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Pamela J. Thompson is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant number of publications spanning 36 works in Medicine and 23 in Neuroscience.

Their subfields of study include Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Genetics. The concentration of publications shows 18 in both Psychiatry and Mental Health and Cognitive Neuroscience, followed by 7 in both Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and 5 in Genetics.

Main research topics covered by Pamela J. Thompson emphasize Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders, and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The publication counts indicate 36 works related to Epilepsy Research and Treatment, 14 on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, 12 on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, 10 on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and 10 on Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism. Additionally, there are 8 publications on Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders and 6 relating to Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Notable recent papers published by the researcher include:

  • Cognitive Function in Genetic Generalized Epilepsies: Insights From Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Thalamus and focal to bilateral seizures, 2020, Neurology
  • Disorganization of language and working memory systems in frontal versus temporal lobe epilepsy, 2022, Brain
  • Episodic memory network connectivity in temporal lobe epilepsy, 2022, Epilepsia
  • The association of cognitive phenotypes with postoperative outcomes after epilepsy surgery in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, 2020, Epilepsy & Behavior

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pamela J. Thompson include John S. Duncan, Matthias J. Koepp, Lorenzo Caciagli, Sallie Baxendale, and Sjoerd B. Vos. The number of joint publications with these colleagues ranges from 13 to 18, highlighting ongoing interdisciplinary work in related areas.

Key publication venues for their work are Epilepsia, where five papers have appeared, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry with three publications, and both Neurology and Annals of Neurology with two papers each. Additional works have been published in the Journal of Neurology.

Best Publications

  • Unilateral temporal lobectomy patients show lateralized topographical and episodic memory deficits in a virtual town.

    Hugo J. Spiers;Neil Burgess;Eleanor A. Maguire;Sallie A. Baxendale

  • Heterozygous mutations of OTX2 cause severe ocular malformations.

    Nicola K. Ragge;Nicola K. Ragge;Nicola K. Ragge;Alison G. Brown;Charlotte M. Poloschek;Birgit Lorenz

  • Effects of topiramate on cognitive function

    P J Thompson;S A Baxendale;J S Duncan;J W A S Sander

  • Imaging memory in temporal lobe epilepsy: predicting the effects of temporal lobe resection

    Silvia B. Bonelli;Robert H. W. Powell;Mahinda Yogarajah;Rebecca S. Samson

  • Hyperphosphorylated tau in patients with refractory epilepsy correlates with cognitive decline: a study of temporal lobe resections

    Xin You Tai;Matthias Koepp;John S. Duncan;Nick Fox

  • Affective aggression in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: a quantitative MRI study of the amygdala.

    L. Tebartz van Elst;F. G. Woermann;L. Lemieux;P. J. Thompson

  • Identical, but not the same: Intra-site and inter-site reproducibility of fractional anisotropy measures on two 3.0 T scanners

    Christian Vollmar;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Gareth J. Barker;Mark R. Symms

  • Cognitive Decline in Severe Intractable Epilepsy

    Pamela J. Thompson;John S. Duncan

  • Predicting memory decline following epilepsy surgery: a multivariate approach.

    Sallie Baxendale;Pamela Thompson;William Harkness;John Duncan

  • SOX2 anophthalmia syndrome

    Nicola K Ragge;Birgit Lorenz;Adele Schneider;Kate Bushby

  • Non-epileptic seizures: patients’ understanding and reaction to the diagnosis and impact on outcome

    Simone Carton;Pamela J Thompson;John S Duncan

  • Pre-operative verbal memory fMRI predicts post-operative memory decline after left temporal lobe resection

    Mark P. Richardson;Bryan A. Strange;Pamela J. Thompson;Sallie A. Baxendale

  • Motor system hyperconnectivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a cognitive functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Christian Vollmar;Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh;Gareth J. Barker;Mark R. Symms;Mark R. Symms

  • Frontal lobe function in temporal lobe epilepsy

    J. Stretton;P.J. Thompson

  • Anticonvulsant Drugs and Cognitive Functions

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  • The excitatory amino acid antagonist d-CPP-ene (SDZ EAA-494) in patients with epilepsy

    S. Sveinbjornsdottir;J.W.A.S. Sander;D. Upton;P.J. Thompson

  • Epilepsy and the family: a review of current literature

    Neil Ellis;Dominic Upton;Pam Thompson

  • Commission on European Affairs: Appropriate standards of epilepsy care across Europe

    M. J. Brodie;S. D. Shorvon;R. Canger;P. Halasz

  • The Relationship Between Quantitative MRI and Neuropsychological Functioning in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    S A Baxendale;W van Paesschen;P J Thompson;A Connelly

  • Neurofibrillary tangle pathology and Braak staging in chronic epilepsy in relation to traumatic brain injury and hippocampal sclerosis: a post-mortem study.

    Maria Thom;Joan Y.W. Liu;Pam Thompson;Rahul Phadke

  • Reorganization of verbal and nonverbal memory in temporal lobe epilepsy due to unilateral hippocampal sclerosis.

    H. W. Robert Powell;Mark P. Richardson;Mark R. Symms;Philip A. Boulby

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Duncan
John S. Duncan University College London
Matthias J. Koepp
Matthias J. Koepp University College London
Christian Vollmar
Christian Vollmar Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mark R. Symms
Mark R. Symms University College London
Sallie Baxendale
Sallie Baxendale University College London
Gavin P. Winston
Gavin P. Winston Queen's University
Mark P. Richardson
Mark P. Richardson King's College London
Josemir W. Sander
Josemir W. Sander University College London
Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh
Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh King's College London
Maria Thom
Maria Thom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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