Frank L. Mastaglia is a neurologist based in Nedlands, WA. His clinic address is 8 Verdun Street, Nedlands. Neurology can feel overwhelming, especially when symptoms keep coming back or seem to be getting worse. Frank works with people who need clear thinking, careful assessment, and a plan that fits real life.
As a neurologist, he looks after problems that affect the brain, nerves, and muscles. In many cases, this includes long-term conditions like Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), and Alzheimer’s disease, along with memory and thinking changes that can be stressful for families. He also helps people dealing with movement issues, such as drug induced dyskinesia, and conditions like optic neuritis and neuromyelitis optica that can affect vision.
Frank also supports patients with muscle weakness and nerve-related problems. This can range from muscle inflammation such as dermatomyositis and polymyositis, to rarer muscle conditions like inclusion body myositis and necrotizing myopathy. At times, he may help manage symptoms linked to motor neuron conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease), and other disorders that can impact walking and movement.
Stroke and spinal cord issues are another important part of his work, including transverse myelitis and spinal problems that can lead to paraplegia or spasticity. He can also see people with pain and stiffness conditions that involve the nerves and muscles, like polymyalgia rheumatica, and he treats some metabolic or genetic-related conditions such as glutaric acidemia type 2. When it comes to dementia or sudden or severe symptoms, the goal is to get things sorted quickly and calmly, then move step by step.
Education details aren’t listed here, and there’s no research or clinical trial information provided on this page. If you’re coming in with a new symptom or you’re not sure what the next step should be, it can help to bring any test results and a list of medicines. Frank can then work through what’s most likely, what needs urgent attention, and what can wait.
