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Bettina Schmitz is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a particular emphasis on psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their main topics of work include studies of pharmacological effects and toxicity, epilepsy research and treatment, pregnancy and medication impact, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, ion channel regulation and function, and bipolar disorder treatment.

Recent publications by Bettina Schmitz highlight a focus on epilepsy and pharmacological treatment, including the following papers:

  • "Cenobamate in refractory epilepsy: Overview of treatment options and practical considerations," 2023, Epilepsia Open
  • "Risk of Major Congenital Malformations and Exposure to Antiseizure Medication Monotherapy," 2024, JAMA Neurology
  • "Successful treatment of adult Dravet syndrome patients with cenobamate," 2022, Epilepsia
  • "Could the 2017 ILAE and the four-dimensional epilepsy classifications be merged to a new 'Integrated Epilepsy Classification'?" 2020, Seizure
  • "Expert opinion: use of valproate in girls and women of childbearing potential with epilepsy: recommendations and alternatives based on a review of the literature and clinical experience-a European perspective," 2020, Journal of Neurology

Frequent coauthors working alongside Bettina Schmitz include:

  • Bernhard J. Steinhoff
  • Elinor Ben-Menachem
  • Piero Perucca
  • Reetta Kälviäinen
  • Hajo M. Hamer

The primary publication venues for their work are:

  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsia Open
  • Seizure
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Clinical Epileptology

These elements demonstrate a consistent engagement with epilepsy-focused clinical research and pharmacological treatment developments, particularly involving antiseizure medications and related therapeutic strategies.

Best Publications

  • 15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy

    Ingo Helbig;Heather C. Mefford;Andrew J. Sharp;Michel Guipponi

  • Recognition of mental state terms. Clinical findings in children with autism and a functional neuroimaging study of normal adults.

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Howard Ring;John Moriarty;Bettina Schmitz

  • 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

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Factors influencing in-hospital mortality and morbidity in patients treated on a stroke unit

    H.-C. Koennecke;W. Belz;D. Berfelde;M. Endres

  • International consensus clinical practice statements for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions associated with epilepsy.

    Michael Patrick Kerr;Seth Mensah;Frank Besag;Bertrand de Toffol

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

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

  • The Changing Landscape for Stroke Prevention in AF: Findings From the GLORIA-AF Registry Phase 2

    Menno V. Huisman;Kenneth J. Rothman;Miney Paquette;Christine Teutsch

  • Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Richard Anney;A. Avbersek;D. Balding;L. Baum

  • Depression and mania in patients with epilepsy.

    Bettina Schmitz

  • A randomized, double-blind comparison of antiepileptic drug treatment in the elderly with new-onset focal epilepsy.

    Konrad J. Werhahn;Eugen Trinka;Judith Dobesberger;Iris Unterberger

  • Consensus on diagnosis and management of JME: From founder's observations to current trends.

    Dorothée G.A. Kasteleijn Nolst Trenité;Bettina Schmitz;Bettina Schmitz;Dieter Janz;Dieter Janz;Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta;Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta

  • Antiepileptic drugs and suicidality: an expert consensus statement from the Task Force on Therapeutic Strategies of the ILAE Commission on Neuropsychobiology.

    Marco Mula;Andres M. Kanner;Bettina Schmitz;Steven Schachter

  • Effects of antiepileptic drugs on mood and behavior.

    Bettina Schmitz

  • Genome-wide association analysis of genetic generalized epilepsies implicates susceptibility loci at 1q43, 2p16.1, 2q22.3 and 17q21.32

    Michael Steffens;Costin Leu

  • Brain perfusion abnormalities in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome.

    John Moriarty;Durval Campos Costa;Bettina Schmitz;Michael R. Trimble

  • Prospectively assessed changes in lamotrigine-concentration in women with epilepsy during pregnancy, lactation and the neonatal period

    Christina Fotopoulou;Rebekka Kretz;Steffen Bauer;J.C. Schefold

  • Clinical and psychopathological definition of the interictal dysphoric disorder of epilepsy

    Marco Mula;Regina Jauch;Andrea Cavanna;Laura Collimedaglia

  • Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A system disorder of the brain

    Peter Wolf;Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian;Giuliano Avanzini;Thomas Sander

  • Prognosis of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 45 years after onset Seizure outcome and predictors

    Philine Senf;Bettina Schmitz;Martin Holtkamp;Dieter Janz

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Sander
Thomas Sander University of Cologne
Felix Rosenow
Felix Rosenow Goethe University Frankfurt
Bernhard J. Steinhoff
Bernhard J. Steinhoff University of Göttingen
Christian E. Elger
Christian E. Elger University Hospital Bonn
Marco Mula
Marco Mula St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ulrich Stephani
Ulrich Stephani Kiel University
Michael R. Trimble
Michael R. Trimble University College London
Ingo Helbig
Ingo Helbig Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Bobby P.C. Koeleman
Bobby P.C. Koeleman Utrecht University
Peter Nürnberg
Peter Nürnberg University of Cologne

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