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Dale C. Hesdorffer

Dale C. Hesdorffer

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
36730
World Ranking
16402
National Ranking
8254

Overview

Dale C. Hesdorffer is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has an established research profile primarily focused on medical and neuroscientific aspects of epilepsy and related neurological conditions.

Their recent publications demonstrate a consistent investigation into epilepsy, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), and other related health issues. Notable papers include:

  • Association of Short-term Heart Rate Variability and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, 2021, Neurology
  • Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, 2021, Neurology
  • Socioeconomic disparities in SUDEP in the US, 2020, Neurology
  • Hippocampal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy following febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study, 2024, Epilepsia
  • Factors Associated with Caregiver Sleep Quality Related to Children with Rare Epilepsy Syndromes, 2020, The Journal of Pediatrics X

Dale C. Hesdorffer frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Orrin Devinsky, Daniel Friedman, Nathalie Jetté, Michael Trimble, and Sasha Devore, indicating a network of co-authors active in related fields.

Their work is often published in biomedical journals with a focus on neurology and epilepsy, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Epilepsia
  • The Journal of Pediatrics X
  • Epileptic Disorders
  • JAMA Neurology

The main fields of study covered by Hesdorffer include Medicine and Neuroscience. Within these domains, their research spans several subfields:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Genetics

The central topics addressed in their work revolve around:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Best Publications

  • ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

    Robert S. Fisher;Carlos Acevedo;Alexis Arzimanoglou;Alicia Bogacz

  • Epileptic seizures and epilepsy : Definitions proposed by the international league against epilepsy (ILAE) and the international bureau for epilepsy (IBE)

    Ettore Beghi;Anne Berg;Arturo Carpio;Lars Forsgren

  • A Definition and Classification of Status epilepticus--Report of the ILAE Task Force on Classification of Status Epilepticus

    Eugen Trinka;Hannah Cock;Dale Hesdorffer;Andrea O. Rossetti

  • Standards for epidemiologic studies and surveillance of epilepsy

    David J. Thurman;Ettore Beghi;Charles E. Begley;Anne T. Berg;Anne T. Berg

  • Recommendation for a definition of acute symptomatic seizure

    Ettore Beghi;Arturo Carpio;Lars Forsgren;Dale C. Hesdorffer

  • Epilepsy: Frequency Causes and Consequences

    W. Allen Hauser;Dale C. Hesdorffer

  • Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe head injury.

    Bizhan Aarabi;Dale C Hesdorffer;Edward S Ahn;Carla Aresco

  • Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention.

    Orrin Devinsky;Dale C. Hesdorffer;David J. Thurman;Samden D Lhatoo

  • Depression and suicide attempt as risk factors for incident unprovoked seizures.

    Dale C. Hesdorffer;W. Allen Hauser;Elias Olafsson;Petur Ludvigsson

  • Practice guideline summary: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

    Cynthia Harden;Torbjoern Tomson;David Gloss;Jeffrey Buchhalter

  • Incidence of status epilepticus in Rochester, Minnesota, 1965-1984

    D. C. Hesdorffer;G. Logroscino;G. Cascino;J. F. Annegers;J. F. Annegers

  • Major depression is a risk factor for seizures in older adults

    Dale C. Hesdorffer;Dale C. Hesdorffer;W. Allen Hauser;John F. Annegers;John F. Annegers;Gregory Cascino

  • Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: assessing the public health burden.

    David J. Thurman;Dale C. Hesdorffer;Jacqueline A. French

  • Epilepsy, suicidality, and psychiatric disorders: a bidirectional association.

    Dale C. Hesdorffer;Lianna Ishihara;Lakshmi Mynepalli;David J. Webb

  • Combined analysis of risk factors for SUDEP.

    Dale C. Hesdorffer;Torbjorn Tomson;Emma Benn;Josemir W. Sander

  • Is a first acute symptomatic seizure epilepsy? Mortality and risk for recurrent seizure.

    Dale C. Hesdorffer;Emma K. T. Benn;Gregory D. Cascino;W. Allen Hauser;W. Allen Hauser

  • Incidence of unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in Iceland and assessment of the epilepsy syndrome classification: a prospective study

    Elias Olafsson;Petur Ludvigsson;Dale Hesdorffer;Olafur Kjartansson

  • ADHD as a Risk Factor for Incident Unprovoked Seizures and Epilepsy in Children

    Dale C. Hesdorffer;Petur Ludvigsson;Elias Olafsson;Gunnar Gudmundsson

  • Likelihood of seizure remission in an adult population with refractory epilepsy

    Brian C. Callaghan;Kishlay Anand;Dale Hesdorffer;W. Allen Hauser

  • Dementia and adult-onset unprovoked seizures.

    D. C. Hesdorffer;W. A. Hauser;J. F. Annegers;E. Kokmen

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Allen Hauser
W. Allen Hauser Columbia University
Shlomo Shinnar
Shlomo Shinnar Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine
David J. Thurman
David J. Thurman Emory University
Douglas R. Nordli
Douglas R. Nordli University of Chicago
Anne T. Berg
Anne T. Berg Northwestern University
John M. Pellock
John M. Pellock Virginia Commonwealth University
Darrell V. Lewis
Darrell V. Lewis Duke University
Torbjörn Tomson
Torbjörn Tomson Karolinska Institute
Emilia Bagiella
Emilia Bagiella Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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