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Nathalie Villeneuve

Nathalie Villeneuve

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Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
4961
World Ranking
8611
National Ranking
404

Overview

Nathalie Villeneuve is affiliated with Hôpital Européen in France and has contributed extensively to the medical and molecular biology fields, particularly focusing on epilepsy research and treatment. Their academic work spans various intersecting domains including genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neuroscience.

Villeneuve has authored research across multiple specialized topics such as:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Their scientific publications encompass multidisciplinary subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Molecular Biology. Villeneuve's research output demonstrates a strong foundation in medicine integrated with biochemistry and molecular biology perspectives.

Frequent publication venues for Villeneuve include:

  • Epilepsia
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
  • Seizure
  • Epilepsia Open

The following papers represent a selection of recent contributions by Villeneuve and colleagues:

  • KCNT1-related epilepsies and epileptic encephalopathies: phenotypic and mutational spectrum (2021), Brain
  • Molecular and clinical descriptions of patients with GABAA receptor gene variants (GABRA1, GABRB2, GABRB3, GABRG2): A cohort study, review of literature, and genotype-phenotype correlation (2022), Epilepsia
  • CACNA1A-associated epilepsy: Electroclinical findings and treatment response on seizures in 18 patients (2021), European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
  • Slow Titration of Cannabidiol Add-On in Drug-Resistant Epilepsies Can Improve Safety With Maintained Efficacy in an Open-Label Study (2020), Frontiers in Neurology
  • Anatomoelectroclinical features of SEEG-confirmed pure insular-onset epilepsy (2020), Epilepsy & Behavior

Villeneuve has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers throughout their career. Frequent co-authors include Anne Lépine, Fabricē Bartolomei, Mathieu Milh, Gaëtan Lesca, and Didier Scavarda. These professional partnerships likely reflect multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches within epilepsy and neurological research.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in GRIN2A and GRIN2B encoding regulatory subunits of NMDA receptors cause variable neurodevelopmental phenotypes.

    Sabine Endele;Georg Rosenberger;Kirsten Geider;Bernt Popp

  • Fenfluramine for Treatment-Resistant Seizures in Patients With Dravet Syndrome Receiving Stiripentol-Inclusive Regimens: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Rima Nabbout;Arun Mistry;Sameer Zuberi;Nathalie Villeneuve

  • Effects of bumetanide on neurobehavioral function in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

    E Lemonnier;N Villeneuve;S Sonie;S Serret

  • Epilepsy related to hypothalamic hamartomas: surgical management with special reference to gamma knife surgery

    Jean Régis;Didier Scavarda;Manabu Tamura;Mariko Nagayi

  • Mechanisms for variable expressivity of inherited SCN1A mutations causing Dravet syndrome

    Christel Depienne;Oriane Trouillard;Isabelle Gourfinkel-An;Cécile Saint-Martin

  • Epileptic and nonepileptic features in patients with early onset epileptic encephalopathy and STXBP1 mutations.

    Mathieu Milh;Nathalie Villeneuve;Mondher Chouchane;Anna Kaminska

  • Seizure-onset patterns in focal cortical dysplasia and neurodevelopmental tumors: Relationship with surgical prognosis and neuropathologic subtypes.

    Stanislas Lagarde;Francesca Bonini;Aileen McGonigal;Patrick Chauvel

  • Mutations in SLC13A5 cause autosomal-recessive epileptic encephalopathy with seizure onset in the first days of life.

    Julien Thevenon;Mathieu Milh;François Feillet;Judith St-Onge

  • Gamma knife surgery for epilepsy related to hypothalamic hamartomas.

    Jean Régis;Didier Scavarda;Manabu Tamura;Nathalie Villeneuve

  • Novel compound heterozygous mutations in TBC1D24 cause familial malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy

    Mathieu Milh;Antonio Falace;Nathalie Villeneuve;Nicola Vanni

  • Glutamate Transporters Prevent the Generation of Seizures in the Developing Rat Neocortex

    Michael Demarque;Nathalie Villeneuve;Jean-Bernard Manent;Hélène Becq

  • Reading abilities and cognitive functions of children with epilepsy : Influence of epileptic syndrome

    Yves Chaix;Virginie Laguitton;Valérie Lauwers-Cancès;Géraldine Daquin

  • Similar early characteristics but variable neurological outcome of patients with a de novo mutation of KCNQ2

    Mathieu Milh;Nadia Boutry-Kryza;Julie Sutera-Sardo;Cyril Mignot

  • A common pattern of brain MRI imaging in mitochondrial diseases with complex I deficiency

    A. S. Lebre;M. Rio;L. Faivre d'Arcier;D. Vernerey

  • Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy (adalimumab) in Rasmussen's encephalitis: An open pilot study.

    Stanislas Lagarde;Nathalie Villeneuve;Agnès Trébuchon;Elsa Kaphan

  • Neonatal seizures induced persistent changes in intrinsic properties of CA1 rat hippocampal cells.

    Nathalie Villeneuve;Yehzekiel Ben-Ari;Gregory L. Holmes;Jean-Luc Gaiarsa;Jean-Luc Gaiarsa

  • Gamma knife surgery for epilepsy related to hypothalamic hamartomas.

    J Régis;M Hayashi;L P Eupierre;N Villeneuve

  • Cognitive and adaptive evaluation of 21 consecutive patients with Dravet syndrome.

    Nathalie Villeneuve;Virginie Laguitton;Marine Viellard;Anne Lépine

  • KCNT1-related epilepsies and epileptic encephalopathies: phenotypic and mutational spectrum.

    Claudia M Bonardi;Henrike O Heyne;Henrike O Heyne;Martina Fiannacca;Mark P Fitzgerald

  • The ketogenic diet improves recently worsened focal epilepsy.

    Nathalie Villeneuve;Florence Pinton;Nadia Bahi-Buisson;Olivier Dulac

  • Safety and efficacy of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in hypothalamic hamartomas with severe epilepsies: A prospective trial in 48 patients and review of the literature

    Jean Régis;Medhi Lagmari;Romain Carron;Motohiro Hayashi

  • O9 – 2019 Similar early characteristics but variable neurological outcome of patients with a de novo mutation of KCNQ2

    M Milh;N Boutry-Kryza;J Sutera-Sardo;C Mignot

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathieu Milh
Mathieu Milh Aix-Marseille University
Fabrice Bartolomei
Fabrice Bartolomei Aix-Marseille University
Laurent Villard
Laurent Villard Aix-Marseille University
Aileen McGonigal
Aileen McGonigal Aix-Marseille University
Rima Nabbout
Rima Nabbout Université Paris Cité
Catherine Chiron
Catherine Chiron Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
Gaetan Lesca
Gaetan Lesca Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Anna Kaminska
Anna Kaminska Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Stéphane Auvin
Stéphane Auvin Université Paris Cité
Patrick Chauvel
Patrick Chauvel University of Pittsburgh

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