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Alain Bouthillier

Alain Bouthillier

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
5708
World Ranking
8355
National Ranking
489

Overview

Alain Bouthillier is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

They have contributed extensively to topics related to epilepsy research and treatment, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neurological disorders and treatments, advanced MRI techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, as well as advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Notable recent publications by Alain Bouthillier include:

  • "Learnings from 30 years of reported efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy treatment: A critical review," 2020, Seizure
  • "Interleukin-26, preferentially produced by T H 17 lymphocytes, regulates CNS barrier function," 2020, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • "DICAM promotes T H 17 lymphocyte trafficking across the blood-brain barrier during autoimmune neuroinflammation," 2022, Science Translational Medicine
  • "MCAM+ brain endothelial cells contribute to neuroinflammation by recruiting pathogenic CD4+ T lymphocytes," 2022, Brain
  • "Deep Brain Stimulation of the Posterior Insula in Chronic Pain: A Theoretical Framework," 2021, Brain Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include Dang Khoa Nguyen, Manon Robert, Dènahin Hinnoutondji Toffa, Sami Obaïd, and Olivier Boucher. Collaboration with these researchers suggests active engagement within multidisciplinary teams addressing neurological and neuroimmunological topics.

Alain Bouthillier maintains a presence in various publication venues, notably:

  • Brain Sciences
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Over their career, the scientist has produced numerous works focusing on the neurological sciences and clinical neurology, as reflected by the publication record and research topics. Their studies often intersect immunology and neuroinflammation, which is evident in research on T lymphocyte behavior and central nervous system barrier functions.

Best Publications

  • Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule promotes leukocyte trafficking into the central nervous system

    Romain Cayrol;Karolina Wosik;Jennifer L Berard;Aurore Dodelet-Devillers

  • Angiotensin II controls occludin function and is required for blood brain barrier maintenance: relevance to multiple sclerosis.

    K. Wosik;R. Cayrol;A. Dodelet-Devillers;F. Berthelet

  • Revisiting the role of the insula in refractory partial epilepsy.

    Dang Khoa Nguyen;Dong Bach Nguyen;Ramez Malak;Jean-Maxime Leroux

  • Learnings from 30 years of reported efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy treatment: A critical review

    Dènahin Hinnoutondji Toffa;Lahoud Touma;Tahir El Meskine;Alain Bouthillier

  • Role of Ninjurin-1 in the migration of myeloid cells to central nervous system inflammatory lesions.

    Igal Ifergan;Hania Kebir;Simone Terouz;Jorge I. Alvarez

  • The pathological basis of temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood.

    C. Bocti;Yvonne Robitaille;P. Diadori;A. Lortie

  • Statins reduce human blood-brain barrier permeability and restrict leukocyte migration: relevance to multiple sclerosis.

    Igal Ifergan;Karolina Wosik;Romain Cayrol;Hania Kébir

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery Failures: A Review

    Adil Harroud;Alain Bouthillier;Alexander G. Weil;Dang Khoa Nguyen

  • EEG-fMRI Adding to standard evaluations of patients with nonlesional frontal lobe epilepsy

    F. Moeller;L. Tyvaert;D. K. Nguyen;P. LeVan

  • Separate neural circuits for primary emotions? Brain activity during self-induced sadness and happiness in professional actors

    Mario Pelletier;Alain Bouthillier;Johanne Lévesque;Serge Carrier

  • Microsurgery of epileptic foci in the insular region.

    Ramez Malak;Alain Bouthillier;Lionel Carmant;Patrick Cossette

  • Social information processing following resection of the insular cortex

    Olivier Boucher;Isabelle Rouleau;Isabelle Rouleau;Maryse Lassonde;Franco Lepore

  • Induction of astrocytic cyclooxygenase-2 in epileptic patients with hippocampal sclerosis.

    Paul Desjardins;Anny Sauvageau;Alain Bouthillier;Darren Navarro

  • The combination of subdural and depth electrodes for intracranial EEG investigation of suspected insular (perisylvian) epilepsy.

    Werner Surbeck;Alain Bouthillier;Alexander G. Weil;Louis Crevier

  • The utility of magnetoencephalography in the presurgical evaluation of refractory insular epilepsy.

    Ismail S. Mohamed;Steve A. Gibbs;Manon Robert;Alain Bouthillier

  • Non-invasive pre-surgical investigation of a 10 year-old epileptic boy using simultaneous EEG–NIRS

    Anne Gallagher;Maryse Lassonde;Danielle Bastien;Phetsamone Vannasing

  • Down-regulation of protein l-isoaspartyl methyltransferase in human epileptic hippocampus contributes to generation of damaged tubulin

    Julie Lanthier;Alain Bouthillier;Marjolaine Lapointe;Michel Demeule

  • Intraoperative video-rate hemodynamic response assessment in human cortex using snapshot hyperspectral optical imaging

    Julien Pichette;Audrey Laurence;Leticia Angulo;Frederic Lesage

  • Action observation and execution Intracranial recordings in a human subject

    C. Tremblay;M. Robert;A. Pascual-Leone;F. Lepore

  • Decompressive craniectomy is not an independent risk factor for communicating hydrocephalus in patients with increased intracranial pressure.

    Ralph Rahme;Alexander G Weil;Mike Sabbagh;Robert Moumdjian

  • A motor resonance mechanism in children? Evidence from subdural electrodes in a 36-month-old child.

    Fecteau S;Carmant L;Tremblay C;Robert M

Frequent Co-Authors

Dang Khoa Nguyen
Dang Khoa Nguyen University of Montreal
Franco Lepore
Franco Lepore University of Montreal
Lionel Carmant
Lionel Carmant University of Montreal
Maryse Lassonde
Maryse Lassonde University of Montreal
Susan S. Spencer
Susan S. Spencer Yale University
Mohamad Sawan
Mohamad Sawan Polytechnique Montréal
Dennis D. Spencer
Dennis D. Spencer Yale University
Nihal C. de Lanerolle
Nihal C. de Lanerolle Yale University
Anne Lortie
Anne Lortie University of Montreal
Nathalie Arbour
Nathalie Arbour University of Montreal

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