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Antonio Gambardella

Antonio Gambardella

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Neuroscience

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86
Citations
25469
World Ranking
1298
National Ranking
48

Medicine

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86
Citations
25562
World Ranking
14195
National Ranking
542

Overview

Antonio Gambardella is affiliated with Magna Graecia University in Italy and has a primary focus on medicine, with significant contributions to psychiatry and mental health, neurology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist has authored numerous papers primarily related to epilepsy research and treatment, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Their work also covers functional brain connectivity studies, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurological disorders and treatments.

Recent significant publications include:

  • White matter abnormalities across different epilepsy syndromes in adults: an ENIGMA-Epilepsy study, 2020, Brain
  • Network-based atrophy modeling in the common epilepsies: A worldwide ENIGMA study, 2020, Science Advances
  • GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Interpretable surface-based detection of focal cortical dysplasias: a Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study, 2022, Brain
  • Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia: A MELD study, 2021, Epilepsia

Their frequent co-authors reflect ongoing collaborative work within the field and include:

  • Angelo Labate
  • Francesco Fortunato
  • Maria Eugenia Caligiuri
  • Pasquale Striano
  • Ilaria Sammarra

The scientist often publishes in journals recognized for neurology and epilepsy research. These venues include:

  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Epilepsia
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Epilepsia Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Intrinsic epileptogenicity of human dysplastic cortex as suggested by corticography and surgical results

    André Palmini;Antonio Gambardella;Frederick Andermann;Francois Dubeau

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4B is caused by mutations in the gene encoding myotubularin-related protein-2

    Alessandra Bolino;Maria Muglia;Francesca Luisa Conforti;Eric LeGuern

  • The nicotinic receptor β2 subunit is mutant in nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy

    De Fusco M;Becchetti A;Patrignani A;Annesi G

  • Comparative risk of major congenital malformations with eight different antiepileptic drugs: a prospective cohort study of the EURAP registry

    Torbjörn Tomson;Torbjörn Tomson;Dina Battino;Erminio Bonizzoni;John Craig

  • Structural brain abnormalities in the common epilepsies assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study.

    Christopher D Whelan;Christopher D Whelan;Andre Altmann;Juan A Botía;Neda Jahanshad

  • Seizure control and treatment in pregnancy: Observations from the EURAP epilepsy pregnancy registry

    Torbjörn Tomson;D. Battino;E. Bonizzoni;J. Craig

  • Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures: characterization of a new sodium channelopathy.

    Samuel F. Berkovic;Sarah E. Heron;Lucio Giordano;Carla Marini

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

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

  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy

    Paolo Tinuper;Francesca Bisulli;J H Cross;Dale Hesdorffer

  • Advancing age and insulin resistance: role of plasma tumor necrosis factor-α

    Giuseppe Paolisso;Maria Rosaria Rizzo;Gherardo Mazziotti;Maria Rosaria Tagliamonte

  • Opposite effects of short- and long-term fatty acid infusion on insulin secretion in healthy subjects.

    G. Paolisso;A. Gambardella;L. Amato;R. Tortoriello

  • Daily magnesium supplements improve glucose handling in elderly subjects.

    G Paolisso;S Sgambato;A Gambardella;G Pizza

  • Sex differences in clinical and genetic determinants of levodopa peak-dose dyskinesias in Parkinson disease: an exploratory study.

    Mario Zappia;Grazia Annesi;Giuseppe Nicoletti;Gennarina Arabia

  • Serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding protein-3 in healthy centenarians: relationship with plasma leptin and lipid concentrations, insulin action, and cognitive function.

    Giuseppe Paolisso;Stefania Ammendola;Andrea Del Buono;Antonio Gambardella

  • Operative Strategies for Patients with Cortical Dysplastic Lesions and Intractable Epilepsy

    André Palmini;Antonio Gambardella;Frederick Andermann;François Dubea

  • Identification of an Nav1.1 sodium channel (SCN1A) loss-of-function mutation associated with familial simple febrile seizures

    Massimo Mantegazza;Antonio Gambardella;Raffaella Rusconi;Emanuele Schiavon

  • Total-body and myocardial substrate oxidation in congestive heart failure.

    Giuseppe Paolisso;Antonio Gambardella;Domenico Galzerano;Anna D'Amore

  • Clinical characteristics of patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis carrying the pathogenic GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion of C9ORF72.

    Adriano Chiò;Giuseppe Borghero;Gabriella Restagno;Gabriele Mora

  • Usefulness of focal rhythmic discharges on scalp EEG of patients with focal cortical dysplasia and intractable epilepsy

    Antonio Gambardella;André Palmini;Frederick Andermann;François Dubeau

  • Relationship between atrophy of the amygdala and ictal fear in temporal lobe epilepsy

    Fernando Cendes;Frederick Andermann;Pierre Gloor;Antonio Gambardella

  • The landscape of epilepsy-related GATOR1 variants

    Sara Baldassari;Fabienne Picard;Nienke E. Verbeek;Marjan van Kempen

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Labate
Angelo Labate Magna Graecia University
Aldo Quattrone
Aldo Quattrone Magna Graecia University
Umberto Aguglia
Umberto Aguglia Magna Graecia University
Edoardo Ferlazzo
Edoardo Ferlazzo Magna Graecia University
Giuseppe Paolisso
Giuseppe Paolisso University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Silvana Franceschetti
Silvana Franceschetti Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Paolo Tinuper
Paolo Tinuper University of Bologna
Francesca Bisulli
Francesca Bisulli University of Bologna
Roberto Michelucci
Roberto Michelucci University of Bologna

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