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Elaine C. Wirrell

Elaine C. Wirrell

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81
Citations
23616
World Ranking
1575
National Ranking
775

Overview

Elaine C. Wirrell is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on epilepsy and related neurological conditions, with an emphasis on epilepsy syndromes, pharmacological treatments, and pediatric neurology.

They have contributed extensively to literature on epilepsy, with notable recent publications including:

  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia

Their frequent collaborators include researchers such as Joseph Sullivan, Rima Nabbout, J. Helen Cross, Kelly G. Knupp, and Nicola Specchio. These co-authors have contributed extensively to advancing epilepsy research through joint publications.

Publications by Wirrell have appeared most often in venues including:

  • Epilepsia
  • Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Seizure
  • Epileptic Disorders

Their scholarly work spans the broader field of Medicine, with subfields including:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Genetics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Clinical Biochemistry

Research topics covered encompass:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

Best Publications

  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • Effect of Cannabidiol on Drop Seizures in the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.

    Orrin Devinsky;Anup D. Patel;J. Helen Cross;Vicente Villanueva

  • ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • Optimal clinical management of children receiving the ketogenic diet: Recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

    Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec-Kania;Per E. Amark;Karen R. Ballaban-Gil

  • Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

    Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec‐Kania;Stéphane Auvin;Karen R. Ballaban‐Gil

  • ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • Autoimmune Epilepsy: Clinical Characteristics and Response to Immunotherapy

    Amy M. L. Quek;Jeffrey W. Britton;Andrew McKeon;Elson So

  • Incidence of Epilepsy in Childhood and Adolescence: A Population‐Based Study in Nova Scotia from 1977 to 1985

    Carol S. Camfield;Peter R. Camfield;Kevin Gordon;Elaine Wirrell

  • Epidemiology and Outcomes of Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children: The Canadian Pediatric Ischemic Stroke Registry.

    Gabrielle A. deVeber;Adam Kirton;Frances A. Booth;Jerome Y. Yager

  • DPPX potassium channel antibody Frequency, clinical accompaniments, and outcomes in 20 patients

    William Oliver Tobin;Vanda A. Lennon;Lars Komorowski;Christian Probst

  • Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • De-novo mutations of the sodium channel gene SCN1A in alleged vaccine encephalopathy: a retrospective study

    Samuel F Berkovic;Louise A Harkin;Louise A Harkin;Jacinta M McMahon;James T Pelekanos

  • Mortality in Dravet syndrome.

    Monica S Cooper;Anne M Mcintosh;Douglas E Crompton;Douglas E Crompton;Jacinta M McMahon

  • Optimizing the Diagnosis and Management of Dravet Syndrome: Recommendations From a North American Consensus Panel

    Elaine C. Wirrell;Linda Laux;Elizabeth Donner;Nathalie Jette

  • Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome treated with anakinra.

    Daniel L. Kenney-Jung;Annamaria Vezzani;Robert J. Kahoud;Reghann G. LaFrance-Corey

  • Long-term prognosis of typical childhood absence epilepsy Remission or progression to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

    E. C. Wirrell;C. S. Camfield;P. R. Camfield;K. E. Gordon

  • Epilepsy-related injuries.

    Elaine C. Wirrell

  • Long-term psychosocial outcome in typical absence epilepsy : Sometimes a wolf in sheeps' clothing

    Elaine C. Wirrell;Carol S. Camfield;Carol S. Camfield;Peter R. Camfield;Joseph M. Dooley

  • Prolonged seizures exacerbate perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

    Elaine C Wirrell;Edward A Armstrong;Lyndon D Osman;Jerome Y Yager

  • Centrotemporal sharp wave EEG trait in rolandic epilepsy maps to Elongator Protein Complex 4 (ELP4)

    Lisa J Strug;Tara Clarke;Theodore Chiang;Minchen Chien

  • Homozygous deletion of the very low density lipoprotein receptor gene causes autosomal recessive cerebellar hypoplasia with cerebral gyral simplification.

    Kym M. Boycott;Shauna Flavelle;Alexandre Bureau;Alexandre Bureau;Hannah C. Glass

  • Utility of an immunotherapy trial in evaluating patients with presumed autoimmune epilepsy.

    M. Toledano;J.W. Britton;A. McKeon;C. Shin

  • Incidence and classification of new-onset epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes in children in Olmsted County, Minnesota from 1980 to 2004: a population-based study.

    Elaine C. Wirrell;Brandon R. Grossardt;Lily C.L. Wong-Kisiel;Katherine C. Nickels

  • Cognitive and neurodevelopmental comorbidities in paediatric epilepsy.

    Katherine C. Nickels;Michael J. Zaccariello;Lorie D. Hamiwka;Elaine C. Wirrell

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Camfield
Peter Camfield Dalhousie University
Elisabeth M. S. Sherman
Elisabeth M. S. Sherman Alberta Children's Hospital
Elson L. So
Elson L. So Mayo Clinic
Joseph Sullivan
Joseph Sullivan University of California, San Francisco
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne
Elizabeth J. Donner
Elizabeth J. Donner University of Toronto
Renée A. Shellhaas
Renée A. Shellhaas Washington University in St. Louis

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