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Luigi Maria Specchio

Luigi Maria Specchio

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
5319
World Ranking
9306
National Ranking
516

Overview

Luigi Maria Specchio is affiliated with the University of Foggia in Italy and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work spans several subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Infectious Diseases.

Specchio's recent publications focus on various aspects of epilepsy and pharmaceutical studies. Notable papers include "Appropriate use of generic and branded antiseizure medications in epilepsy: Updated recommendations from the Italian League Against Epilepsy (LICE)" published in Epilepsy & Behavior in 2021, and "Does screening for adverse effects improve health outcomes in epilepsy?" published in Neurology in 2020.

Their research covers key topics such as Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Pharmaceutical studies and practices, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, Epilepsy research and treatment, and Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis.

Throughout their career, Specchio has coauthored work with several researchers. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Angela La Neve
  • Roberta Roberti
  • Alessandro Casarella
  • Alfonso Iudice
  • Ettore Beghi

Specchio's publications have appeared in journals such as:

  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Neurology

The intersection of medical and economic research is present in Luigi Maria Specchio's body of work, particularly in analyzing pharmaceutical policies as well as clinical outcomes related to epilepsy and related neurological conditions. Their multidisciplinary approach situates them at the crossroads of medical science and health economics, with implications for both patient care and healthcare systems.

Best Publications

  • Comparative risk of major congenital malformations with eight different antiepileptic drugs: a prospective cohort study of the EURAP registry

    Torbjörn Tomson;Torbjörn Tomson;Dina Battino;Erminio Bonizzoni;John Craig

  • Seizure control and treatment in pregnancy: Observations from the EURAP epilepsy pregnancy registry

    Torbjörn Tomson;D. Battino;E. Bonizzoni;J. Craig

  • Determinants of health-related quality of life in pharmacoresistant epilepsy: results from a large multicenter study of consecutively enrolled patients using validated quantitative assessments.

    Chiara Luoni;Francesca Bisulli;Maria Paola Canevini;Giovambattista De Sarro

  • Incidence and predictors of acute symptomatic seizures after stroke

    E. Beghi;R. D'Alessandro;S. Beretta;D. Consoli

  • Individualised prediction model of seizure recurrence and long-term outcomes after withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in seizure-free patients: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

    Herm J Lamberink;Willem M Otte;Ada T Geerts;Milen Pavlovic

  • The adverse event profile of pregabalin: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Gaetano Zaccara;Pierfranco Gangemi;Piero Perucca;Luigi Specchio

  • Adjunctive therapy versus alternative monotherapy in patients with partial epilepsy failing on a single drug: a multicentre, randomised, pragmatic controlled trial.

    Ettore Beghi;Giuliana Gatti;Clara Tonini;Elinor Ben-Menachem

  • Citalopram as treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy.

    Luigi M Specchio;Alfonso Iudice;Nicola Specchio;Angela La Neve

  • Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs: guidelines of the Italian League Against Epilepsy.

    Ettore Beghi;Giorgia Giussani;Salvatore Grosso;Alfonso Iudice

  • Should antiepileptic drugs be withdrawn in seizure-free patients?

    Luigi M. Specchio;Ettore Beghi

  • Discontinuing antiepileptic drugs in patients who are seizure free on monotherapy

    L M Specchio;L Tramacere;A La Neve;E Beghi

  • Changes in the disposition of oxcarbazepine and its metabolites during pregnancy and the puerperium

    Iolanda Mazzucchelli;Filiz Yilmaz Onat;Cigdem Ozkara;Dilek Atakli

  • Abnormal brain processing of cutaneous pain in patients with chronic migraine.

    Marina de Tommaso;Massimiliano Valeriani;Marco Guido;Giuseppe Libro

  • The THRombolysis and STatins (THRaST) study

    Manuel Cappellari;Paolo Bovi;Giuseppe Moretto;Andrea Zini

  • Early versus late remission in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy.

    Alessandra Del Felice;Ettore Beghi;Giovanni Boero;Angela La Neve

  • Open label, long-term, pragmatic study on levetiracetam in the treatment of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

    Luigi Maria Specchio;Antonio Gambardella;Anna Teresa Giallonardo;Roberto Michelucci

  • Effects of levetiracetam on EEG abnormalities in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

    Nicola Specchio;Giovanni Boero;Roberto Michelucci;Antonio Gambardella

  • Effects of rivastigmine on motor and cognitive impairment in Huntington's disease.

    Marina de Tommaso;Nicola Specchio;Vittorio Sciruicchio;Olimpia Difruscolo

  • EEG spectral analysis in migraine without aura attacks.

    M de Tommaso;V Sciruicchio;M Guido;G Sasanelli

  • Patterns of prescription of antiepileptic drugs in patients with refractory epilepsy at tertiary referral centres in Italy.

    Ambra Malerba;Clotilde Ciampa;Salvatore De Fazio;Cinzia Fattore

  • How the cognitive reserve interacts with β-amyloid deposition in mitigating FDG metabolism: An observational study

    Elena Carapelle;Laura Serra;Sergio Modoni;Michele Falcone

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Specchio
Nicola Specchio Boston Children's Hospital
Federico Vigevano
Federico Vigevano Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Gaetano Zaccara
Gaetano Zaccara Santa Maria Nuova Hospital
Maria Paola Canevini
Maria Paola Canevini University of Milan
Marina de Tommaso
Marina de Tommaso University of Bari Aldo Moro
Antonio Gambardella
Antonio Gambardella Magna Graecia University
Lucia Fusco
Lucia Fusco Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Umberto Aguglia
Umberto Aguglia Magna Graecia University
Salvatore Striano
Salvatore Striano University of Naples Federico II
Anna Rita Bentivoglio
Anna Rita Bentivoglio Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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