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Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian

Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian

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Overview

Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian is affiliated with the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on epilepsy research and related neurological disorders. Their research spans a range of topics including pharmacological effects, neuroscience, genetics, and clinical applications in epilepsy treatment.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, their subfields of study encompass:

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

The major research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

Their recent scholarly articles reflect a focus on clinical and diagnostic aspects of epilepsy and related neurological disorders:

  • Updated classification of epileptic seizures: Position paper of the International League Against Epilepsy (2025, Epilepsia)
  • The importance of semiological information based on epileptic seizure history (2020, Epileptic Disorders)
  • One EEG, one read - A manifesto towards reducing interrater variability among experts (2021, Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • Impulsiveness, personality traits and executive functioning in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (2020, Seizure)
  • Common infectious and parasitic diseases as a cause of seizures: geographic distribution and contribution to the burden of epilepsy (2022, Epileptic Disorders)

Their work is frequently published in journals specializing in epilepsy and neurology, including:

  • Epileptic Disorders
  • Seizure
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Epilepsia
  • Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research activity, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Sándor Beniczky
  • Eugen Trinka
  • Neide Barreira Alonso
  • Laura Maria de Figueiredo Ferreira Guilhoto
  • Henrique Carrete

This profile outlines the research focus and scholarly collaboration of Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian, highlighting their interdisciplinary approach toward understanding and treating epilepsy and related neurological conditions.

Best Publications

  • Instruction manual for the ILAE 2017 operational classification of seizure types

    Robert S. Fisher;J. Helen Cross;Carol D'Souza;Jacqueline A. French

  • Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ezogabine (retigabine) in partial epilepsy

    J.A. French;B.W. Abou-Khalil;R.F. Leroy;E.M.T. Yacubian

  • Neuropsychological profile of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a controlled study of 50 patients.

    Tatiana Frascareli Pascalicchio;Gerardo M. de Araujo Filho;Maria Helena da Silva Noffs;Katia Lin

  • 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

  • Urban prevalence of epilepsy: populational study in São José do Rio Preto, a medium-sized city in Brazil

    Moacir Alves Borges;Li Li Min;Carlos A.m. Guerreiro;Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian

  • Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A system disorder of the brain

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

  • Cognitive decline in temporal lobe epilepsy due to unilateral hippocampal sclerosis.

    Carolina Mattos Marques;Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira Caboclo;Tatiana Indelicato da Silva;Maria Helena da Silva Noffs

  • Hyperventilation Revisited: Physiological Effects and Efficacy on Focal Seizure Activation in the Era of Video‐EEG Monitoring

    Mirian S B Guaranha;Eliana Garzon;Carlos A Buchpiguel;Sérgio Tazima

  • Self-perception of factors that precipitate or inhibit seizures in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

    Patrícia da Silva Sousa;Katia Lin;Eliana Garzon;Américo C. Sakamoto;Américo C. Sakamoto

  • Quality of life and burden in caregivers of patients with epilepsy.

    Ana Carolina Westphal-Guitti;Neide Barreira Alonso;Rosa Cristina Vaz Pedroso Migliorini;Tatiana Indelicato da Silva

  • Psychiatric disorders in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a controlled study of 100 patients.

    Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho;Tatiana F. Pascalicchio;Patrı´cia da Silva Sousa;Katia Lin

  • Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the quality of life in epilepsy inventory (QOLIE-31) for Brazil.

    Tatiana Indelicato da Silva;Rozana Mesquita Ciconelli;Neide Barreira Alonso;Auro Mauro Azevedo

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy: a study comparing patients with mesial temporal sclerosis and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

    Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho;Vivianne Pellegrino Rosa;Katia Lin;Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira Caboclo

  • Major depressive disorder as a predictor of a worse seizure outcome one year after surgery in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and mesial temporal sclerosis

    Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho;Francinaldo Lobato Gomes;Lenon Mazetto;Murilo Martinez Marinho

  • Neuropsychiatric profiles of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy treated with valproate or topiramate.

    Gerardo M. de Araujo Filho;Tatiana F. Pascalicchio;Katia Lin;Patrı´cia S. Sousa

  • Prognosis of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is related to endophenotypes

    Mirian S.B. Guaranha;Gerardo M. de Araújo Filho;Kátia Lin;Laura M.F.F. Guilhoto

  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals an epileptic network in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

    Katia Lin;Henrique Carrete;Jaime Lin;Mirella Maccarini Peruchi

  • Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: psychiatric comorbidity and impact on outcome.

    Gerardo Maria de Araujo Filho;Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian

  • Association between leisure time, physical activity, and mood disorder levels in individuals with epilepsy

    Cristiano de Lima;Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira;Ricardo Mario Arida;Monica Levy Andersen

  • Personality traits related to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: MRI reveals prefrontal abnormalities through a voxel-based morphometry study.

    Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho;Andrea Parolin Jackowski;Katia Lin;Mirian S.B. Guaranha

Frequent Co-Authors

Américo Ceiki Sakamoto
Américo Ceiki Sakamoto Universidade de São Paulo
Esper A. Cavalheiro
Esper A. Cavalheiro Federal University of Sao Paulo
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Edouard Hirsch
Edouard Hirsch University of Strasbourg
Sameer M. Zuberi
Sameer M. Zuberi University of Glasgow
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University
Lieven Lagae
Lieven Lagae KU Leuven
Jukka Peltola
Jukka Peltola Tampere University
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne

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