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James J. Riviello is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with 134 publications. Within this overarching field, their work touches on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered by Riviello's research include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Riviello has published frequently in several venues, including:

  • Pediatric Neurology (11 publications)
  • Epilepsia (6 publications)
  • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology (4 publications)
  • Neurology (4 publications)
  • Neurologic Clinics (4 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Riviello include:

  • "Anakinra usage in febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome: an international cohort" (2020), published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
  • "Brain tumor-related epilepsy management: A Society for Neuro-oncology (SNO) consensus review on current management" (2023), published in Neuro-Oncology
  • "Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Comorbidities in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Natural History Study" (2020), published in Pediatric Neurology
  • "Proposal to optimize evaluation and treatment of Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): A Report from FIRES workshop" (2020), published in Epilepsia Open
  • "Clinical presentation of new onset refractory status epilepticus in children (the pSERG cohort)" (2021), published in Epilepsia

Frequent co-authors working with Riviello are:

  • Yi-Chen Lai
  • Anne E. Anderson
  • Mark S. Wainwright
  • Jessica L. Carpenter
  • Angus A. Wilfong

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Status Epilepticus

    Gretchen M. Brophy;Rodney Bell;Jan Claassen;Brian Alldredge

  • Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications.

    Susan T. Herman;Nicholas S. Abend;Thomas P. Bleck;Kevin E. Chapman

  • Somatic Activation of AKT3 Causes Hemispheric Developmental Brain Malformations

    Annapurna Poduri;Annapurna Poduri;Gilad D. Evrony;Gilad D. Evrony;Xuyu Cai;Xuyu Cai;Princess Christina Elhosary

  • The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Guideline on Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates.

    Renée A. Shellhaas;Taeun Chang;Tammy Tsuchida;Mark S. Scher

  • American clinical neurophysiology society standardized EEG terminology and categorization for the description of continuous EEG monitoring in neonates: report of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society critical care monitoring committee.

    Tammy N. Tsuchida;Courtney J. Wusthoff;Renée A. Shellhaas;Nicholas S. Abend

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and autoantibodies to neural antigens in sera of children with autistic spectrum disorders, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, and epilepsy.

    Anne M. Connolly;Michael Chez;Elizabeth M. Streif;Richard M. Keeling

  • A randomized, placebo-controlled study of topiramate in primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures

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  • Practice parameter: diagnostic assessment of the child with status epilepticus (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

    J. J. Riviello;S. Ashwal;D. Hirtz;T. Glauser

  • Outcome of Severe Refractory Status Epilepticus in Children

    Mustafa Sahin;Caroline C. Menache;Gregory L. Holmes;James J. Riviello

  • Safety and tolerability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with epilepsy: a review of the literature.

    Erica Hyunji Bae;Lara M. Schrader;Katsuyuki Machii;Miguel Alonso-Alonso

  • Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part II: Personnel, Technical Specifications and Clinical Practice

    Susan T. Herman;Nicholas S. Abend;Thomas P. Bleck;Kevin E. Chapman

  • Behavioral Side Effects of Gabapentin in Children

    D. O. Lee;R. J. Steingard;M. Cesena;S. L. Helmers

  • The role of emergent neuroimaging in children with new-onset afebrile seizures.

    Sujit Sharma;James J Riviello;Marvin B Harper;Marc N Baskin

  • Pediatric ICU EEG Monitoring: Current Resources and Practice in the United States and Canada

    Sarah M. Sanchez;Jessica Carpenter;Kevin E. Chapman;Dennis J. Dlugos

  • Time from convulsive status epilepticus onset to anticonvulsant administration in children

    Iván Sánchez Fernández;Nicholas S. Abend;Satish Agadi;Sookee An

  • Germline De Novo Mutations in GNB1 Cause Severe Neurodevelopmental Disability, Hypotonia, and Seizures.

    Slavé Petrovski;Sébastien Küry;Candace T. Myers;Kwame Anyane-Yeboa

  • Use of subdural grids and strip electrodes to identify a seizure focus in children.

    P. D. Adelson;P. M. Black;J. R. Madsen;U. Kramer

  • Efficacy of gabapentin therapy in children with refractory partial seizures

    Divya S. Khurana;James Riviello;Sandra Helmers;Gregory Holmes

  • The effect of propofol on intraoperative electrocorticography and cortical stimulation during awake craniotomies in children

    Sulpicio G. Soriano;Elizabeth A. Eldredge;Frank K. Wang;Lewis Kull

  • Anakinra usage in febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome: an international cohort.

    Yi Chen Lai;Eyal Muscal;Elizabeth Wells;Nikita Shukla

  • Gelastic Epilepsy and Hypothalamic Hamartomas: Neuroanatomical Analysis of Brain Lesions in 100 Patients

    Josef Parvizi;Scheherazade Le;Brett L. Foster;Blaise Bourgeois

  • The Role of Emergent Neuroimaging in Children With New-Onset Afebrile

    Sujit Sharma;James J. Riviello;Marvin B. Harper;Marc N. Baskin

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamad A. Mikati
Mohamad A. Mikati Duke University
Tobias Loddenkemper
Tobias Loddenkemper Boston Children's Hospital
Nicholas S. Abend
Nicholas S. Abend University of Pennsylvania
Sandra L. Helmers
Sandra L. Helmers Emory University
Joseph R. Madsen
Joseph R. Madsen Boston Children's Hospital
William D. Gaillard
William D. Gaillard George Washington University
Lionel Carmant
Lionel Carmant University of Montreal
Alexander Rotenberg
Alexander Rotenberg Boston Children's Hospital
Anne E. Anderson
Anne E. Anderson Baylor College of Medicine
Gregory L. Holmes
Gregory L. Holmes University of Vermont

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