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Nicola Specchio is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on epilepsy, particularly in pediatric populations, and spans various interconnected fields within medicine and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study and classification of epilepsy syndromes, with a significant output published in high-impact venues. Their recent 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
  • ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marina Trivisano
  • Federico Vigevano
  • Luca De Palma
  • Nicola Pietrafusa
  • Rima Nabbout

Nicola Specchio has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Epilepsia Open
  • Neurology
  • Epileptic Disorders

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields contributing to their research focus are:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Genetics
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology

Nicola Specchio's research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research

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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  • ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity suggest therapeutic implications in SCN2A-related disorders.

    Markus Wolff;Katrine M Johannesen;Ulrike B S Hedrich;Silvia Masnada

  • ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • Proposed consensus definitions for new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE), febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), and related conditions.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;Nicolas Gaspard;Andreas van Baalen;Rima Nabbout

  • Study of Intraventricular Cerliponase Alfa for CLN2 Disease.

    Angela Schulz;Temitayo Ajayi;Nicola Specchio;Emily de Los Reyes

  • Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome: a multicenter study on 77 children.

    Uri Kramer;Ching Shiang Chi;Kuang Lin Lin;Nicola Specchio

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

    Herm J Lamberink;Willem M Otte;Ingmar Blümcke;Kees P J Braun

  • Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

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  • The phenotypic spectrum of SCN8A encephalopathy

    Jan Larsen;Gemma L Carvill;Elena Gardella;Gerhard Kluger

  • New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) and febrile infection–related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): State of the art and perspectives

    Nicolas Gaspard;Nicolas Gaspard;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Claudine Sculier;Claudine Sculier;Tobias Loddenkemper

  • AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit defects are a cause of neurodevelopmental disorders

    Vincenzo Salpietro;Vincenzo Salpietro;Vincenzo Salpietro;Christine L Dixon;Hui Guo;Hui Guo;Oscar D Bello

  • Mutations in the GABA Transporter SLC6A1 Cause Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures

    Gemma L. Carvill;Jacinta M. McMahon;Amy Schneider;Matthew Zemel

  • SCN1A duplications and deletions detected in Dravet syndrome: Implications for molecular diagnosis

    Carla Marini;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Rima Nabbout;Davide Mei

  • Citalopram as treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy.

    Luigi M Specchio;Alfonso Iudice;Nicola Specchio;Angela La Neve

  • Protocadherin 19 mutations in girls with infantile-onset epilepsy

    C. Marini;D. Mei;L. Parmeggiani;V. Norci

  • Cognitive development in Dravet syndrome: a retrospective, multicenter study of 26 patients.

    Francesca Ragona;Tiziana Granata;Bernardo Dalla Bernardina;Francesca Offredi

  • International consensus recommendations for management of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) including febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): Summary and clinical tools

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  • The phenotype of SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.

    Elena Gardella;Carla Marini;Marina Trivisano;Mark P Fitzgerald;Mark P Fitzgerald

  • Genetic testing in benign familial epilepsies of the first year of life : Clinical and diagnostic significance

    Federico Zara;Nicola Specchio;Pasquale Striano;Angela Robbiano

  • Autonomic status epilepticus in panayiotopoulos syndrome and other childhood and adult epilepsies: A consensus view

    Colin D. Ferrie;Roberto Caraballo;Athanasios Covanis;Veysi Demirbilek

  • An open-label trial of levetiracetam in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy.

    P. Striano;A. Coppola;M. Pezzella;C. Ciampa

  • GPR56-related bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria: further evidence for an overlap with the cobblestone complex

    Nadia Bahi-Buisson;Karine Poirier;Nathalie Boddaert;Catherine Fallet-Bianco

  • PRRT2 Mutations are the major cause of benign familial infantile seizures

    Julian Schubert;Roberta Paravidino;Felicitas Becker;Andrea Berger;Andrea Berger

  • Clinical and genetic factors predicting Dravet syndrome in infants with SCN1A mutations

    Valentina Cetica;Sara Chiari;Davide Mei;Elena Parrini

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Vigevano
Federico Vigevano Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Lucia Fusco
Lucia Fusco Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
Luigi Maria Specchio
Luigi Maria Specchio University of Foggia
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Raffaella Cusmai
Raffaella Cusmai Boston Children's Hospital
Carla Marini
Carla Marini University of Florence
Federico Zara
Federico Zara University of Genoa
Tiziana Granata
Tiziana Granata Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne

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