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Overview

Page B. Pennell is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with particular emphasis on pediatrics, perinatology, child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, psychiatry, mental health, neurology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's key research topics include:

  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pregnancy and medication impact
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Metabolism and genetic disorders
  • Infant development and preterm care
  • Folate and B vitamins research

Page B. Pennell has contributed to publications in several high-impact venues, including:

  • Neurology (28 publications)
  • JAMA Neurology (6 publications)
  • Epilepsy & Behavior (6 publications)
  • Epilepsia (5 publications)
  • JAMA Internal Medicine (3 publications)

Recent notable papers by Page B. Pennell include:

  • "Changes in Seizure Frequency and Antiepileptic Therapy during Pregnancy," published in 2020 in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Single cell RNA sequencing of human microglia uncovers a subset associated with Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Clinical Advances in Sex- and Gender-Informed Medicine to Improve the Health of All," 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Keeping people with epilepsy safe during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Neurology
  • "Neurodevelopmental Disorders Among Publicly or Privately Insured Children in the United States," 2022, JAMA Psychiatry

Page B. Pennell frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include:

  • Kimford J. Meador
  • Elizabeth E. Gerard
  • Carrie Brown
  • Alison Pack
  • P. Emanuela Voinescu

Their research integrates multiple disciplines to address complex health issues, including the effects of medications during pregnancy, epilepsy management, and child health outcomes. They contribute extensively to understanding health in vulnerable populations through both clinical and public health perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes at age 6 years (NEAD study): a prospective observational study

    Kimford J Meador;Gus A Baker;Nancy Browning;Morris J Cohen

  • Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs

    Kimford J. Meador;Gus A. Baker;Nancy Browning;Jill Clayton-Smith

  • Epileptic seizures may begin hours in advance of clinical onset: a report of five patients.

    Brian Litt;Rosana Esteller;Rosana Esteller;Javier Echauz;Javier Echauz;Maryann D'Alessandro

  • Single cell RNA sequencing of human microglia uncovers a subset associated with Alzheimer’s disease

    Marta Olah;Vilas Menon;Naomi Habib;Naomi Habib;Mariko F. Taga

  • Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy - focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society

    C. L. Harden;K. J. Meador;P. B. Pennell;W. A. Hauser

  • Single cell RNA sequencing of human microglia uncovers a subset that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease: Molecular and cell biology: Inflammatory and microglia‐mediated mechanisms in AD

    Marta Olah;Vilas Menon;Naomi Habib;Mariko Taga

  • Brain blood flow alterations induced by therapeutic vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy: I. Acute effects at high and low levels of stimulation.

    Thomas R. Henry;Roy A. E. Bakay;John R. Votaw;Page B. Pennell

  • Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society

    C. L. Harden;P. B. Pennell;B. S. Koppel;C. A. Hovinga

  • In utero antiepileptic drug exposure: Fetal death and malformations

    K. J. Meador;G. A. Baker;Richard Finnell;L. A. Kalayjian

  • Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society

    C. L. Harden;J. Hopp;T. Y. Ting;P. B. Pennell

  • Lamotrigine in pregnancy: Clearance, therapeutic drug monitoring, and seizure frequency

    P. B. Pennell;L. Peng;Donald Jeffrey Newport;J. C. Ritchie

  • Acute blood flow changes and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy.

    Thomas R. Henry;J. R. Votaw;P. B. Pennell;C. M. Epstein

  • Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): II. Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

    Cynthia L. Harden;Cynthia L. Harden;Kimford J. Meador;Page B. Pennell;W. Allen Hauser

  • The impact of pregnancy and childbirth on the metabolism of lamotrigine

    P. B. Pennell;Donald Jeffrey Newport;Z. N. Stowe;S. L. Helmers

  • Antiepileptic drug pharmacokinetics during pregnancy and lactation

    Page B. Pennell

  • Management of epilepsy in pregnancy: a report from the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force on Women and Pregnancy.

    Torbjörn Tomson;Dina Battino;Rebecca Bromley;Sara Silvia Kochen

  • Differential effects of antiepileptic drugs on sexual function and hormones in men with epilepsy

    A. G. Herzog;F. W. Drislane;D. L. Schomer;P. B. Pennell

  • Antiepileptic Drug Clearance and Seizure Frequency during Pregnancy in Women with Epilepsy

    T. L. Reisinger;M. Newman;David W Loring;P. B. Pennell

  • Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure: Motor, adaptive, and emotional/behavioral functioning at age 3 years

    Morris J. Cohen;Kimford J. Meador;Nancy Browning;Gus A. Baker

  • Clinical Advances in Sex- and Gender-Informed Medicine to Improve the Health of All: A Review.

    Deborah Bartz;Deborah Bartz;Tanuja Chitnis;Tanuja Chitnis;Ursula B Kaiser;Ursula B Kaiser;Janet W Rich-Edwards;Janet W Rich-Edwards

  • Management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): III. Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breast-feeding: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

    Cynthia L. Harden;Cynthia L. Harden;Page B. Pennell;Barbara S. Koppel;Collin A. Hovinga

  • Breastfeeding in Children of Women Taking Antiepileptic Drugs: Cognitive Outcomes at Age 6 Years

    Kimford J. Meador;Gus A. Baker;Nancy Browning;Morris J. Cohen

  • Foetal Antiepileptic Drug Exposure and Verbal versus Non-Verbal Abilities at Three Years of Age.

    Kimford J. Meador;Gus A. Baker;Nancy Browning;Morris J. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimford J. Meador
Kimford J. Meador Stanford University
Joyce Liporace
Joyce Liporace Thomas Jefferson University
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University
David W. Loring
David W. Loring Emory University
Cynthia L. Harden
Cynthia L. Harden Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Jill Clayton-Smith
Jill Clayton-Smith University of Manchester
Michael Privitera
Michael Privitera University of Cincinnati
Gus A. Baker
Gus A. Baker University of Liverpool
Andres M. Kanner
Andres M. Kanner University of Miami
Thomas R. Henry
Thomas R. Henry University of Minnesota

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