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Marilisa M. Guerreiro

Marilisa M. Guerreiro

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
5957
World Ranking
9289
National Ranking
80

Overview

Marilisa M. Guerreiro is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil. Their research focuses on various aspects of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on epilepsy and related neurological disorders.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics in epilepsy research and neurodevelopmental disorders. Notable papers include:

  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • Social cognition in childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, 2020, Seizure
  • Predictors of genetic diagnosis in individuals with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, 2024, Epilepsy & Behavior
  • A new developmental and epileptic encephalopathy: PUM1-neurodevelopmental disorder with epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures, 2025, Seizure
  • Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep: Is this a Focal or Generalized Pattern?, 2020, Journal of the International Child Neurology Association

Their frequent co-authors include Maria Augusta Montenegro, Ana Carolina Coan, Kette D. Valente, Nicola Specchio, and Elaine Wirrell. These collaborations indicate active involvement in multi-author research projects.

Marilisa M. Guerreiro's work has appeared in several publication venues, primarily:

  • Seizure
  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Journal of the International Child Neurology Association

Their main fields of study span:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Within these, the subfields of focus include:

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Genetics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Molecular Biology

The core topics addressed in their research cover:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Best Publications

  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • A double-blind controlled clinical trial of oxcarbazepine versus phenytoin in children and adolescents with epilepsy

    Marilisa M Guerreiro;Ulf Vigonius;Harald Pohlmann;Maria Luiza G de Manreza

  • Seizure outcome and hippocampal atrophy in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

    E. Kobayashi;I. Lopes-Cendes;C. A. M. Guerreiro;S. C. Sousa

  • Voxel-based morphometry in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies.

    Luiz Eduardo Betting;Susana Barreto Mory;Li Min Li;Iscia Lopes-Cendes

  • Surgical treatment of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis: Strategic and results in 18 patients

    M. M. Guerreiro;F. Andermann;E. Andermann;A. Palmini

  • Familial perisylvian polymicrogyria: a new familial syndrome of cortical maldevelopment.

    M. M. Guerreiro;E. Andermann;R. Guerrini;W. B. Dobyns

  • 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

  • Seizure impact on the school attendance in children with epilepsy

    Bruno Vinicius Kouhiro Aguiar;Marilisa M. Guerreiro;Danielle McBrian;Maria Augusta Montenegro

  • MRI reveals structural abnormalities in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy

    L. E. Betting;S. B. Mory;I. Lopes-Cendes;L. M. Li

  • Voxel-based morphometry reveals excess gray matter concentration in patients with focal cortical dysplasia.

    Leonardo Bonilha;Maria Augusta Montenegro;Chris Rorden;Gabriela Castellano

  • EEG features in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: clues to diagnosis.

    Luiz Eduardo Betting;Susana Barreto Mory;Iscia Lopes-Cendes;Li M. Li

  • Interrelationship of genetics and prenatal injury in the genesis of malformations of cortical development.

    Maria Augusta Montenegro;Marilisa M. Guerreiro;Iscia Lopes-Cendes;Carlos A. M. Guerreiro

  • Temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood: comprehensive neuropsychological assessment.

    Catarina A. Guimarães;Li M. Li;Patrícia Rzezak;Daniel Fuentes

  • MRI volumetry shows increased anterior thalamic volumes in patients with absence seizures.

    Luiz Eduardo Betting;Susana Barreto Mory;Íscia Lopes-Cendes;Li Min Li

  • Landau–Kleffner syndrome: Long-term follow-up

    Marcos H.C. Duran;Catarina A. Guimarães;Lívia L. Medeiros;Marilisa M. Guerreiro

  • Specific language impairment: linguistic and neurobiological aspects

    Simone Rocha de Vasconcelos Hage;Fernando Cendes;Maria Augusta Montenegro;Dagma Venturini Marques Abramides

  • Processamento auditivo e SPECT em crianças com dislexia

    Luciane Sauer;Liliane Desgualdo Pereira;Sylvia Maria Ciasca;Magda Pestun

  • Neuropsychological assessment of children with rolandic epilepsy: executive functions.

    Marina L. Neri;Catarina A. Guimarães;Ecila P. Oliveira;Marcos H. Duran

  • Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in Children With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Patrícia Rzezak;Daniel Fuentes;Catarina A. Guimarães;Sigride Thome-Souza

  • Brain Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging in Landau-Kleffner Syndrome

    M. M. Guerreiro;E. E. Camargo;M. Kato;J. R. Menezes Netto

  • Comparison of short-term outcome between surgical and clinical treatment in temporal lobe epilepsy: a prospective study.

    Clarissa L. Yasuda;Helder Tedeschi;Evandro L.P. Oliveira;Guilherme C. Ribas

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Cendes
Fernando Cendes State University of Campinas
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro State University of Campinas
Iscia Lopes-Cendes
Iscia Lopes-Cendes State University of Campinas
Eliane Kobayashi
Eliane Kobayashi Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Leonardo Bonilha
Leonardo Bonilha Medical University of South Carolina
Lionel Carmant
Lionel Carmant University of Montreal
Chris Rorden
Chris Rorden University of South Carolina
Manju A. Kurian
Manju A. Kurian University College London
Mary Lou Smith
Mary Lou Smith University of Toronto
Henry Houlden
Henry Houlden University College London

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