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Emilio Perucca

Emilio Perucca

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Medicine
Italy
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
116
Citations
67954
World Ranking
4279
National Ranking
129

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Emilio Perucca is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of medicine.

Their research work is centered on epilepsy and its treatment, focusing extensively on pharmacological effects, neuroscience, and neuropharmacology. They have contributed to research on ion channel regulation, cannabinoid research, and the impact of medications during pregnancy.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices

Their subfields of study span:

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Pharmacology
  • Molecular Biology

They frequently publish in several venues notable for clinical and neuroscience research, including:

  • Epilepsia
  • Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • CNS Drugs
  • Epilepsia Open

Selected recent papers by Emilio Perucca include:

  • 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
  • Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • 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, 2022, Epilepsia

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers, including:

  • Meir Bialer
  • Jacqueline A. French
  • J. Helen Cross
  • Torbjörn Tomson
  • Martin J. Brodie

Best Publications

  • ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

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

  • ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology.

    Ingrid E. Scheffer;Samuel Berkovic;Giuseppe Capovilla;Mary B. Connolly

  • Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies.

    Patrick Kwan;Alexis Arzimanoglou;Anne T. Berg;Martin J. Brodie

  • Antiepileptic drugs—best practice guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring: A position paper by the subcommission on therapeutic drug monitoring, ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies

    Philip N. Patsalos;David J. Berry;Blaise F. D. Bourgeois;James C. Cloyd

  • ILAE treatment guidelines: evidence-based analysis of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes.

    Tracy Glauser;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Blaise Bourgeois;Avital Cnaan

  • International consensus classification of hippocampal sclerosis in temporal lobe epilepsy: A Task Force report from the ILAE Commission on Diagnostic Methods

    Ingmar Blümcke;Maria Thom;Eleonora Aronica;Dawna D. Armstrong

  • Epilepsy: new advances

    Solomon L Moshé;Emilio Perucca;Philippe Ryvlin;Philippe Ryvlin;Torbjörn Tomson

  • Pharmacological and therapeutic properties of valproate: a summary after 35 years of clinical experience.

    Emilio Perucca

  • Dose-dependent risk of malformations with antiepileptic drugs: an analysis of data from the EURAP epilepsy and pregnancy registry.

    Torbjörn Tomson;Dina Battino;Erminio Bonizzoni;John Craig

  • Updated ILAE evidence review of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes

    Tracy Glauser;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Blaise Bourgeois;Avital Cnaan

  • Clinically relevant drug interactions with antiepileptic drugs

    Emilio Perucca

  • Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: a summary of the Eigth Eilat Conference (EILAT VIII).

    Meir Bialer;Svein I. Johannessen;Harvey J. Kupferberg;René H. Levy

  • Antiepileptic drugs as a cause of worsening seizures.

    E. Perucca;L. Gram;G. Avanzini;O. Dulac

  • The treatment of epilepsy

    Simon Shorvon;Emilio Perucca;Jerome Engel

  • Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a consensus approach on diagnosis, assessment, management, and trial methodology

    Alexis Arzimanoglou;Jacqueline French;Warren T. Blume;J. Helen Cross

  • 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

  • Clinically important drug interactions in epilepsy: general features and interactions between antiepileptic drugs

    Philip N Patsalos;Emilio Perucca

  • Comparison of levetiracetam and controlled-release carbamazepine in newly diagnosed epilepsy

    M. J. Brodie;E. Perucca;P. Ryvlin;E. Ben-Menachem

  • Erratum: Definition of drug resistant epilepsy. Consensus proposal by the ad hoc task force of the ILAE commission on therapeutic strategies (Epilepsia (2010) 51 (1069-77))

    P. Kwan;A. Arzimanoglou;A. T. Berg;M. J. Brodie

  • Clinically important drug interactions in epilepsy: interactions between antiepileptic drugs and other drugs

    Philip N Patsalos;Emilio Perucca

Frequent Co-Authors

Torbjörn Tomson
Torbjörn Tomson Karolinska Institute
Edoardo Spina
Edoardo Spina University of Messina
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Samuel Wiebe
Samuel Wiebe University of Calgary
Luigi Maria Specchio
Luigi Maria Specchio University of Foggia
Patrick Kwan
Patrick Kwan Monash University
Svein I. Johannessen
Svein I. Johannessen Oslo University Hospital
Raffaele Manni
Raffaele Manni University of Pavia
Philippe Ryvlin
Philippe Ryvlin University Hospital of Lausanne

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