Robert M. Herndon, Sr, MD

Robert M. Herndon, Sr, MD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Department:
SOM-Neurology

Email:
rherndon@umc.edu

Education

Wayne State University, Neurology1960
Wayne State University, Rotating Internship1959
University of Tennessee Medical Branch, MD, Medicine1958
University of Chicago, BA, Liberal Arts1955
Harvard University Medical School, Anatomy
Montreal Neurological Institute, Neuropathology

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology02/1969 - Present

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

School of Medicine, Department of Neurology

Publications

Journal Article

Cummings, JL, Arciniegas DB, Brooks BR, Herndon RM. Lauterbach EC, Pioro EP, Robinson RG, Scharre DW, Schiffer RB, Weintraub D. Defining and diagnosing involuntary emotional expression disorder, Spectrums, CNS Spectrum 11:6 (Suppl6)1-72006
Cohen BA, Khan O, Jeffery DR, Bashir K, Rizvi S, Fox E, Agius M, Bashir R, Collins TE, Herndon R, Kinkel P, Mikol d, Picone MA, Rivera V, Tornatore C, Zwibel H. Identifying and Treating Patients with Suboptimal Responses. Neurology 63:Suppl. 6 pp. S33-402004
Jeffery DR, Herndon RM. Review of mitoxantrone in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology 63: Suppl. 6 pp. S19-242004
Herndon RM, Coyle PK, Murray TJ, Wolinsky JS, for the consensus panel Report of a Consensus Panel on the New Internationl Panel Guidelines for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 4:170-1732002
Herndon, RM. Why Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis is a Relentlessly Progressive Illness? Arch. Neurol. 59:301-3042002
Herndon, RM, Mohandas N, Osteoporosis in Multiple Sclerosis: a Frequent, Serious, and Under-Recognized Problem. Int. J. MS Care 2:5-132000
Herndon, RM. Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis. Int. J. MS Care. 1:7-111999
93. Herndon RM Jacobs LD, Coats ME, Goodkin DE, Mass MK Richert KR, Rudick RA, Waubant EL, Weinstock-Guttman B, Scaramucci JO, Burnett BK, Jones WE, Simonian NA. Results of an Ongoing, Open-Label, Safety-Extension Study of Interferon beta-1a (AVONEX) Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis. International J. Multiple Sclerosis Care 1:1999
Rudick, R.A. Goodman A, Herndon RM and Panitch HS Selecting relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients for treatment: The case for early treatment. J. Neuroimmunol. 98:22-281999
Herndon, R.M. and Jacobs, L.D. Interferons Should Be Used to Treat Most Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Arch. Neurol. 55:1581-15831998
Herndon, R.M. Evasion of Immunologic Defenses and Emerging Viral Threats Arch. Neurol. 53:23-271997
Jacobs, L.D., Cookfair, D.L. Rudick R.A., Herndon, R.M., Richert, J.R., Salazar A.M., Fischer, J.S., Goodkin, D.E., Granger, C., Simon J., Alam, J.J., Bartoszak D.M., Bourdette, D.N., Braiman, J., Brownscheidle, C.M., Coats, M.E>, Cohan S.L., Dougherty, D.S., Kinkel, R.P., Mass, M.K., Munschauer, R.E., Priore, R.L., Pullicino P.M., Scherokman, B.J., Weinstock-Gutmann, B., Whitham, R.H. and the MS collaborative study group Intramuscular Interferon Beta-1a for Disease Progression in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. Annals of Neurol. 39:285-2941996
Seil, F.J., Drake-Baumann, R., Leiman, A.L., Herndon, R.M., and Tiekotter, K.L. Morphological correlates of altered neuronal activity in organotypic cerebellar cultures chronically exposed to anti-gaba agents. Developmental Brain Research, 77:123-1321994
Seil, F.J., Drake-Baumann R., Herndon, R.M., and Leiman, A.L Cytosine arabinoside effects in mouse cerebellar cultures in the presence of functional astrocytes. Neuroscience, 51:149-1581992
Giang, D.W., Poduri, K.R., Eskin, T.A., Friedman, P.A., Wang, D.D., and Herndon, R.M.: Multiple sclerosis presenting as mass lesions. Neuroradiology, 34:150-1541992
Whitham, R.H., Bourdette, D.N., Hashim, G.A., Herndon, R.M., Ilg, R.C., Vandenbark, A.A., and Offner, H. Lymphocytes from SJL/J mice immunized with spinal cord respond selectively to a peptide of proteolipid protein and transfer relapsing demyelinating EAE. The Journal of Immunology, 146:101-1071991
Seil, F.J. and Herndon, R.M. Myelination and glial ensheathment of Purkinje cells in cerebellar cultures are not inhibited by antibodies to the neural cell adhesion molecule, N-CAM. J. Devl. Neuroscience, 9:587-5961991
Seil, F.J., Herndon, R.M., Tiekotter, K.L. and Blank, N.K. Reorganization of organotypic cultures of mouse cerebellum exposed to cytosine arabinoside: A timed ultrastructural study. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 312:1-201991
Schiffer, R.B., Herndon, R.M., and Eskin, T. Effects of dietary trace metals upon experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Neurotoxicology, 11:443-4501990
Ford, C.C., Ceckler, T.L., Karp, J. and Herndon, R.M. Magnetic resonance imaging of experimental demyelinating lesions. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 14:461-4811990
Seil, F.J., Johnson, M.L., Saneto, R.P., Herndon, R.M., Mass, M.K Myelination of axons within ARA C treated mouse cerebellar explants by cultured rat oligodendrocytes. Brain Research 503:111-1171990
Sterns, R.H., Thomas, T.J., and Herndon, R.M. Brain dehydration and neurologic deterioration after rapid correction of hyponatremia. . Kidney International 35:69-751989
Greenlee, J.E., Brashear, H.R. and Herndon R.M. Immunoperoxidase labeling of rat brain sections with sera from patients with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and systemic neoplasia. Neuropath. Exp. Neurol. 47:561-5711988
Mao, C. C., Gancher, S.T. and Herndon, R.M Movement disorders in multiple sclerosis. Movement Disorders 3:109 1161988
Smeltzer, S.C., Utell, M.J., Rudick, R.A. and Herndon, R.M. Pulmonary function and dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. Arch. Neurol. 45:1245-1251988
Seil, F.J., Meshul, C.K., and Herndon, R.M. Synapse regulation by transplanted astrocytes: A tissue culture study. Prog. Br. Res. 78:395-3991988
Meshul, C.K., Seil, F.J. and Herndon, R.M. Astrocytes play a role in regulation of synaptic density Brain Res 402:139 1451987
Jacobs, L., Salazar, A.M., Herndon, R., Reese, P.A., Freeman, A., Jozefowicz, R., Cuetter, A., Husain, F., Ekes, R. and O'Malley, J.A. Intrathecally administered natural human fibroblast interferon reduces exacerbations of multiple sclerosis. Arch. Neurol. 44:589 5951987
Querfurth, H.W., Armstrong, R. and Herndon, R.M. Sodium channels in normal and regenerated feline ventral spinal roots. J. Neurosci. 7:1705 17161987
Jacobs, L., Salazar, A.M., Herndon, R., Reese, P.A., Freeman, A., Jozefowicz, R., Cuetter, A., Husain, F., Ekes, R. and O'Malley, J.A. . Multicenter, double blind study of effect of intrathecally administered natural human fibroblast interferon on exacerbations of multiple sclerosis. Lancet 2:1411 14131986
Simon, J.H., Holtus, S.L., Schiffer, R.B., Rudick, R.A., Herndon, R.M., Kido, D.K. and Utz, R Corpus callosum and subcallosal periventricular lesions in multiple sclerosis: Detection with MR. Radiology 160:363 3671986
Rudick, R.A., Pallant, A., Bidlack, J.M. and Herndon, R.M. Free kappa light chains in MS spinal fluid: A sensitive test with enhanced MS specificity Ann Neurol 20:63 691986
Kasckow, J., Abood, L.G., Hoss, W. and Herndon, R.M. Mechanism of phospholipase A2 induced conduction block in bullfrog sciatic nerve II. Biochemistry. Brain Res 373:392 3981986
Kasckow, J., Abood, L.G., Hoss, W. and Herndon, R.M. Mechanism of phospholipase A2 induced conduction block in bullfrog sciatic nerve. I. Electrophysiology and morphology. Brain Res 373:384 3911986
Rudick, R.A., Schiffer, R.B., Schwetz, K.M. and Herndon, R.M. Multiple sclerosis: The problem of misdiagnosis. Arch Neurol 43:578 5931986
Simon, J.H., Schiffer, R.B., Rudick, R.A. and Herndon, R.M. Quantitative determination of MS induced corpus callosum atrophy in vivo using MR imaging. Am J Neuroradiol, 8:599 6041986
Triarhou, L.C. and Herndon, R.M. The effect of dexamethasone on lysolecithin induced demyelination of the rat spinal cord. Arch Neurol 43:121 1251986
Farrar, J.R., Hoss, W., Kuzmiak, M. and Herndon, R.M Characterization of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the brains of copper deficient rats. J Neurosci 5:1083 10891985
Triarhou, L.C. and Herndon, R.M. Effect of macrophage inactivation on the neuropathology of lysolecithin induced demyelination. Br J exp Pathol 66:293 3011985
Sternberger, N., del Cerro, C., Kies, M.W. and Herndon, R.M. Immunocytochemistry of myelin basic proteins in adult oligodendrocytes. J Neuroimmunol 7:355 3631985
Knutson, D.W., Rudick, R.A. and Herndon, R.M. Isolation of model soluble immune complexes in the fluid phase by monoclonal anti IgG ferritin antibodies. Scand J Immunol 21:1 91985
Herndon, R.M. and Brooks, B Misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Sem Neurol 5:94 981985
Schiffer, R.B., Rudick, R.A. and Herndon, R.M. Pathological laughing and weeping: Treatment with amitriptyline. NEJM 312:1480 14821985
Herndon, R.M Pathology and pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. Sem Neurol 5:99 1061985
Triarhou, L.C., del Cerro, M. and Herndon, R.M Ultrastructural demonstration of the phagocytic ability of oligodendroglia in vivo. Neurosci Lett 53:185 1891985
Arenella, L. and Herndon, R.M. Division following demyelination in the adult central nervous system. Arch Neurol 41:1162 11651984
Kasckow, J.W., Thomas, G.J. and Herndon, R.M Performance factors in regard to impaired memory and tolerance induced by atropine sulfate. Physiol Psychol 12:111 1151984
Tipperman, R., Kasckow, J. and Herndon, R.M. The fine structure of macrophages in lysolecithin induced demyelination: A freeze fracture study. J Neuropath Exp Neurol 43:522 5301984
Schiffer, R.B., Rudick, R.A. and Herndon, R.M. Psychologic aspects of multiple sclerosis. NY State J Med 83(3):312 3161983
Schiffer, R.B., Cash, J. and Herndon, R.M. Treatment of emotional lability with low dosage tricyclic antidepressants. Psychosomatics 24:1094 10961983
Blank, N.K., Seil, F.J. and Herndon, R.M. An ultrastructural study of cortical remodeling in cytosine arabinoside induced granuloprival cerebellum in tissue culture Neuroscience 7:1509 15311982
Rudick, R.A., Zirretta, D.K. and Herndon, R.M. Clearance of albumin from mouse subarachnoid space: A measure of CSF bulk flow. J Neurosci Meth 6:253 2601982
Rudick, R.A., Scott, D.E. and Herndon, R.M Murine ventriculosubarachnoid space morphology. Brain Res Bull 7:509 5151981
Herndon, R.M., Seil, F.J. and Seidman, C. Synaptogenesis in mouse cerebellum: A comparative in vivo and tissue culture study. Neuroscience 6:2587 25981981
Cohen, S.R., Brooks, B.R., Herndon, R.M. and McKhann, G.M. A diagnostic index of active demyelination: Myelin basic protein in cerebrospinal fluid. Ann Neurol 8:25 311980
Herndon, R.M., Coyle, J.T. and Addicks, E. Ultrastructural analysis of kainic acid lesions to cerebellar cortex. Neuroscience 5:1015 10261980
Herndon, R.M. and Kasckow, J. Electron microscopic studies of cerebrospinal fluid sediment in demyelinating disease. Ann Neurol 4:515 5231978
Oster Granite, M.L. and Herndon, R.M. Studies of cultured human and simian fetal brain cells. I. Characterization of the cell types. J Neuropath Appl Neurobiol 4:429 4421978
Oster Granite, M.L., Narayan, O., Johnson, R.T. and Herndon, R.M Studies of cultured human and Simian fetal brain cells. II. Infections with human (BK) and simian (SV40) papovaviruses. J Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 4:443 4551978
Greenlee, J., Narayan, O., Johnson, R.T. and Herndon, R.M. Induction of brain tumors in hamsters with BK virus, a human papovavirus. Lab Invest 36:636 6411977
Percy, A.K., Kaback, M.D. and Herndon, R.M Metachromatic leukodystrophy. A comparison of early and late onset forms. . Neurology 27:933 9411977
Mazlo, M. and Herndon, R.M. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: Ultrastructural findings in two brain biopsies. J Neuropath Appl Neurobiol 3:323 3391977
Herndon, R.M., Price, D.L. and Weiner, L.P. Regeneration of oligodendroglia during recovery from demyelinating disease. Science 195:693 6941977
Herndon, R.M. and Coyle, J.T Selective destruction of neurons by a transmitter agonist Science 198:71 721977
Simantov, R., Oster Granite, M.L., Herndon, R.M. and Snyder, S.H. Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) receptor binding selectively depleted by viral induced granule cell loss in hamster cerebellum Brain Res 105:365 3711976
Cohen, S., Herndon, R.M. and McKhann, G Radioimmunoassay of myelin basic protein in spinal fluid: an index of active demyelination. New Engl J Med 295:1455 14571976
Oster Granite, M.L. and Herndon, R.M. The development of the cerebellar cortex of the Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus. Foliation, cytoarchitectonic, Golgi and electron microscopic studies J Comp Neurol 169:443 4791976
Oster Granite, M.L. and Herndon, R.M. The pathogenesis of parvovirus induced cerebellar hypoplasia in the Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus. Fluorescent antibody, foliation, cytoarchitectonic, Golgi and electron microscopic studies. J Comp Neurol 169:481 5211976
Herndon, R.M., Rena Descalzi, L., Griffin, D.E. and Coyle, P.K. Age dependence of viral expression: Electron microscopic and immunoperoxidase studies of measles virus replication in mice. Lab Invest 33:544 5531975
Herndon, R.M., Griffin, D.E., McCormick, U. and Weiner, L.P. Mouse hepatitis virus induced recurrent demyelination. Arch Neurol 32:32 351975
DeMarchena, O., Herndon, R.M. and Guarneri, M A rapid, simple method for the isolation of rat brain microsomes. Brain Res 80:479 5021974
Winn, K., Becker, L.E. and Herndon, R.M. Comparative studies of viral infections on the developing forebrain. II. Electron microscopic studies of rat virus and bluetongue vaccine virus infections. Neuropath Exptl Neurol 33:530 5401974
Herndon, R.M., Johnson, R.T., Davis, L.E. and Descalzi, L.R. Ependymitis in mumps virus meningitis: Electron microscopic studies of CSF. Arch Neurol 30:475 4791974
Young, A.B., Oster Granite, M.L., Herndon, R.M. and Snyder, S.H. Glutamic acid: Selective depletion by viral induced granule cell loss in hamster cerebellum. Brain Res 73:1 131974
Farrell, D.F., Baker, H.J., Herndon, R.M., Lindsey, J.R. and McKhann, G.M. Feline GM 1 gangliosidosis: Biochemical and ultrastructural comparisons with the disease in man. J Neuropath Exptl Neurol 32:1 181973
Kaback, M.M., Sloan, H.R., Sonneborn, M., Herndon, R.M. and Percy, A.K. GM1 gangliosidosis Type I: In utero detection and fetal manifestations. J Pediat 82:1037 10411973
Herndon, R.M., Rauch, H.L. and Einstein, E.R. Immuno electron microscopic localization of the encephalitogenic basic protein in myelin. Immunol Comm 2:163 1721973
Weiner, L.P., Narayan, O., Penney, J.B., Jr, Herndon, R.M., Feringa, E., Tourtellotte, W.W. and Johnson, R.T. Papovavirus of JC type in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Arch Neurol 29:1 31973
Percy, A.K., McCormick, U.M., Kaback, M.M. and Herndon, R.M. Ultrastructural manifestations of the GM 1 and GM 2 gangliosidosis in fetal tissues. Arch Neurol 28:417 4191973
Percy, A.K., Herndon, R.M. and Kaback, M.M. Comparative studies of infantile and late onset metachromatic leukodystrophy. Trans Am Neurol Assoc 97:319 3201972
Weiner, L.P., Narayan, O., Herndon, R.M. and Johnson, R.T. Further studies of an SV40 like virus isolated from human brain. J Virol 10:147 1491972
Weiner, L.P., Herndon, R.M., Narayan, O., Johnson, R.T., Shah, K., Rubinstein, L.J., Preziosi, T.J. and Conley, F.K Isolation of virus related to SV40 from patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. New Engl J Med 286:385 3901972
Penney, J.B., Jr, Weiner, L.P., Herndon, R.M., Narayan, O. and Johnson, R.T. Virions from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: Rapid serological identification by electron microscopy. Science 178:60 611972
Herndon, R.M., Margolis, G. and Kilham, L. The synaptic organization of the malformed cerebellum induced by perinatal infection with the feline panleukopenia virus (PLV). I. Elements forming the cerebellar glomeruli . J Neuropath Exptl Neurol 30:196-2051971
Herndon, R.M., Margolis, G. and Kilham, L. The synaptic organization of the malformed cerebellum induced by perinatal infection with the feline panleukopenia virus. II. The Purkinje cell and its afferents. J Neuropath Exptl Neurol 30:557 5701971
Seil, F.J. and Herndon, R.M. Cerebellar granule cells in vitro. A light and electron microscopic study. J Cell Biol 45:212-2201970
Herndon, R.M., Rubinstein, L.J., Freeman, J.M. and Mathieson, G Light and electron microscopic observations on Rosenthal fibers in Alexander's disease and in multiple sclerosis. J Neuropath Exptl Neurol 30:524-5511970
Borit, A. and Herndon, R.M. The fine structure of plaques fibromyeliniques in ulegyria and status marmoratus . Acta Neuropath 14:303-3111970
Herschkowitz, N., McKhann, G.M., Saxena, S., Shooter, E.M. and Herndon, R.M. Synthesis of sulphatide containing lipoproteins in rat brain. J Neurochem 16:1049-571969
Herndon, R.M. and Rubinstein, L.J. Light and electron microscopy observations on the development of viral particles in the inclusions of Dawson's encephalitis (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis). Neurology 18:8-201968
Tourtellotte, W.W., Parker, J.A., Herndon, R.M. and Cuadros, C.V Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: brain immunoglobulin G measles antibody and albumin. Neurology 18:117-1211968
Herndon, R.M. Thiophen induced granule cell necrosis in the rat cerebellum. An electron microscopic study Experimental Brain Res 6:49-681968
Freeman, J.M., Magoffin, R.L., Lenette, E.H. and Herndon, R.M. Additional evidence of the relation between subacute inclusion body encephalitis and measles virus. In: The Lancet, pp. 129 1311964
Herndon, R.M. Lamellar bodies, an unusual arrangement of the granular endoplasmic reticulum. Cell Biol 20:338-3421964
Herndon, R.M The fine structure of the rat cerebellum. II. The stellate neurons, granule cell and glia. Cell Biol 23:277-2931964
Herndon, R.M. The fine structure of the Purkinje cell. J Cell Biol 18:167-1801963
Meyer, J.S. and Herndon, R.M Bilateral infarction of the pyramidal tracts in man Neurology 12:637-6421962
Herndon, R.M., Meyer, J.S. and Johnson, J.F. Fibrinolysin therapy in thrombotic diseases of the nervous system. J Mich State Med Soc 59:1684-921962

Review Article

Jeffrey DR, Herndon RM. Review of mitoxantrone in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Neurology;(12 Suppl 6)63:S19-24.2004
Herndon, R.M. Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis with the Interferon-betas: Comparative risks and benefits. Biodrugs, 10:463-4701998
Jacobs L, Goodkin DE, Rudick RA, Herndon R Advances in specific therapy for multiple sclerosis. Current Opinion in Neurology 1994;7:250-2541994
Paty, D.W., Asbury, A.K., Herndon, R.M., McFarland, H.F., McDonald, W.I., McIlroy, W.J., Prineas, J.W., Scheinberg, L.C. and Wolinsky, J.S. Use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: Policy statement. Neurology 36:1575, 1986.1986
Herndon, R.M. Selective vulnerability in the nervous system. Kroc Foundation Conference on Ataxia Telangiectasia. In: Ataxia-Telangiectasia Genetics, Neuropathology, and Immunology of a Degenerative Disease of Childhood, Gatti, R.A. and Swift, M. (Eds.), Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1985, pp. 257 267.1985
Johnson, R.T. and Herndon, R.M. Virologic studies of multiple sclerosis and other chronic and relapsing neurological diseases. Prog Med Virol 18:214 2281974
Weiner, L.P., Johnson, R.T. and Herndon, R.M. Viral infections and demyelinating diseases. New Engl J Med 288:1103 11101973
Herndon, R.M Neurological Scales and Quantitative tests for the Clinician The Neurologist:

Abstracts

Merigan, W.H., Barkdoll, E., Maurissen, J.P.J., del Cerro, C. and Herndon, R. Optic nerve toxicity of triethyltin in adult primates. Society of Toxicology, The Toxicologist 3:77, 1983.1983
Rudick, R.A., Herndon, R.M. and Knutson, D.W. Ultrastructure of model soluble immune complexes (ICx) isolated by ultracentrifugation using ferritin conjugates of monoclonal anti human IgG (aIgG F). American Federation for Clinical Research Eastern Section Meeting, Boston, MA, May 8 10, 1982.1982

Book Chapter

Herndon, R.M. Outcome Measures in Multiple Sclerosis in Multiple Sclerosis, a Primer. Vickery, Barbara (Ed.) Oxford Univ. Press, New York. 2011 pp. 149-155.2011
Herndon, R.M. Multiple Sclerosis Scales. In Multiple Sclerosis for the Practicine Neurologist. Seminars in Clinical Neurology. 5:85-106, 20062006
Herndon, R.M. Generic and General Use Scales in Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales. Herndon, R.M. (Ed.). Demos Publications, New York, 2005 pp 9-162005
Herndon, R.M. and Greenstein J. Multiple Sclerosis in Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales. Herndon, R.M. (Ed.). Demos Publications, New York, 2005 pp.107-1232005
Herndon, RM. Peripheral Neuropathy and Pain Scales in Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales. Herndon, R.M. (Ed.). Demos Publications, New York, 2005, Chap. 10 pp. 285-2962005
Herndon, RM Scales for the Assessment of Ataxia in Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales. Herndon, R.M. (Ed.). Demos Publications, New York, 2005 pp.347-3612005
Herndon, R.M Spinal Cord Emergency Conditions. In J. Corbett (Ed.) Basic Neurological Life Support. B.C. Decker Inc. Hamilton ON, Canada 2004.2004
Herndon, R.M., Cutter G. Introduction to Clinical Neurologic Scales in Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales, Herndon, R.M. (Ed.). Demos Publications, New York, 1997 Chap. 1, pp. 1-81997
Herndon, R.M. Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Conn's Current Therapy. pp. 848-855. 19951995
Herndon, R.M. Remyelination in the nervous system in animals and man. In Herndon, R.M. and Seil, F.J. (Eds.)(1994) Multiple Sclerosis; Current Status of Research and Treatment pp.79-881994
Herndon, R.M. Remyelination in the nervous system in animals and man. in Herndon, R.M. and Seil, F.J. (Eds.)(1994) Multiple Sclerosis; Current Status of Research and Treatment pp.79-881994
Herndon, R.M The Changing Pattern of Misdiagnosis in Multiple Sclerosis. in Herndon, R.M. and Seil, F.J. (Eds.)(1994) Multiple Sclerosis; Current Status of Research and Treatment pp. 149-1561994
Herndon, R.M. Multiple Sclerosis. Johnson, Richard T. (Ed.) (1990) Current Therapy in Neurologic Disease. B.C. Decker, Inc. pp. 159-164.1990
Herndon, R.M. A Brief History of the Understanding of the Cerebrospinal Fluid In: Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A. (Eds.) (1989) The Cerebrospinal Fluid. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. pp. 1-13.1989
Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A. Cytopathology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid In: Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A. (Eds.) (1989) The Cerebrospinal Fluid. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. pp. 261-300.1989
Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A The Cytology of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Methods and Normal Constituents In: Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A. (Eds.) (1989) The Cerebrospinal Fluid. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. pp. 245-260.1989
Herndon, R.M. The Medical Uses of Injection into the Cerebrospinal Fluid (intrathecal and intraventricular injection) In: Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A. (Eds.) (1989) The Cerebrospinal Fluid. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. pp. 131-141.1989
Jacobs, L., Salazar, A., Herndon, R. and Reese, P Intrathecal interferon in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In: Interferon in the Treatment of Neurologic Diseases, Smith, R.A. (Ed.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1988, pp. 241-264.1988
Herndon, R.M. and Rudick, R.A. Multiple sclerosis and related conditions. In: Clinical Neurology, Baker, A.B. and Joynt, R.J. (Eds.), J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1987, Chapt. 33, pp. 1-61.1987
Herndon, R.M. The effect of drugs on oligodendrocyte proliferation and myelin regeneration. In: Progress in Brain Research, Seil, F.J., Herbert, E. and Carlson, B.M. (Eds.) Volume 71, Elsevier Science Publishers, 1987, pp. 485 491.1987
Macedo, L.M.N., and Herndon, R.M. Effect of azathioprine (Imuran) on remyelination following lysolecthin-induced demyelination - A preliminary report. In: Immunotherapies in Multiple Sclerosis, Hommes, O.R., Mertin, J., Tourtellotte, W.W. (Eds.), Stuart Phillips Publications, 1986, pp. 271-276.1986
Herndon, R.M. Selective vulnerability in the nervous system. In: Ataxia-Telangiectasia: Genetics, Neuropathology, and Immunology of a Degenerative Disease of Childhood, Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1985, pp. 257-267.1985
Herndon, R.M. Electron microscopic studies on cerebrospinal fluid sediment. In: Neurobiology of Cerebrospinal Fluid, Wood, J.H. (Ed.), Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, 1980, pp. 495 505.1980
Weiner, L.P., Herndon, R.M. and Johnson, R.T. Animal models of viral induced ataxia: Implications for human disease. In: Advances in Neurology, Kark, R.A.P., Rosenberg, R.N. and Schut, L.J. (Eds.), Raven Press, New York, 1978.1978
Cohen, S.R., Brune, M.J., Herndon, R.M. and McKhann, G.M. Cerebrospinal fluid myelin basic protein and multiple sclerosis. In: Myelination and Demyelination, Palo, J. (Ed.), Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1978, pp. 513-519.1978
Herndon, R.M. and Coyle, J.T. Glutaminergic innervation, kainic acid, and selective vulnerability in the cerebellum. In: Kainic Acid as a Tool in Neurobiology, McGeer, E.G., Olney, J.W. and McGeer, P.L. (Eds.), 1978, pp. 189 200.1978
Herndon, R.M. Selective vulnerability in the cerebellum. In: Advances in Neurology, The Inherited Ataxias, Kark, R.A.P., Rosenberg, R.N. and Schut, L.J. (Eds.), 1978, pp. 319 3301978
Snyder, S.H., Young, A.B., Oster Granite, M.L. and Herndon, R.M Glutamic acid, a putative neurotransmitter of cerebellar granule cell: evidence from the virally induced granuloprival cerebellum. In: Metabolic Compartmentation in the Brain, Schneider, D. and Berl, S. (Eds.), Plenum Press, New York, 1975, pp. 1 10.1975
Herndon, R.M. and Oster Granite, M.L The effect of granular cell destruction on development and maintenance of the Purkinje cell dendrite. In: Advances in Neurology, 12:361 371, 1975.1975
Johnson, R.T. and Herndon, R.M. Virologic studies of multiple sclerosis and other chronic and relapsing neurological diseases. In: Progress in Medical Virology, Melnick, J.L. (Ed.), S. Karger Publishers (Basel), 1974, pp. 214-228.1974
Herndon, R.M. and McKhann, G.M. System degenerations: Dementia ataxia, and spinal cord degenerations. In: Principles and Practice of Medicine, Harvey, McG. et al, (Eds.), 18th Edition. Appleton Century Crofts, New York, 1972, pp. 1399 14051972
Herndon, R.M. The interaction of axonal and dendritic elements in the developing and the mature synapse. In: Conference on Neural Growth and Differentiation, Pease, D. (Ed.), 1971, pp. 167 176.1971
Meyer, J.S., Herndon, R.M., Johnson, J.F. and Barnhart, M. Treatment of cerebrovascular thrombosis with plasmin and plasminogen activators. 1 Research publications for the Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease, in Cerebrovascular Disease 61:373 398, 1966.1966
Herndon, R.M., Nelson, J.N., Johnson, J.F. and Meyer, J.S. Thrombolytic treatment in cerebrovascular thrombosis. In: Anti Coagulants and Fibrinolysin, MacMillan of Canada1962
O'Malley, J.A., Jacobs, L.D., Reese, P., Salazar, A. and Herndon, R. Multiple sclerosis: Clinical trials with interferons. In: Clinical Aspects of Interferon, Revel, M. (Ed.),pp 85 94.

Book

Herndon, R.M. (Ed.) Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales 2nd ed. Demos Publications, New York2006
Herndon, R.M. (Ed) Multiple Sclerosis: Immunology, Physiology and Pathology. Demos Publications, New York2003
Herndon, R.M. (Ed.) Handbook of Neurological Rating Scales. Demos Publications, New York, 19971997
Herndon, R.M. and Seil, F.J. (Eds.)(1994) Multiple Sclerosis; Current Status of Research and Treatment. Demos Publications, New York1994
Herndon, R.M. and Brumback, R.A. (Eds.) (1989) The Cerebrospinal Fluid. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston.1989

Editorial Commentary

Herndon, R.M. Pseudobulbar affect in the clinical setting PBA Update;2:32005
Herndon, R.M. Is “Alexander’s Disease” a nosological entity or a common pathological pattern of diverse etiology. J. Child Neurol. 14:275-2761999
Herndon, R.M. Herpesviruses in Multiple Sclerosis Arch. Neurol. 53:123-1241996
Herndon, R.M. Neurology Should Not Become a Consulting Specialty Controversies in Neurology. Arch. Neurol. 52: 205-2061995
Herndon, R.M. Commentary (Using Stereotactic biopsy alone or in conjunction with clinical and laboratory data). Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 59:55m1992
Herndon, R.M Multiple sclerosis and autoimmunity. J Child Neurol, 2:242 2431987
Herndon, R.M. and Rudick, R.A Multiple sclerosis: the spectrum of severity Arch Neurol 40:531 5321983

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Lifetime Achievement Award, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers2006
Presidential Award, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers2002
Volunteer Award, Mississippi Chapter, National MS Society2000
Moore Award, American Association of Neuropathologists1983
Fellow, American Academy of Neurology1979
Arthur Weil Award, American Association of Neuropathologists1972
Arthur Weil Award, American Association of Neuropathologists1968
AOA, AOA1957

Committee Service

School Of Medicine - Executive Faculty, Member2008 - 2009

Directed Student Learning

Directed Individual/Independent Study, Advised: William Flor, Mary Lou Oster-Granite
Dissertation Committee Chair, Advised: Henry Querfurth
Thesis Advisor, Advised: John Kasckow