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Edward Faught is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their work encompasses clinical and pharmacological studies, with a strong emphasis on epilepsy and related neurological disorders.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research areas including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Bipolar disorder and treatment

Main subfields of study in Edward Faught's work involve psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, and cognitive neuroscience.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Edward Faught include Jerzy P. Szaflarski, Pavel Klein, Vicente Villanueva, Wendyl D'Souza, and Markus Reuber.

Publications by Edward Faught have appeared in various scientific venues, most notably:

  • Neurology
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • CNS Drugs
  • Journal of Neurology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Edward Faught cover topics related to epilepsy surgery outcomes, mental health comorbidities in epilepsy, drug effectiveness, and quality of life in epilepsy treatment:

  • "Superior Verbal Memory Outcome After Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy" (2021), published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy" (2022), published in Neurology
  • "Effectiveness and Tolerability of 12-Month Brivaracetam in the Real World: EXPERIENCE, an International Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Records" (2023), published in CNS Drugs
  • "Quality-of-life results in adults with epilepsy using diazepam nasal spray for seizure clusters from a long-term, open-label safety study" (2022), published in Epilepsy & Behavior
  • "Effectiveness and tolerability of brivaracetam in patients with epilepsy stratified by comorbidities and etiology in the real world: 12-month subgroup data from the international EXPERIENCE pooled analysis" (2024), published in Journal of Neurology

Best Publications

  • A Comparison of Four Treatments for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus

    D M Treiman;P D Meyers;N Y Walton;N Y Walton;J F Collins

  • Cognitive effects of topiramate, gabapentin, and lamotrigine in healthy young adults

    R. Martin;R. Kuzniecky;S. Ho;H. Hetherington

  • Nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs and increased mortality. Findings from the RANSOM Study

    E. Faught;M. S. Duh;J. R. Weiner;A. Guérin

  • Patient‐Validated Content of Epilepsy‐Specific Quality‐of‐Life Measurement

    Frank Gilliam;Ruben Kuzniecky;Edward Faught;Lorie Black

  • Intrinsic epileptogenesis of hypothalamic hamartomas in gelastic epilepsy

    Ruben Kuzniecky;Barthon Guthrie;James Mountz;Martina Bebin

  • Placebo‐controlled study of the efficacy and safety of lamotrigine in patients with partial seizures

    F. Matsuo;D. Bergen;E. Faught;J. A. Messenheimer

  • Improved health care resource utilization following video-eeg-confirmed diagnosis of nonepileptic psychogenic seizures

    Roy C. Martin;Frank G. Gilliam;Meridith Kilgore;Edward Faught

  • Seizures after primary intracerebral hemorrhage.

    E. Faught;D. Peters;A. Bartolucci;L. Moore

  • Magnetic resonance imaging in childhood intractable partial epilepsies: pathologic correlations.

    Ruben Kuzniecky;A. Murro;D. King;R. Morawetz

  • Functional imaging: II. Prediction of epilepsy surgery outcome.

    Robert C. Knowlton;Rotem A. Elgavish;Al Bartolucci;Buddhiwardhan Ojha

  • Randomized controlled trial of zonisamide for the treatment of refractory partial-onset seizures.

    E. Faught;R. Ayala;G. G. Montouris;I. E. Leppik

  • Cortical dysplasia in temporal lobe epilepsy: magnetic resonance imaging correlations.

    Ruben Kuzniecky;Julio H. Garcia;Edward Faught;Richard B. Morawetz

  • Predictive Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery

    Ruben Kuzniecky;Sheila Burgard;Edward Faught;Richard Morawetz

  • Modulation of cerebral GABA by topiramate, lamotrigine, and gabapentin in healthy adults

    Ruben Kuzniecky;S Ho;J Pan;R Martin

  • Topiramate placebo-controlled dose-ranging trial in refractory partial epilepsy using 200-, 400-, and 600-mg daily dosages

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  • Practice guideline update summary: Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: Treatment of new-onset epilepsy: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

    Andres M. Kanner;Eric Ashman;David Gloss;Cynthia Harden

  • Cerebral complications of angiography for transient ischemia and stroke Prediction of risk

    Edward Faught;Sharon D. Trader;George R. Hanna

  • Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy among older US Medicare beneficiaries

    Edward Faught;Joshua Richman;Roy Martin;E. Funkhouser

  • Frequency of epilepsy in patients with psychogenic seizures monitored by video-EEG.

    R. Martin;J.G. Burneo;A. Prasad;T. Powell

  • Felbamate monotherapy for partial‐onset seizures An active‐control trial

    Edward Faught;R. C. Sachdeo;M. P. Remler;S. Chayasirisobhon

  • Relative utility of 1H spectroscopic imaging and hippocampal volumetry in the lateralization of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

    R. Kuzniecky;J. W. Hugg;H. Hetherington;E. Butterworth

  • Oxcarbazepine: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-control, monotherapy trial for partial seizures

    S.C. Schachter;B. Vazquez;R.S. Fisher;K.D. Laxer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruben Kuzniecky
Ruben Kuzniecky Hofstra University
Roy C. Martin
Roy C. Martin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Frank Gilliam
Frank Gilliam The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Robert C. Knowlton
Robert C. Knowlton University of California, San Francisco
Ilo E. Leppik
Ilo E. Leppik University of Minnesota
Steven C. Schachter
Steven C. Schachter Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John M. Pellock
John M. Pellock Virginia Commonwealth University
Jorge G. Burneo
Jorge G. Burneo University of Western Ontario
Daniel C. Marson
Daniel C. Marson University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University

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