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Overview

Michael Duchowny is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily revolves around epilepsy, particularly pediatric epilepsy surgery and vagus nerve stimulation, focusing on treatment outcomes and predictors in childhood-onset refractory epilepsy and epileptic encephalopathy.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Early Implantation as a Main Predictor of Response to Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Childhood-Onset Refractory Epilepsy, 2020, Journal of Child Neurology
  • Early vagus nerve stimulator implantation as a main predictor of positive outcome in pediatric patients with epileptic encephalopathy, 2021, Epileptic Disorders
  • Pediatric epilepsy surgery: Past, present, and future, 2020, Epilepsia
  • A Systematic Literature Review and Indirect Treatment Comparison of Efficacy of Repository Corticotropin Injection versus Synthetic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone for Infantile Spasms, 2021, Journal of health economics and outcomes research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Duchowny include:

  • Angelo Russo
  • Ann Hyslop
  • Valentina Gentile
  • Daniela Chiarello
  • Ian Miller

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Child Neurology
  • Epileptic Disorders
  • Epilepsia
  • Journal of health economics and outcomes research

Michael Duchowny's research fields span primarily Medicine and Neuroscience, with particular attention to subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Microbiology.

The scientist focuses on specific research topics including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents

In addition to journal articles, Duchowny has contributed to book publications. Notably, they published Insular Epilepsies with Cambridge University Press in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Long-term treatment with responsive brain stimulation in adults with refractory partial seizures

    Gregory K. Bergey;Martha J. Morrell;Eli M. Mizrahi;Alica Goldman

  • 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

  • Proposed Criteria for Referral and Evaluation of Children for Epilepsy Surgery: Recommendations of the Subcommission for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

    J. Helen Cross;Prasanna Jayakar;Doug Nordli;Olivier Delalande

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

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

  • Incomplete resection of focal cortical dysplasia is the main predictor of poor postsurgical outcome.

    P. Krsek;B. Maton;P. Jayakar;P. Dean

  • Different features of histopathological subtypes of pediatric focal cortical dysplasia.

    Pavel Krsek;Bruno Maton;Brandon Korman;Esperanza Pacheco-Jacome

  • A recurrent de novo mutation in KCNC1 causes progressive myoclonus epilepsy

    Mikko Muona;Samuel F. Berkovic;Leanne M. Dibbens;Karen L. Oliver

  • Epilepsy Surgery in the First Three Years of Life

    M. Duchowny;P. Jayakar;T. Resnick;A. S. Harvey

  • Epilepsy surgery in children with tuberous sclerosis complex: presurgical evaluation and outcome.

    Susan Koh;Prasanna Jayakar;Catalina Dunoyer;Sharon E. Whiting

  • Temporal lobectomy in early childhood.

    Michael Duchowny;Bonnie Levin;Prasanna Jayakar;Trevor Resnick

  • Predictors of outcome in pediatric epilepsy surgery.

    J. M. Paolicchi;P. Jayakar;P. Dean;I. Yaylali

  • Brain-responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas.

    Barbara C. Jobst;Ritu Kapur;Gregory L. Barkley;Carl W. Bazil

  • MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for pediatric drug-resistant lesional epilepsy

    Evan Cole Lewis;Alexander G. Weil;Michael Duchowny;Sanjiv Bhatia

  • Diagnostic methods and treatment options for focal cortical dysplasia.

    Renzo Guerrini;Michael Duchowny;Prasanna Jayakar;Pavel Krsek

  • Language cortex representation: effects of developmental versus acquired pathology.

    Michael Duchowny;Michael Duchowny;Prasanna Jayakar;A. Simon Harvey;Trevor Resnick

  • Epilepsy surgery in patients with normal or nonfocal MRI scans: integrative strategies offer long-term seizure relief.

    Prasanna Jayakar;Catalina Dunoyer;Pat Dean;John Ragheb;John Ragheb

  • A safe and effective paradigm to functionally map the cortex in childhood.

    Prasanna Jayakar;L A Alvarez;M Duchowny;T J Resnick

  • Localization of seizure foci: pitfalls and caveats.

    Prasanna Jayakar;Michael Duchowny;Trevor J. Resnick;Luis A. Alvarez

  • A placebo-controlled trial of lamotrigine add-on therapy for partial seizures in children

    M. Duchowny;J. M. Pellock;W. D. Graf;C. Billard

  • Hemifacial seizures and cerebellar ganglioglioma: An epilepsy syndrome of infancy with seizures of cerebellar origin

    A. Simon Harvey;Prasanna Jayaka;Prasanna Jayaka;Michael Duchowny;Trevor Resnick

  • Long-termtreatmentwithresponsivebrain stimulationinadultswithrefractorypartial seizures

    Gregory K. Bergey;Martha J. Morrell;Eli M. Mizrahi;Alica Goldman

Frequent Co-Authors

Prasanna Jayakar
Prasanna Jayakar Boston Children's Hospital
Pavel Krsek
Pavel Krsek Czech Technical University in Prague
John M. Pellock
John M. Pellock Virginia Commonwealth University
Stephen M. Malone
Stephen M. Malone University of Minnesota
Sydney S. Cash
Sydney S. Cash Harvard University
Eli M. Mizrahi
Eli M. Mizrahi Baylor College of Medicine
Nathan B. Fountain
Nathan B. Fountain University of Virginia
Gregory L. Barkley
Gregory L. Barkley Henry Ford Health System
Ryder P. Gwinn
Ryder P. Gwinn Evergreen Health Medical Center
Martha J. Morrell
Martha J. Morrell Stanford University

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