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Mauricio Delgado-Ayala, M.D.

Mauricio Delgado-Ayala, M.D.

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Neurology
  • Biography

    Clinical Interests: Dr. Mauricio R. Delgado-Ayala specializes in the neurorehabilitation of children with motor disorders of central origin and neurogenetic disorders such as holoprosencephaly and tuberous sclerosis complex. 

    Leadership: In 2019, he became president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. He is a co-founder member of the Mexican Academy for Cerebral palsy and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.  

    Background: Dr. Mauricio R. Delgado-Ayala received his medical degree from the University of Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. He did his postgraduate training in pediatrics and neurology at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. He received certification in neurology with special competence in child neurology and neurophysiology from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Delgado-Ayala is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. 

  • Education
    Undergraduate
    Unlisted - Location or Compone (1975)
    Medical School
    (1979)
  • Research Interest
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Pediatric Neurophysiology
    • Pediatric Neurorehabilitation
  • Publications
    Development of GO Move: A Website for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
    Shierk A, Roberts H, Habeeb Y, Dursun N, Cekmece C, Bonikowski M, Pyrzanowska W, Carranza J, Granados Garcia G, Clegg N, Delgado MR OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 2024 Oct 44 589-596
    RAB1A haploinsufficiency phenocopies the 2p14–p15 microdeletion and is associated with impaired neuronal differentiation
    Rios JJ, Li Y, Paria N, Bohlender RJ, Huff C, Rosenfeld JA, Liu P, Bi W, Haga K, Fukuda M, Vashisth S, Kaur K, Chahrour MH, Bober MB, Duker AL, Ladha FA, Hanchard NA, Atala K, Khanshour AM, Smith L, Wise CA, Delgado MR American Journal of Human Genetics 2023 Dec 110 2103-2111
    Therapy together: A caregiver led constraint induced movement therapy program for preschool aged children utilizing a virtual environment due to COVID 19
    Shierk A, Roberts H, Dubberly K, Clegg NJ, Fagan M, Baldwin D, Reyes F, VanPelt J, Delgado MR Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention 2023 16 39-50
    Goal Attainment after Treatment with Abobotulinumtoxina and A Tailored Home Therapy Programme in Children with Upper Limb Spasticity: Descriptive, Exploratory Analysis of A Large Randomized, Controlled StudyA
    Carranza-Del Río J, Dursun N, Cekmece C, Bonikowski M, Pyrzanowska W, Dabrowski E, Tilton A, Oleszek J, Volteau M, Page S, Shierk A, Delgado MR Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2022 Dec 54 jrm00349
    Improved Hand Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy with Repeat Doses of Group Based Hybrid Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
    Roberts H, Shierk A, Alfonso AJ, Yeatts P, DeJong TL, Clegg NJ, Baldwin D, Delgado MR Disabilities 2022 Jun 2 365-378
    Delineation of a novel neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with PAX5 haploinsufficiency
    Gofin Y, Wang T, Gillentine MA, Scott TM, Berry AM, Azamian MS, Genetti C, Agrawal PB, Picker J, Wojcik MH, Delgado MR, Lynch SA, Scherer SW, Howe JL, Bacino CA, DiTroia S, VanNoy GE, O'Donnell-Luria A, Lalani SR, Graf WD, Rosenfeld JA, Eichler EE, Earl RK, Scott DA Human mutation 2022 Apr 43 461-470
    Retrospective analysis of a clinical exome sequencing cohort reveals the mutational spectrum and identifies candidate disease–associated loci for BAFopathies
    Chen CA, Lattier J, Zhu W, Rosenfeld J, Wang L, Scott TM, Du H, Patel V, Dang A, Magoulas P, Streff H, Sebastian J, Svihovec S, Curry K, Delgado MR, Hanchard NA, Lalani S, Marom R, Madan-Khetarpal S, Saenz M, Dai H, Meng L, Xia F, Bi W, Liu P, Posey JE, Scott DA, Lupski JR, Eng CM, Xiao R, Yuan B Genetics in Medicine 2022 Feb 24 364-373
    The Observational Gait Scale Can Help Determine the GMFCS Level in Children With Cerebral Palsy
    Zapata KA, Rushing CL, Delgado MR, Jo C Pediatric Physical Therapy 2022 Jan 34 23-26
    Muscle Selection and Dosing in a Phase 3, Pivotal Study of AbobotulinumtoxinA Injection in Upper Limb Muscles in Children With Cerebral Palsy
    Author Collaboration tD, Oleszek J, Tilton A, Carranza del Rio J, Dursun N, Bonikowski M, Dabrowski E, Page S, Regnault B, Thompson C, Delgado MR Frontiers in Neurology 2021 Oct 12
    Efficacy and safety of abobotulinumtoxinA for upper limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized repeat-treatment study
    Author Collaboration tD, Delgado MR, Tilton A, Carranza-Del Río J, Dursun N, Bonikowski M, Aydin R, Maciag-Tymecka I, Oleszek J, Dabrowski E, Grandoulier AS, Picaut P, Renders A, Kraus J, Minks E, Givon U, Sadaka Y, Weigl D, Fattal-Valevski A, Ben-Pazi H, Gonzalez JA, Perez Flores EM, Jozwiak M, Garreta Figuera R, Alonso Curco X, Melendez Plumed M, Peker O, Phillips JP, Revivo G, Evans SH, Wright EA, Wilson JL, Kim H, Aylward S, Gormley ME Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2021 May 63 592-600
  • Books

    Featured 

    Status Epilepticus. In Essential Guide to Pediatric Intensive Care

    Delgado, MR (1990). St. Louis, Missouri, Quality Medical Publishers, Inc

    Status Epilepticus. In Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care

    Delgado MR, Riela A (1996). St. Louis, Missouri, Quality Medical Publishers, Inc

    Neurophysiological Testing in ICU. In Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care

    Sing B, Riela A, Delgado MR (1996). St. Louis, Missouri, Quality Medical Publishers, Inc.

    Paralisis Cerebral: Estado Actual. In Desordenes Del Neurodesarrollo

    Delgado MR (2001). Monterrey, N.L. México, Psicofarma S.A. de C.V.

    The Use of Botulinum Toxin in Juvenile Cerebral Palsy. In Scientific and Therapeutic Aspects of Botulinum Toxin

    Delgado MR (2002). NY, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

    Tratamiento Con Toxina Botulinica de la Espasticidad en Niños. In Toxina Botulinica Nuevas indicaciones terapeuticas

    Delgado MR, Carranza del Rio J (2010). Buenos Aires, Argentina, Medica Panamericana

  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Doctors in America
      (2017-2018)
    • Keynote Speaker at Commencement Exercises, Fall Class of 2010 University of Monterrey
      (2010)
    • Best Doctors in America-Fifteen Edition
      (2009)
    • FREDDDIE Award
      Category Special People for video; Living with Hope: Understanding Holoprosencephaly. Associate Producer (2001)
    • Instituto De Seguridad y Servicios Sociales, Centro Medico nacional
      Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology (2000)
    • JCN/Decher Neuroscience Prize
      (1998)
    • Keeper of the Flame Award; National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
      (1998)
    • Gold Award; 5th International A.V. Epilepsy Festival
      (1997)
    • Professional Advisor of the Year Award; Epilepsy Foundation of America
      (1995)
    • Dr. H.M. Finlayson Award for the best clinical paper-Annual Canadian Neuropathology Meeting
      (1984)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Academia Mexicana para la Parálisis Cerebral y Trastornos del Neurodesarrollo (2015)
    • American Academy Cerebral Palsy Developmental Medicine (1996)
    • American Academy of Neurology (1981)
    • American Child Neurology Society (1985)
    • American Society of Neurorehabilitation (1990)
    • Canadian Association of Child Neurology (1985-2005)
    • Dallas County Medical Society (2011)
    • International Child Neurology Association (1990)
    • Professors of Child Neurology (1990-2017)
    • Royal College of Physicians of Canada (1987)
    • Sociedad Mexicana de Neurología Pediátrica (1990)
    • Texas Medical Assiociation (2011)