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Department of Neurology

Houston, Texas

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Department of Neurology
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James D. Frost, Jr., M.D.

Dr. James D. Frost, Jr.

Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Internship

The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Fellowship

Clinical Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Clinical Interests

Clinical neurophysiology. electroencephalography, epilepsy, infantile spasms, sleep disorders

Research Interests

Etiology, pathophysiology and treatment of infantile spasms; development of automated electrophysiological and video techniques for the detection and characterization of epileptic seizures; sleep disorders

Publications

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Books and Volumes

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  • Frost JD, Jr., Hrachovy RA. Infantile spasms: diagnosis, management, and prognosis. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2003.

Book Chapters

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  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Severe encephalopathic epilepsy in infants: infantile spasms (West syndrome). In: Pellock JM, Bourgeois BFD, Dodson WE, editors. Pediatric epilepsy: diagnosis and therapy. 3rd ed. New York: Demos; 2008. p. 249-268.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Adrenocorticotropic hormone and steroids. In: Engel J, Jr., Pedley TA, editors. Epilepsy — a comprehensive textbook. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 1519-1529.
  • Frost JD, Jr. EEG in aviation, space exploration, and diving. In: Niedermeyer E, Lopes da Silva F, editors. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications and related fields. 5th ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 2005. p. 683-688.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Wise MS. Sleep disorders. In: Rolak LA, editor. Neurology secrets. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc.; 2005. p. 159-192.
  • Frost JD, Jr. Sleep disorders. In: Rolak LA, editor. Neurology secrets. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus; 2001. p. 301-308.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Severe encephalopathic epilepsy in infants: West syndrome. In: Pellock JM, Dodson WE, Bourgeois BFD, editors. Pediatric epilepsy: diagnosis and therapy. 2nd ed. New York: Demos; 2001. p. 177-191.
  • Frost JD, Jr. EEG in aviation, space exploration, and diving. In: Niedermeyer E, Lopes da Silva F, editors. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications and related fields. 4th ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1999. p. 656-659.
  • Frost JD, Jr. Sleep disorders. In: Rolak LA, editor. Neurology secrets. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus; 1998. p. 287-243.
  • Frost JD, Jr. EEG in aviation, space exploration, and diving. In: Niedermeyer E, Lopes da Silva F, editors. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications and related fields. 3rd ed. Baltimore: William and Wilkins; 1993. p. 615-618.
  • Frost JD, Jr. Sleep disorders. In: Rolak LA, editor. Neurology secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus; 1993. p. 289-296.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Severe encephalopathic epilepsy in infants: infantile spasms. In: Dodson WE, Pellock JM, editors. Pediatric epilepsy: diagnosis and therapy. New York: Demos; 1993. p. 135-145.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Infantile spasms. In: Dam M, Gram L, editors. Comprehensive epileptology. New York: Raven Press; 1990. p. 113-121.
  • Kellaway P, Frost JD, Jr., Crawley JW. The relationship between sleep spindles and spike-and-wave bursts in human epilepsy. In: Avoli M, Gloor P, Kostopoulos G, Naquet R, editors. Generalized epilepsy: neurobiological approaches. Boston: Birkhauser Boston Inc.; 1990. p. 36-48.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Infantile spasms: a disorder of the developing nervous system. In: Kellaway P, Noebels JL, editors. Problems and concepts in developmental neurophysiology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press; 1989. p. 131-147.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Infantile spasms. In: Pellock JM, editor. The pediatric clinics of North America. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1989. p. 311-329.
  • Frost JD, Jr. Mimetic techniques. In: Gevins AS, Rémond A, editors. Methods of analysis of brain electrical and magnetic signals. EEG handbook. Vol. 1. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers BV; 1987. p. 195-209.
  • Frost JD, Jr. EEG in aviation, space exploration, and diving. In: Niedermeyer E, Lopes da Silva F, editors. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications and related fields. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Urban and Schwarzenberg; 1987. p. 549-552.
  • Frost JD, Jr. Data reduction methods for intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring: future directions for development. In: Gumnit RJ, editor. Advances in neurology. Intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring. Vol. 46. New York: Raven Press; 1986. p. 271-279.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr. Intensive monitoring of infantile spasms. In: Schmidt D, Morselli PL, editors. Intractable epilepsy: experimental and clinical aspects. New York: Raven Press; 1986. p. 87-97.
  • Kellaway P, Frost JD, Jr. Monitoring at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (EEG Suppl. No. 37). In: Gotman J, Ives JR, Gloor P, editors. Long-term monitoring in epilepsy. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers BV; 1985. p. 403-414.
  • Mathew NT, Glaze DG, Frost JD, Jr. Sleep apnea and other sleep abnormalities in primary headache disorders. In: Rose FC, editor. Migraine: clinical and research advances. Proceedings of the 5th International Migraine Symposium. London: Karger, Basel; 1984. p. 40-49.
  • Kellaway P, Frost JD, Jr. Biorhythmic modulation of epileptic events. In: Pedley TA, Meldrum BS, editors. Recent advances in epilepsy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 1983. p. 139-154.
  • Kellaway P, Frost JD, Jr., Hrachovy RA. Infantile spasms. In: Morselli PL, Pippenger CE, Penry JK, editors. Antiepileptic drug therapy in pediatrics. New York: Raven Press; 1983. p. 115-136.
  • Frost JD, Jr. EEG in aviation, space exploration, and diving. In: Niedermeyer E, Lopes da Silva F, editors. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications and related fields. Baltimore: Urban and Schwarzenberg; 1982. p. 461-464.
  • Kellaway P, Frost JD, Jr., Hrachovy RA. Infantile spasms. In: Gellis S, Kagan B, editors. Current pediatric therapy. Vol. 10. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1982. p. 71-72.
  • Hrachovy RA, Frost JD, Jr., Kellaway P, Zion T. A controlled study of prednisone therapy in infantile spasms. In: Wada JA, Penry JK, editors. Advances in epileptology: the Xth Epilepsy International Symposium. New York: Raven Press; 1980. p. 335-339.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Shumate WH, Salamy JG, Booher CR. Experiment M133. Sleep monitoring on Skylab. In: Johnston RS, Dietlein LF, editors. Biomedical results from Skylab. Washington, DC: NASA SP-377. Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 1977. p. 113-126.
  • Frost JD, Jr. Physiological basis of normal EEG rhythms. In: Chatrian GE, Lairy GC, editors. Handbook of electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology. The EEG of the waking adult. Vol. 6, Part A. Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific; 1976. p. 150-160.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Barlow JS, Harper RM. Graphic and magnetic-tape recording of bioelectrical phenomena. In: Rémond A, editor. Techniques and methods of data acquisition of EEG and EMG, Part B. Vol. 3. Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific; 1976. p. 3-63.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Shumate WH, Booher CR, DeLucchi MR. The Skylab sleep monitoring experiment: methodology and initial results. In: Graybiel A, editor. Proceedings of Fifth International Symposium on Basic Environmental Problems of Man in Space. New York: Pergamon Press; 1976. (Reprinted from Acta Astronautica, 1975, 2: 319-336).
  • Maulsby RL, Frost JD, Jr., Blanc CJ. Special environments and selection problems. In: Chatrian GE, Lairy GC, editors. Handbook of electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology. The EEG of the waking adult. Vol. 6, Part A. Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific; 1976. p. 257-274.
  • Frost JD, Jr., DeLucchi MR. Electrophysiological home-recorded sleep study in insomnia. In: Burch N, Altshuler HL, editors. Behavior and brain electrical activity. New York: Plenum Press; 1975. p. 113-125.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Shumate WH, Salamy JG, Booher CR. Sleep characteristics during the 28- and 59-day Skylab missions. In: Burch N, Altshuler HL, editors. Behavior and brain electrical activity. New York: Plenum Press; 1975. p. 31-53.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Shumate WH. A disposable electrode system for EEG monitoring during long-term space flight. In: Miller HA, Harrison DC, editors. Biomedical electrode technology—Theory and practice. New York: Academic Press; 1974. p. 377-385.
  • Carrie JRG, Frost JD, Jr. Wavelength-amplitude profile analysis in clinical EEG. In: Kellaway P, Petérsen I, editors. Automation of clinical electroencephalography. New York: Raven Press; 1973. p. 65-74.
  • Frost JD, Jr. A sleep-analysis system as a model of automation of clinical electroencephalography. In: Kellaway P, Petérsen I, editors. Automation of clinical electroencephalography. New York: Raven Press; 1973. p. 31-43.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Salamy JG. Sleep-monitoring—Experiment M133. In: Inc. B, editor. Skylab Medical Experiments Altitude Test (SMEAT). NASA TMX-58115; 1973. p. 12.1-12.21.
  • Cooper R, Frost JD, Jr., Walter DO. Digital processing of bioelectrical phenomena. In: Walter DO, editor. Handbook of electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology. Vol. 4, Part B. Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Co.; 1972.
  • Low MD, Baker M, Ferguson R, Frost JD, Jr. Acquisition of electroencephalographic data in a large regional hospital: bringing the brain waves to the computer. In: Lew A, editor. Computers in biomedicine. A supplement to the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on System Sciences. North Hollywood (CA): Western Periodicals Co.; 1972. p. 9-11.
  • Frost JD, Jr., Kellaway P, DeLucchi MR. Automatic EEG acquisition and data analysis system. In: Pauli DC, Cole HA, editors. Project Tektite I ONR Report DR 153. Washington, DC: Office of Naval Research; 1970. p. A54-A69.

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Contact Information

James D. Frost, Jr., M.D.
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
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Houston, Texas 77030

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