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Alberto J. Espay is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and neuroscientific aspects, with notable contributions in the fields of medicine and neuroscience. They have published extensively in subfields such as neurology, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scholar's main research topics include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neurological disorders and treatments, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, dementia and cognitive impairment research, and autism spectrum disorder research.

Their frequent publication venues indicate a strong presence in the following journals:

  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • Neurology
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Movement Disorders

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Alberto J. Espay include:

  • "Long-term unsupervised mobility assessment in movement disorders," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Levodopa Dose Equivalency in Parkinson's Disease: Updated Systematic Review and Proposals," 2023, Movement Disorders
  • "Initiation of pharmacological therapy in Parkinson's disease: when, why, and how," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Neuroimaging in Functional Neurological Disorder: State of the Field and Research Agenda," 2021, NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Assessment of Emergency Department and Inpatient Use and Costs in Adult and Pediatric Functional Neurological Disorders," 2020, JAMA Neurology

Espay frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Daniel Weintraub
  • Federico Rodríguez-Porcel
  • Keith A. Josephs
  • Rhonna Shatz
  • Luca Marsili

Their contributions to academic literature also extend to book publications through Cambridge University Press. Two book titles listed are "Brain Fables" (2020) and "Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology" (2020).

Best Publications

  • Continuous intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, double-dummy study.

    C Warren Olanow;Karl Kieburtz;Per Odin;Alberto J Espay

  • Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders.

    Alberto J. Espay;Selma Aybek;Alan Carson;Mark J. Edwards

  • Technology in Parkinson's disease: Challenges and opportunities.

    Alberto J. Espay;Paolo Bonato;Fatta B. Nahab;Walter Maetzler

  • The Parkinson's progression markers initiative (PPMI): establishing a PD biomarker cohort

    Kenneth Marek;Sohini Chowdhury;Andrew Siderowf;Shirley Lasch

  • Effects of admission hyperglycemia on mortality and costs in acute ischemic stroke

    Linda S. Williams;J. Rotich;R. Qi;N. Fineberg

  • Association of Cerebrospinal Fluid β-Amyloid 1-42, T-tau, P-tau181, and α-Synuclein Levels With Clinical Features of Drug-Naive Patients With Early Parkinson Disease

    Ju-Hee Kang;Ju-Hee Kang;David J. Irwin;Alice S. Chen-Plotkin;Andrew Siderowf

  • Motor cortex plasticity in Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesias.

    Francesca Morgante;Alberto J. Espay;Carolyn Gunraj;Anthony E. Lang

  • Cognitive performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms in early, untreated Parkinson's disease

    Daniel Weintraub;Tanya Simuni;Chelsea Caspell-Garcia;Christopher Coffey

  • A recurrent de novo mutation in KCNC1 causes progressive myoclonus epilepsy

    Mikko Muona;Samuel F. Berkovic;Leanne M. Dibbens;Karen L. Oliver

  • Disease Modification in Parkinson's Disease: Current Approaches, Challenges, and Future Considerations

    Anthony E. Lang;Alberto J. Espay

  • Levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson disease: Current and evolving concepts.

    Alberto J. Espay;Francesca Morgante;Aristide Merola;Alfonso Fasano;Alfonso Fasano

  • Long-term unsupervised mobility assessment in movement disorders.

    Elke Warmerdam;Jeffrey M Hausdorff;Jeffrey M Hausdorff;Jeffrey M Hausdorff;Arash Atrsaei;Yuhan Zhou

  • A roadmap for implementation of patient‐centered digital outcome measures in Parkinson's disease obtained using mobile health technologies

    Alberto J. Espay;Jeffrey M. Hausdorff;Jeffrey M. Hausdorff;Jeffrey M. Hausdorff;Álvaro Sánchez‐Ferro;Jochen Klucken

  • Norepinephrine deficiency in Parkinson's disease: The case for noradrenergic enhancement

    Alberto J. Espay;Peter A. LeWitt;Horacio Kaufmann

  • Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel in advanced Parkinson's disease: final 12-month, open-label results.

    Hubert H. Fernandez;David G. Standaert;Robert A. Hauser;Anthony E. Lang

  • APOE, MAPT, and SNCA genes and cognitive performance in Parkinson disease

    Ignacio F. Mata;James B. Leverenz;Daniel Weintraub;John Q. Trojanowski

  • Extended-release carbidopa-levodopa (IPX066) compared with immediate-release carbidopa-levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease and motor fluctuations: a phase 3 randomised, double-blind trial

    Robert A. Hauser;Ann Hsu;Sherron Kell;Alberto J. Espay

  • The Modified Bradykinesia Rating Scale for Parkinson’s Disease: Reliability and Comparison with Kinematic Measures

    Dustin A. Heldman;Joseph P. Giuffrida;Robert Chen;Megan Payne

  • “On” state freezing of gait in Parkinson disease: A paradoxical levodopa-induced complication

    A.J. Espay;A. Fasano;B.F.L. van Nuenen;M.M. Payne

  • Inosine to Increase Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Urate in Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Michael A. Schwarzschild;Alberto Ascherio;M. Flint Beal;Merit E. Cudkowicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony E. Lang
Anthony E. Lang University of Toronto
Daniel Weintraub
Daniel Weintraub University of Pennsylvania
Keith A. Josephs
Keith A. Josephs Mayo Clinic
Alfonso Fasano
Alfonso Fasano University Health Network
Francesca Morgante
Francesca Morgante St George's, University of London
Aristide Merola
Aristide Merola University of Cincinnati
Hubert H. Fernandez
Hubert H. Fernandez Cleveland Clinic
Leonardo Lopiano
Leonardo Lopiano University of Turin
Ziv Gan-Or
Ziv Gan-Or McGill University
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network

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