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Francine Chassoux

Francine Chassoux

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
8014
World Ranking
6915
National Ranking
305

Overview

Francine Chassoux is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on epilepsy research and treatment. Their work spans multiple interconnected disciplines, including psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, and cognitive neuroscience.

The research topics covered by Chassoux include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Fetal and pediatric neurological disorders
  • Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • EEG and brain-computer interfaces
  • Functional brain connectivity studies

Publications by Chassoux display a focus on clinical and genetic aspects of epilepsy. Notable recent papers include:

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • A brain atlas of axonal and synaptic delays based on modelling of cortico-cortical evoked potentials, 2021, Brain
  • The Effectiveness of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Correlates with Vagus Nerve Stimulation-Induced Electroencephalography Desynchronization, 2020, Brain Connectivity
  • Targeting pathological cells with senolytic drugs reduces seizures in neurodevelopmental mTOR-related epilepsy, 2024, Nature Neuroscience

Chassoux publishes frequently in high-impact journals including Neurology, The Lancet Neurology, Brain, Nature Neuroscience, and Epileptic Disorders.

Frequent coauthors contributing to their research involve:

  • Bertrand Devaux
  • Fabricē Bartolomei
  • Carmen Barba
  • Sylvain Rheims
  • Philippe Derambure

Their work bridges genetics, clinical neurology, and neurophysiology, especially in the context of understanding and treating epilepsy, ranging from surgical outcomes to neurodevelopmental and pharmacological interventions.

Best Publications

  • Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery.

    Blumcke I;Spreafico R;Haaker G;Coras R

  • Stereoelectroencephalography in focal cortical dysplasia: a 3D approach to delineating the dysplastic cortex

    Francine Chassoux;Bertrand Devaux;Elisabeth Landré;Baris Turak

  • Transcriptomic and Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Transporters and Drug Metabolizing Enzymes in Freshly Isolated Human Brain Microvessels

    Ramzi Shawahna;Yasuo Uchida;Xavier Declèves;Sumio Ohtsuki

  • ABC transporters, cytochromes P450 and their main transcription factors: expression at the human blood-brain barrier.

    Sandrine Dauchy;Sandrine Dauchy;Fabien Dutheil;Richard J. Weaver;Francine Chassoux

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

    Herm J Lamberink;Willem M Otte;Ingmar Blümcke;Kees P J Braun

  • French guidelines on stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG).

    Jean Isnard;Delphine Taussig;Fabrice Bartolomei;Pierre Bourdillon

  • Familial focal epilepsy with focal cortical dysplasia due to DEPDC5 mutations

    Stéphanie Baulac;Saeko Ishida;Elise Marsan;Catherine Miquel

  • Metabolic changes and electro‐clinical patterns in mesio‐temporal lobe epilepsy: a correlative study

    Francine Chassoux;Franck Semah;Viviane Bouilleret;Elisabeth Landre

  • FDG-PET improves surgical outcome in negative MRI Taylor-type focal cortical dysplasias

    F. Chassoux;S. Rodrigo;F. Semah;F. Beuvon

  • Diagnostic methods and treatment options for focal cortical dysplasia.

    Renzo Guerrini;Michael Duchowny;Prasanna Jayakar;Pavel Krsek

  • Type II focal cortical dysplasia: Electroclinical phenotype and surgical outcome related to imaging

    Francine Chassoux;Elisabeth Landré;Charles Mellerio;Baris Turak

  • Functional MR Imaging in Assessment of Language Dominance in Epileptic Patients

    P. Sabbah;F. Chassoux;C. Leveque;E. Landre

  • Involvement of GATOR complex genes in familial focal epilepsies and focal cortical dysplasia.

    Sarah Weckhuysen;Elise Marsan;Virginie Lambrecq;Cécile Marchal

  • Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors: CT, MR findings and imaging follow-up: a study of 53 cases.

    R Stanescu Cosson;P Varlet;F Beuvon;C Daumas Duport

  • NG2+/Olig2+ cells are the major cycle-related cell population of the adult human normal brain

    Sameh Geha;Johan Pallud;Marie-Pierre Junier;Bertrand Devaux

  • Cost‐effectiveness analysis of epilepsy surgery in a controlled cohort of adult patients with intractable partial epilepsy: A 5‐year follow‐up study

    Marie-Christine Picot;Audrey Jaussent;Dorine Neveu;Philippe Kahane

  • Uncinate fasciculus fiber tracking in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Initial findings

    S. Rodrigo;C. Oppenheim;F. Chassoux;N. Golestani

  • Basal ganglia involvement in temporal lobe epilepsy: A functional and morphologic study

    V. Bouilleret;F. Semah;F. Chassoux;M. Mantzaridez

  • Risk factors of postictal generalized EEG suppression in generalized convulsive seizures.

    Veriano Alexandre;Blanca Mercedes;Luc Valton;Louis Maillard

  • 3T MRI improves the detection of transmantle sign in type 2 focal cortical dysplasia.

    Charles Mellerio;Marc-Antoine Labeyrie;Francine Chassoux;Pauline Roca

  • Diffusion tensor imaging of partial intractable epilepsy

    Anne Dumas de la Roque;Catherine Oppenheim;Francine Chassoux;Sebastian Rodrigo

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Ryvlin
Philippe Ryvlin University Hospital of Lausanne
Fabrice Bartolomei
Fabrice Bartolomei Aix-Marseille University
Catherine Chiron
Catherine Chiron Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
Philippe Kahane
Philippe Kahane Grenoble Alpes University
Louis Maillard
Louis Maillard University of Lorraine
Philippe Derambure
Philippe Derambure University of Lille
Vincent Navarro
Vincent Navarro Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
Edouard Hirsch
Edouard Hirsch University of Strasbourg
Sylvain Rheims
Sylvain Rheims Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Marc Guénot
Marc Guénot Hôpital Édouard-Herriot

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