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Mohamad A. Mikati

Mohamad A. Mikati

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Neuroscience

D-Index
67
Citations
13173
World Ranking
2925
National Ranking
1356

Overview

Mohamad A. Mikati is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has focused research on neurological disorders, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, with particular attention to neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Main fields of study for Mikati include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields concentrating on Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Frequent publication venues demonstrate an ongoing presence in specialist journals:

  • Epilepsia
  • European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
  • Neurology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Annals of Neurology

Key recent papers illustrate the range and focus of research topics:

  • "Somatic variants in diverse genes leads to a spectrum of focal cortical malformations" (2022, Brain)
  • "Mutation-specific pathophysiological mechanisms define different neurodevelopmental disorders associated with SATB1 dysfunction" (2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • "De novo variants in SNAP25 cause an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy" (2020, Genetics in Medicine)
  • "Clinical presentation of new onset refractory status epilepticus in children (the pSERG cohort)" (2021, Epilepsia)
  • "Cardiac phenotype in ATP1A3-related syndromes" (2020, Neurology)

Mohamad A. Mikati frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Lyndsey Prange, Joan Jasien, Justice Clark, Tobias Loddenkemper, and Julie Uchitel, reflecting interdisciplinary and cooperative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Effect of antiepileptic drugs on bone density in ambulatory patients

    G. Farhat;B. Yamout;M. A. Mikati;S. Demirjian

  • De novo mutations in ATP1A3 cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood

    Erin L Heinzen;Kathryn J Swoboda;Yuki Hitomi;Fiorella Gurrieri

  • Rare deletions at 16p13.11 predispose to a diverse spectrum of sporadic epilepsy syndromes.

    Erin L. Heinzen;Rodney A. Radtke;Thomas J. Urban;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri

  • Distinct neurological disorders with ATP1A3 mutations

    Erin L Heinzen;Alexis Arzimanoglou;Allison Brashear;Steven J Clapcote

  • Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: clinical manifestations and long-term outcome.

    Mohamad A Mikati;Uri Kramer;Mary L Zupanc;Robin J Shanahan

  • Quinidine in the treatment of KCNT1-positive epilepsies.

    Mohamad A Mikati;Yong-hui Jiang;Michael Carboni;Vandana Shashi

  • Association of Time to Treatment With Short-term Outcomes for Pediatric Patients With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus.

    Marina Gaínza-Lein;Marina Gaínza-Lein;Iván Sánchez Fernández;Iván Sánchez Fernández;Michele Jackson;Nicholas S. Abend

  • Common genetic variation and susceptibility to partial epilepsies: a genome-wide association study

    Dalia Kasperavičiūtė;Claudia B. Catarino;Erin L. Heinzen;Chantal Depondt

  • Behavioral Side Effects of Gabapentin in Children

    D. O. Lee;R. J. Steingard;M. Cesena;S. L. Helmers

  • Effect of Autologous Cord Blood Infusion on Motor Function and Brain Connectivity in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

    Jessica M. Sun;Allen W. Song;Laura E. Case;Mohamad A. Mikati

  • Clinical profile of patients with ATP1A3 mutations in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood-a study of 155 patients

    Eleni Panagiotakaki;Elisa De Grandis;Michela Stagnaro;Erin L. Heinzen

  • Two randomized vitamin D trials in ambulatory patients on anticonvulsants: Impact on bone

    M. A. Mikati;L. Dib;B. Yamout;R. Sawaya

  • Comparison of valproate and phenobarbital treatment after status epilepticus in rats.

    A. R. Bolanos;M. Sarkisian;Y. Yang;A. Hori

  • Long-term behavioral deficits following pilocarpine seizures in immature rats

    Zhao Liu;Arkadi Gatt;Suzanne J. Werner;Mohamad A. Mikati

  • Phenobarbital modifies seizure‐related brain injury in the developing brain

    Mohamad A. Mikati;Gregory L. Holmes;Antonia Chronopoulos;Pamela Hyde

  • Care for Child Development: Basic Science Rationale and Effects of Interventions

    Rebecca L. Holt;Mohamad A. Mikati

  • Stiripentol in Dravet syndrome: results of a retrospective U.S. study.

    Elaine C. Wirrell;Linda C Laux;David N. Franz;Joseph Sullivan

  • Effect of temperature on kainic acid-induced seizures.

    Zhao Liu;Arkadi Gatt;Mohamad Mikati;Gregory L. Holmes

  • Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy: EEG investigations and long-term follow-up.

    Mohamad A. Mikati;Edwin Trevathan;Kalpathy S. Krishnamoorthy;Cesare T. Lombroso

  • Time from convulsive status epilepticus onset to anticonvulsant administration in children

    Iván Sánchez Fernández;Nicholas S. Abend;Satish Agadi;Sookee An

  • Exome Sequencing Followed by Large-Scale Genotyping Fails to Identify Single Rare Variants of Large Effect in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

    Erin L. Heinzen;Chantal Depondt;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri;Elizabeth K. Ruzzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Loddenkemper
Tobias Loddenkemper Boston Children's Hospital
Gregory L. Holmes
Gregory L. Holmes University of Vermont
James J. Riviello
James J. Riviello Baylor College of Medicine
Nicholas S. Abend
Nicholas S. Abend University of Pennsylvania
William D. Gaillard
William D. Gaillard George Washington University
Youssef G. Comair
Youssef G. Comair Johns Hopkins University
Erin L. Heinzen
Erin L. Heinzen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lionel Carmant
Lionel Carmant University of Montreal
Sandra L. Helmers
Sandra L. Helmers Emory University
Yong-hui Jiang
Yong-hui Jiang Yale School of Medicine

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