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Overview

John M. Pellock was affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work included a strong emphasis on epilepsy and related neurological conditions. Main topics covered in their publications included:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies

Pellock's research output includes a notable paper titled "Hippocampal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy following febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study", published in 2024 in the journal Epilepsia. This publication has been cited 17 times, reflecting its engagement within the research community.

Collaborations were a part of Pellock's research approach, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Darrell V. Lewis
  • James T. Voyvodic
  • Shlomo Shinnar
  • Stephen Chan
  • Jacqueline A. Bello

The primary venue for Pellock's publications was Epilepsia, where their works were disseminated. This focus aligns with their research on epilepsy and related neurological topics.

Best Publications

  • Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults: Report of the Guideline Committee of the American Epilepsy Society

    Tracy Glauser;Shlomo Shinnar;David Gloss;Brian Alldredge

  • A prospective, population-based epidemiologic study of status epilepticus in Richmond, Virginia

    R.J. DeLorenzo;W. A. Hauser;A. R. Towne;J. G. Boggs

  • Determinants of Mortality in Status Epilepticus

    Alan R. Towne;John M. Pellock;Daijin Ko;Robert J. DeLorenzo

  • Infantile spasms: A U.S. consensus report

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

  • Epidemiology of status epilepticus.

    Robert J. DeLorenzo;John M. Pellock;Alan R. Towne;Jane G. Boggs

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

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

  • Practice Parameter: Medical Treatment of Infantile Spasms Report of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society

    M. T. Mackay;S. K. Weiss;T. Adams-Webber;S. Ashwal

  • Lamotrigine-associated rash: risk/benefit considerations in adults and children.

    Alan H. Guberman;Frank M. C. Besag;Martin J. Brodie;Joseph M. Dooley

  • Which seizure-precipitating factors do patients with epilepsy most frequently report?

    Karl O. Nakken;Marit H. Solaas;Marianne J. Kjeldsen;Mogens L. Friis

  • A comparison of rectal diazepam gel and placebo for acute repetitive seizures.

    F E Dreifuss;N P Rosman;J C Cloyd;J M Pellock

  • Update on the Epidemiology and Prognosis of Pediatric Epilepsy

    Shlomo Shinnar;John M. Pellock

  • Status Epilepticus in Children, Adults, and the Elderly

    Robert J. DeLorenzo;Alan R. Towne;John M. Pellock;Daijin Ko

  • Carbamazepine side effects in children and adults.

    John M. Pellock

  • Hippocampal sclerosis after febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study

    Darrell V. Lewis;Shlomo Shinnar;Dale C. Hesdorffer;Emilia Bagiella

  • Lamotrigine Therapy for Partial Seizures: A Multicenter, Placebo‐Controlled, Double‐Blind, Cross‐Over Trial

    J Messenheimer;R E Ramsay;L J Willmore;R F Leroy

  • In Whom Does Status Epilepticus Occur: Age‐Related Differences in Children

    Shlomo Shinnar;John M. Pellock;Solomon L. Moshé;Joseph Maytal

  • Vigabatrin: 2008 update.

    L. James Willmore;Mark B. Abelson;Elinor Ben-Menachem;John M. Pellock

  • MRI abnormalities following febrile status epilepticus in children: The FEBSTAT study

    Shlomo Shinnar;Jacqueline A. Bello;Stephen Chan;Dale C. Hesdorffer

  • Pediatric Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Therapy

    John M. Pellock;Blaise F.D. Bourgeois;W. Edwin Dodson

  • Human herpesvirus 6 and 7 in febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study

    Leon G. Epstein;Shlomo Shinnar;Dale C. Hesdorffer;Douglas R. Nordli

  • Tropical Review: Zonisamide in Pediatric Epilepsy: Review of the Japanese Experience:

    Tracy A. Glauser;John M. Pellock

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas R. Nordli
Douglas R. Nordli University of Chicago
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Robert J. DeLorenzo
Robert J. DeLorenzo Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Darrell V. Lewis
Darrell V. Lewis Duke University
W. Donald Shields
W. Donald Shields University of California, Los Angeles
James W. Wheless
James W. Wheless University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Michael Duchowny
Michael Duchowny Boston Children's Hospital
Basim M. Uthman
Basim M. Uthman Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Steven C. Schachter
Steven C. Schachter Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Leon G. Epstein
Leon G. Epstein Northwestern University

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