer CW, LaFaver K, Ameli R, Sinclair S, Hallett M. Psychosomatics. 2016 Nov-Dec;57(6):566-575. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2016.04.005. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PMID: 27377316 Free PMC article.

Impaired self-agency in functional movement disorders: A resting-state fMRI study. Maurer CW, LaFaver K, Ameli R, Epstein SA, Hallett M, Horovitz SG. Neurology. 2016 Aug 9;87(6):564-70. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002940. Epub 2016 Jul 6. PMID: 27385746 Free PMC article.

Lack of efficacy of levetiracetam in oromandibular and cranial dystonia. Park JE, Srivanitchapoom P, Maurer CW, Mathew P, Sackett J, Paine R, Ramos VL, Hallett M. Acta Neurol Scand. 2017 Aug;136(2):103-108. doi: 10.1111/ane.12701. Epub 2016 Nov 3. PMID: 27808417 Clinical Trial.

Impaired sense of agency in functional movement disorders: An fMRI study. Nahab FB, Kundu P, Maurer C, Shen Q, Hallett M. PLoS One. 2017 Apr 27;12(4):e0172502. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172502. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28448504 Free PMC article.

Gray matter differences in patients with functional movement disorders. Maurer CW, LaFaver K, Limachia GS, Capitan G, Ameli R, Sinclair S, Epstein SA, Hallett M, Horovitz SG. Neurology. 2018 Nov 13;91(20):e1870-e1879. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006514. Epub 2018 Oct 10. PMID: 30305450 Free PMC article.

Functional Speech and Voice Disorders: Case Series and Literature Review. Chung DS, Wettroth C, Hallett M, Maurer CW. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2018 Apr 6;5(3):312-316. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12609. eCollection 2018 May-Jun. PMID: 30800702 Free PMC article.

The "Whack-a-Mole" Sign in Functional Movement Disorders. Park JE, Maurer CW, Hallett M. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2015 May 25;2(3):286-288. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12177. eCollection 2015 Sep. PMID: 30838230 Free PMC article.

Opinions and clinical practices related to diagnosing and managing functional (psychogenic) movement disorders: changes in the last decade. LaFaver K, Lang AE, Stone J, Morgante F, Edwards M, Lidstone S, Maurer CW, Hallett M, Dwivedi AK, Espay AJ. Eur J Neurol. 2020 Jun;27(6):975-984. doi: 10.1111/ene.14200. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32153070

Effects of TPH2 gene variation and childhood trauma on the clinical and circuit-level phenotype of functional movement disorders. Spagnolo PA, Norato G, Maurer CW, Goldman D, Hodgkinson C, Horovitz S, Hallett M. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;91(8):814-821. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-322636. Epub 2020 Jun 23. PMID: 32576619 Free PMC article.

Reader response: Therapeutic benefits of early electrophysiological testing in a functional neurology case. Hallett M, LaFaver K, Maurer CW, Merchant SHI, Vial F. Neurol Clin Pract. 2020 Dec;10(6):e52. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000999. PMID: 33520419 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Distribution of tremor among the major degrees of freedom of the upper limb in subjects with Essential Tremor. Pigg AC, Thompson-Westra J, Mente K, Maurer CW, Haubenberger D, Hallett M, Charles SK. Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Nov;131(11):2700-2712. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.08.010. Epub 2020 Sep 2. PMID: 33010725 Free PMC article.

Tic Disorders, Anti-Tic Medications, and Risk of Atopy. Hakimi M, Skinner S, Maurer CW. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2022 Jul 12;9(7):879-885. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13506. eCollection 2022 Oct. PMID: 36247912

Distribution of tremorogenic activity among the major superficial muscles of the upper limb in persons with Essential tremor. Standring DJ, Pigg AC, Thompson-Westra J, Mente K, Maurer CW, Haubenberger D, Hallett M, Charles SK. Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Oct;142:20-32. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.07.001. Epub 2022 Jul 16. PMID: 35930890

Functional movement disorder gender, age and phenotype study: a systematic review and individual patient meta-analysis of 4905 cases. Lidstone SC, Costa-Parke M, Robinson EJ, Ercoli T, Stone J; FMD GAP Study Group. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;93(6):609-616. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-328462. Epub 2022 Feb 25. PMID: 35217516 Free article.

Gender disparity and abuse in functional movement disorders: a multi-center case-control study. Kletenik I, Holden SK, Sillau SH, O'Connell N, MacGillivray L, Mack J, Haddock B, Ashworth Dirac M, David AS, Nicholson TR, Attaripour Isfahani SN, Maurer CW, Lidstone SC, Hallett M, LaFaver K, Berman BD, Stone J. J Neurol. 2022 Jun;269(6):3258-3263. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10943-6. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PMID: 35098346

Neuroimaging in Functional Neurological Disorder: State of the Field and Research Agenda. Perez DL, Nicholson TR, Asadi-Pooya AA, Bègue I, Butler M, Carson AJ, David AS, Deeley Q, Diez I, Edwards MJ, Espay AJ, Gelauff JM, Hallett M, Horovitz SG, Jungilligens J, Kanaan RAA, Tijssen MAJ, Kozlowska K, LaFaver K, LaFrance WC Jr, Lidstone SC, Marapin RS, Maurer CW, Modirrousta M, Reinders AATS, Sojka P, Staab JP, Stone J, Szaflarski JP, Aybek S. Neuroimage Clin. 2021;30:102623. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102623. Epub 2021 Mar 11. PMID: 34215138 Free PMC article. Review.

Pseudobulbar Affect in Parkinsonian Disorders: A Review. Hakimi M, Maurer CW. J Mov Disord. 2019 Jan;12(1):14-21. doi: 10.14802/jmd.18051. Epub 2019 Jan 30. PMID: 30732430 Free PMC article.

Enhanced derivation of mouse ESC-derived cortical interneurons by expression of Nkx2.1. Petros TJ, Maurer CW, Anderson SA. Stem Cell Res. 2013 Jul;11(1):647-56. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2013.02.009. Epub 2013 Apr 1. PMID: 23672829 Free PMC article.

Related F-box proteins control cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans and human lymphoma. Chiorazzi M, Rui L, Yang Y, Ceribelli M, Tishbi N, Maurer CW, Ranuncolo SM, Zhao H, Xu W, Chan WC, Jaffe ES, Gascoyne RD, Campo E, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Delabie J, Rimsza LM, Shaham S, Staudt LM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Mar 5;110(10):3943-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1217271110. Epub 2013 Feb 19. PMID: 23431138 Free PMC article.

Ceramide biogenesis is required for radiation-induced apoptosis in the germ line of C. elegans. Deng X, Yin X, Allan R, Lu DD, Maurer CW, Haimovitz-Friedman A, Fuks Z, Shaham S, Kolesnick R. Science. 2008 Oct 3;322(5898):110-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1158111. PMID: 18832646 Free PMC article.

Timing of the onset of a developmental cell death is controlled by transcriptional induction of the C. elegans ced-3 caspase-encoding gene. Maurer CW, Chiorazzi M, Shaham S. Development. 2007 Apr;134(7):1357-68. doi: 10.1242/dev.02818. Epub 2007 Feb 28. PMID: 17329362