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James W. Wheless is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • EEG and brain-computer interfaces
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Anesthesia and sedative agents

James W. Wheless has contributed to multiple research articles, some of which are notable in the domain of epilepsy and neurological disorders. Selected recent publications include:

  • Dravet Syndrome: A Review of Current Management, 2020, Pediatric Neurology
  • Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations, 2021, Pediatric Neurology
  • Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • Long-term cannabidiol treatment for seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex: An open-label extension trial, 2021, Epilepsia
  • Genetic Testing to Inform Epilepsy Treatment Management From an International Study of Clinical Practice, 2022, JAMA Neurology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Adrián L. Rabinowicz
  • Enrique Carrazana
  • R. Edward Hogan
  • Michael R. Sperling
  • Eric Segal

The scientist's work appears regularly in well-established venues such as:

  • Neurology
  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

Best Publications

  • Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial-onset seizures A randomized active-control trial

    Adrian Handforth;Adrian Handforth;C. M. DeGiorgio;S. C. Schachter;B. M. Uthman

  • 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

  • Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations.

    Hope Northrup;Mary E. Aronow;E. Martina Bebin;John Bissler

  • Infantile spasms: A U.S. consensus report

    John M. Pellock;Richard Hrachovy;Shlomo Shinnar;Tallie Z. Baram

  • A multicenter study of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet

    Eileen P. G. Vining;John M. Freeman;Karen Ballaban-Gil;Carol S. Camfield

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

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

  • History of the ketogenic diet.

    James W. Wheless

  • Genotype/phenotype correlation in 325 individuals referred for a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex in the United States

    Kit Sing Au;Aimee T. Williams;E. Steve Roach;Lori Batchelor

  • Treatment of pediatric epilepsy: European expert opinion, 2007

    James W. Wheless;Dave F. Clarke;Alexis Arzimanoglou;Daniel Carpenter

  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children with Refractory Seizures Associated with Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome

    Michael Frost;John Gates;Sandra L. Helmers;James W. Wheless

  • Association of non-adherence to antiepileptic drugs and seizures, quality of life, and productivity: Survey of patients with epilepsy and physicians

    Collin A. Hovinga;Miya R. Asato;Ranjani Manjunath;James W. Wheless

  • Magnetocephalography: a noninvasive alternative to the Wada procedure

    Andrew C. Papanicolaou;Panagiotis G. Simos;Eduardo M. Castillo;Joshua I. Breier

  • Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function

    Detlef H. Heck;Samuel S. McAfee;Yu Liu;Abbas Babajani-Feremi

  • Magnetoencephalographic mapping of the language-specific cortex

    A. C. Papanicolaou;P. G. Simos;J. I. Breier;G. Zouridakis

  • A comparison of magnetoencephalography, MRI, and V-EEG in patients evaluated for epilepsy surgery.

    J. W. Wheless;L. J. Willmore;Joshua I Breier;M. Kataki

  • Treatment of pediatric epilepsy: expert opinion, 2005.

    James W. Wheless;Dave F. Clarke;Daniel Carpenter

  • Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy: retrospective study.

    Sandra L. Helmers;James W. Wheless;Michael Frost;John Gates

  • Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial.

    EA Thiele;EM Bebin;H Bhathal;FE Jansen

  • Localization of language-specific cortex by using magnetic source imaging and electrical stimulation mapping.

    Panagiotis G. Simos;Andrew C. Papanicolaou;Joshua I. Breier;James W. Wheless

  • Language dominance determined by magnetic source imaging: a comparison with the Wada procedure.

    Joshua I. Breier;P. G. Simos;G. Zouridakis;J. W. Wheless

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua I. Breier
Joshua I. Breier The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Panagiotis G. Simos
Panagiotis G. Simos University of Crete
David W. Dunn
David W. Dunn Indiana University
George Zouridakis
George Zouridakis University of Houston
Dennis J. Dlugos
Dennis J. Dlugos Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
William B. Dobyns
William B. Dobyns University of Minnesota
John M. Pellock
John M. Pellock Virginia Commonwealth University
Gregory L. Holmes
Gregory L. Holmes University of Vermont
Jack M. Fletcher
Jack M. Fletcher University of Houston

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