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Overview

Lionel Carmant is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and works primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed by Carmant's research include:

  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Congenital Heart Defects Research
  • Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment

They have contributed to scholarly publications in notable venues such as:

  • Developmental Neurorehabilitation
  • Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • Epilepsy Research
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

A selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Carmant includes:

  • Gross Motor Development of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Receiving Early Systematic Surveillance and Individualized Intervention: Brief Report, 2020, Developmental Neurorehabilitation
  • Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles-based detection of neuronal activity, 2021, Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • Feasibility of implantable iron oxide nanoparticles in detecting brain activity-proof of concept in a rat model, 2021, Epilepsy Research
  • VP16.17: Pericardiocentesis in severe isolated pericardial effusion: a case report, 2020, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Carmant frequently collaborates with co-authors including:

  • Pierre-Olivier Champagne
  • Nathalie T. Sanon
  • Philippe Pouliot
  • Alain Bouthillier
  • Mohamad Sawan

The researcher's work has a clear interdisciplinary character, merging clinical and biomedical engineering approaches, particularly focusing on magnetic nanoparticles and neuroimaging technologies. Their investigations into congenital heart diseases and associated neurological outcomes emphasize early diagnosis and intervention through systematic surveillance and cutting-edge imaging techniques.

Best Publications

  • Seizures and Epilepsy: An Overview for Neuroscientists

    Carl E. Stafstrom;Lionel Carmant

  • Mutation of GABRA1 in an autosomal dominant form of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

    Patrick Cossette;Lidong Liu;Katéri Brisebois;Haiheng Dong;Haiheng Dong

  • Stroke in children: The coexistence of multiple risk factors predicts poor outcome

    S. Lanthier;L. Carmant;M. David;A. Larbrisseau

  • High Rate of Recurrent De Novo Mutations in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Candace T. Myers;Patrick Cossette;Philippe Lemay

  • Mutations in SYNGAP1 in autosomal nonsyndromic mental retardation.

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Julie Gauthier;Dan Spiegelman;Anne Noreau

  • Mutations in SYNGAP1 Cause Intellectual Disability, Autism, and a Specific Form of Epilepsy by Inducing Haploinsufficiency

    Martin H. Berryer;Fadi F. Hamdan;Laura L. Klitten;Rikke S. Møller

  • Revisiting the role of the insula in refractory partial epilepsy.

    Dang Khoa Nguyen;Dong Bach Nguyen;Ramez Malak;Jean-Maxime Leroux

  • De novo SYNGAP1 mutations in nonsyndromic intellectual disability and autism.

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Hussein Daoud;Amélie Piton;Julie Gauthier

  • KCNQ2 encephalopathy: Features, mutational hot spots, and ezogabine treatment of 11 patients.

    John J. Millichap;Kristen L. Park;Tammy Tsuchida;Bruria Ben-Zeev

  • The genetic landscape of infantile spasms

    Jacques L. Michaud;Mathieu Lachance;Fadi F. Hamdan;Lionel Carmant

  • The pathological basis of temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood.

    C. Bocti;Yvonne Robitaille;P. Diadori;A. Lortie

  • Toxicity profile of interferon alfa-2b in children: A prospective evaluation

    Josée Dubois;Linda Hershon;Lionel Carmant;Stacey Bélanger

  • Novel α1 and γ2 GABAA receptor subunit mutations in families with idiopathic generalized epilepsy

    Pamela Lachance-Touchette;Patricia Brown;Caroline Meloche;Peter Kinirons

  • Magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities associated with vigabatrin in patients with epilepsy

    James W. Wheless;Lionel Carmant;Martina Bebin;Joan A. Conry

  • Breath acetone predicts plasma ketone bodies in children with epilepsy on a ketogenic diet

    Kathy Musa-Veloso;Sergei S. Likhodii;Exequiel Rarama;Stephanie Benoit

  • Systematic review of the screening, diagnosis, and management of ADHD in children with epilepsy. Consensus paper of the Task Force on Comorbidities of the ILAE Pediatric Commission.

    Stéphane Auvin;Elaine Wirrell;Kirsten A. Donald;Madison Berl

  • Does vigabatrin treatment for infantile spasms cause visual field defects? An international multicentre study.

    Raili Riikonen;Zvonka Rener-Primec;Lionel Carmant;Maria Dorofeeva

  • Vagus nerve stimulation in pediatric epileptic syndromes.

    E. Rossignol;A. Lortie;T. Thomas;A. Bouthiller

  • Febrile seizures in the predisposed brain: a new model of temporal lobe epilepsy

    Morris H. Scantlebury;Steve A. Gibbs;Berline Foadjo;Pablo Lema

  • Microsurgery of epileptic foci in the insular region.

    Ramez Malak;Alain Bouthillier;Lionel Carmant;Patrick Cossette

  • Non-invasive continuous EEG-fNIRS recording of temporal lobe seizures.

    Dang Khoa Nguyen;Julie Tremblay;Philippe Pouliot;Phetsamone Vannasing

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Lortie
Anne Lortie University of Montreal
Maryse Lassonde
Maryse Lassonde University of Montreal
Dang Khoa Nguyen
Dang Khoa Nguyen University of Montreal
Mohamad A. Mikati
Mohamad A. Mikati Duke University
Alain Bouthillier
Alain Bouthillier University of Montreal
Jacques L. Michaud
Jacques L. Michaud University of Montreal
James J. Riviello
James J. Riviello Baylor College of Medicine
Sandra L. Helmers
Sandra L. Helmers Emory University
Gregory L. Holmes
Gregory L. Holmes University of Vermont
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

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