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Dr. Nancy Kuntz is a child neurologist with additional board certifications in Pediatrics, Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Autonomic Medicine. Dr. Kuntz joined the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in December 2009 and is Medical Director of the Mazza Foundation Neuromuscular Disorders Program, the PPMD Duchenne Care Center and the MDA Care Center at Lurie Children’s. Before relocating to Chicago, Dr. Kuntz was part of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic Rochester where she did her training in child neurology and clinical electromyography and developed experience treating neuromuscular disorders in children. Dr. Kuntz is interested in the development of less invasive methods of neuromuscular diagnosis in children and serves as site Principal Investigator in a number of clinical treatment trials for neuromuscular disorders in children.
Clinical evaluation methodology and clinical treatment trials of disorders of the motor unit are my primary areas of interest. These include disorders of peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction and muscle. Characterization of autonomic nervous system in children and adolescents is an integral part of this effort.
Treatment of neuromuscular and autonomic disorders in infants, children and adolescents. Support of comprehensive, multidisciplinary, family-centered care. Continued development of understanding of neuroimmunologic contribution to these clinical disorders.
Certifications and Licenses
Autonomic Medicine | |
Electrodiagnostic Medicine | |
Pediatrics | |
Child Neurology |
Training Experience
1977 | Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
1980 | Fellowship, Mayo Medical School |
1982 | Fellowship, Mayo Medical School |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Medicine, Boston University
… → 1975
Research interests keywords
- Autoimmunity
- Autonomic Medicine
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Clinical Research
- EMG
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Pediatric Neurology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DEVOTE 232SM203: Escalating Dose and Randomized, Controlled Study of Nusinersen (BIIB058) in Participants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
3/27/20 → 8/31/50
Project: Research project
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A Long-term Follow-up Study of Patients in the Clinical Trials forSpinal Muscular Atrophy Receiving AVXS-101
10/29/19 → 8/31/50
Project: Research project
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AMFR dysfunction causes autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia in human that is amenable to statin treatment in a preclinical model
Deng, R., Medico-Salsench, E., Nikoncuk, A., Ramakrishnan, R., Lanko, K., Kühn, N. A., van der Linde, H. C., Lor-Zade, S., Albuainain, F., Shi, Y., Yousefi, S., Capo, I., van den Herik, E. M., van Slegtenhorst, M., van Minkelen, R., Geeven, G., Mulder, M. T., Ruijter, G. J. G., Lütjohann, D., Jacobs, E. H., & 32 others , Aug 2023, In: Acta Neuropathologica. 146, 2, p. 353-368 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Virtual Reality Exergame: Clinician-Guided Breathing and Relaxation for Children with Muscular Dystrophy
Al-Mfarej, D., Vojtech, J. M., Roy, S. H., Townsend, E., Keysor, J. J., Kuntz, N., Rao, V., Kline, J. C. & Shiwani, B., 2023, Proceedings - 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 270-276 7 p. (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Axonal polyneuropathy and ataxia in children: consider Perrault Syndrome, a case report
Munson, H. E., De Simone, L., Schwaede, A., Bhatia, A., Mithal, D. S., Young, N., Kuntz, N. & Rao, V. K., Dec 2023, In: BMC Medical Genomics. 16, 1, 278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Continued benefit of nusinersen initiated in the presymptomatic stage of spinal muscular atrophy: 5-year update of the NURTURE study
the NURTURE Study Group, Aug 2023, In: Muscle and Nerve. 68, 2, p. 157-170 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intrathecal Onasemnogene Abeparvovec for Sitting, Nonambulatory Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Phase I Ascending-Dose Study (STRONG)
Finkel, R. S., Darras, B. T., Mendell, J. R., Day, J. W., Kuntz, N. L., Connolly, A. M., Zaidman, C. M., Crawford, T. O., Butterfield, R. J., Shieh, P. B., Tennekoon, G., Brandsema, J. F., Iannaccone, S. T., Shoffner, J., Kavanagh, S., Macek, T. A. & Tauscher-Wisniewski, S., 2023, In: Journal of neuromuscular diseases. 10, 3, p. 389-404 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations