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Mamede de Carvalho

Mamede de Carvalho

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Neuroscience
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
70
Citations
22780
World Ranking
2476
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Mamede de Carvalho is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Neurology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their recent contributions to scientific literature include:

  • A proposal for new diagnostic criteria for ALS (2020) published in Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Genome-wide identification of the genetic basis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2022) published in Neuron
  • Novel approaches to diagnosis and management of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (2022) published in Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide study of DNA methylation shows alterations in metabolic, inflammatory, and cholesterol pathways in ALS (2022) published in Science Translational Medicine
  • European Academy of Neurology (EAN) guideline on the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in collaboration with European Reference Network for Neuromuscular Diseases (ERN EURO-NMD) (2024) published in European Journal of Neurology

The topics most frequently addressed in Mamede de Carvalho's research include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Mamede de Carvalho include:

  • Marta Gromicho
  • Susana Pinto
  • Miguel Oliveira Santos
  • Michael Swash
  • Orla Hardiman

The principal publication venues where Mamede de Carvalho's work appears most often are:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Neurophysiologie Clinique
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

    Jean Pascal Lefaucheur;Nathalie André-Obadia;Andrea Antal;Samar S. Ayache

  • EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) : revised report of an EFNS task force

    Peter M. Andersen;Sharon Abrahams;Gian D. Borasio;Mamede de Carvalho

  • Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALS.

    Mamede de Carvalho;Reinhard Dengler;Andrew Eisen;John D. England

  • Haploinsufficiency of TBK1 causes familial ALS and fronto-temporal dementia

    Axel Freischmidt;Thomas Wieland;Benjamin Richter;Wolfgang Ruf

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

  • Controversies and priorities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Martin R Turner;Orla Hardiman;Michael Benatar;Benjamin R Brooks

  • A proposal for new diagnostic criteria for ALS

    Jeremy M. Shefner;Ammar Al-Chalabi;Mark R. Baker;Li-Ying Cui

  • Prognosis for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: development and validation of a personalised prediction model

    Henk Jan Westeneng;Thomas P.A. Debray;Anne E. Visser;Ruben P.A. van Eijk

  • Respiratory assistance with a non-invasive ventilator (Bipap) in MND/ALS patients: survival rates in a controlled trial.

    A.C. Pinto;T. Evangelista;M. Carvalho;M.A. Alves

  • Awaji criteria for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:a systematic review.

    João Costa;Michael Swash;Mamede de Carvalho

  • Awaji diagnostic algorithm increases sensitivity of El Escorial criteria for ALS diagnosis

    Mamede De Carvalho;Michael Swash

  • Hot-spot KIF5A mutations cause familial ALS

    David Brenner;Rüstem Yilmaz;Kathrin Müller;Torsten Grehl

  • Nerve conduction studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Mamede de Carvalho;Michael Swash

  • Motor neuron disease presenting with respiratory failure

    M. de Carvalho;T. Matias;F. Coelho;T. Evangelista

  • Standards of instrumentation of EMG.

    Hatice Tankisi;David Burke;Liying Cui;Mamede de Carvalho

  • Clinical and genetic characterization of families with triple A (Allgrove) syndrome.

    Henry Houlden;Stephen Smith;Mamede de Carvalho;Julian Blake

  • Ataxin-2 intermediate-length polyglutamine expansions in European ALS patients

    Teresa Lee;Yun R. Li;Caroline Ingre;Markus Weber;Markus Weber

  • Pathophysiology inferred from electrodiagnostic nerve tests and classification of polyneuropathies. Suggested guidelines

    Hatice Tankisi;Kirsten Pugdahl;Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen;Birger Johnsen

  • Generalised sensory system abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a European multicentre study

    Kirsten Pugdahl;Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen;M de Carvalho;Birger Johnsen

  • Home telemonitoring of non-invasive ventilation decreases healthcare utilisation in a prospective controlled trial of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Anabela Pinto;José Pedro Almeida;Susana Pinto;João Pereira

  • Common and rare variant association analyses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

    Wouter van Rheenen;Rick A. A. van der Spek;Mark K. Bakker;Joke J. F. A. van Vugt

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M Andersen
Peter M Andersen Umeå University
Julian Grosskreutz
Julian Grosskreutz University of Lübeck
Pamela J. Shaw
Pamela J. Shaw University of Sheffield
Rocco Liguori
Rocco Liguori University of Bologna
Garth A. Nicholson
Garth A. Nicholson University of Sydney
John Landers
John Landers University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Christopher Shaw
Christopher Shaw King's College London
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Thomas Meitinger
Thomas Meitinger Technical University of Munich

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