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Paolo Tinuper is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, particularly focusing on epilepsy and related neurological conditions. Their publication record demonstrates a concentrated expertise in epilepsy research and treatment as well as pharmacological and genetic studies associated with neurological disorders.

Tinuper's work spans multiple fields of study, including:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular focus include:

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

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

Paolo Tinuper has contributed to several recent papers published primarily in the journal Epilepsia. Some notable publications 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
  • Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, 2022, Epilepsia
  • 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, 2022, Epilepsia

The frequent publication venues for Paolo Tinuper include:

  • Epilepsia
  • Seizure
  • Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Epilepsia Open

Coauthorship is a notable aspect of Tinuper's career, collaborating frequently with:

  • Francesca Bisulli
  • Laura Licchetta
  • Lorenzo Muccioli
  • Barbara Mostacci
  • Luca Vignatelli

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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  • Fatal familial insomnia and dysautonomia with selective degeneration of thalamic nuclei

    Elio Lugaresi;Rossella Medori;Pasquale Montagna;Agostino Baruzzi

  • Fatal Familial Insomnia, a Prion Disease with a Mutation at Codon 178 of the Prion Protein Gene

    Rossella Medori;Hans Juergen Tritschler;Andréa Leblanc;Federico Villare

  • Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. A clinical and polygraphic overview of 100 consecutive cases.

    Federica Provini;Giuseppe Plazzi;Paolo Tinuper;Stefano Vandi

  • EFNS Guideline on the Management of Status Epilepticus in Adults

    H Meierkord;Paul Boon;B Engelsen;B Engelsen;K Gocke

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

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  • A recurrent de novo mutation in KCNC1 causes progressive myoclonus epilepsy

    Mikko Muona;Samuel F. Berkovic;Leanne M. Dibbens;Karen L. Oliver

  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy

    Paolo Tinuper;Francesca Bisulli;J H Cross;Dale Hesdorffer

  • 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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  • Mutations in mammalian target of rapamycin regulator DEPDC5 cause focal epilepsy with brain malformations.

    Ingrid E Scheffer;Sarah E Heron;Brigid M Regan;Simone A Mandelstam;Simone A Mandelstam

  • Fatal familial insomnia: Clinical and pathologic study of five new cases

    V. Manetto;R. Medori;P. Cortelli;P. Montagna

  • Fatal familial insomnia A second kindred with mutation of prion protein gene at codon 178

    R. Medori;P. Montagna;H. J. Tritschler;A. LeBlanc

  • Ictal bradycardia in partial epileptic seizures: Autonomic investigation in three cases and literature review.

    Paolo Tinuper;F. Bisulli;A. Cerullo;R. Carcangiu

  • Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia with Short‐Lasting Attacks: Three Cases with Evidence for an Epileptic Frontal Lobe Origin of Seizures

    Paolo Tinuper;Angelina Cerullo;Fabio Cirignotta;Pietro Cortelli

  • The landscape of epilepsy-related GATOR1 variants

    Sara Baldassari;Fabienne Picard;Nienke E. Verbeek;Marjan van Kempen

  • EFNS guideline on the management of status epilepticus.

    Hartmut Meierkord;P Boon;B Engelsen;K Göcke

  • Mutations in the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway regulators NPRL2 and NPRL3 cause focal epilepsy

    Michael G. Ricos;Bree L. Hodgson;Tommaso Pippucci;Akzam Saidin

  • The long-term effect of vagus nerve stimulation on quality of life in patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy: The PuLsE (Open Prospective Randomized Long-term Effectiveness) trial

    Philippe Ryvlin;Frank G. Gilliam;Dang K. Nguyen;Gabriella Colicchio

  • Movement disorders in sleep: guidelines for differentiating epileptic from non-epileptic motor phenomena arising from sleep.

    Paolo Tinuper;Federica Provini;Francesca Bisulli;Luca Vignatelli

  • Autosomal dominant lateral temporal epilepsy: clinical spectrum, new epitempin mutations, and genetic heterogeneity in seven European families.

    Roberto Michelucci;Juan Jose Poza;Vito Sofia;Maria Rita De Feo

  • Epileptic nocturnal wanderings.

    Giuseppe Plazzi;Paolo Tinuper;Pasquale Montagna;Federica Provini

  • Functional hemispherectomy for treatment of epilepsy associated with hemiplegia: rationale, indications, results, and comparison with callosotomy.

    Paolo Tinuper;Frederick Andermann;Jean-Guy Villemure;Theodore B. Rasmussen

  • Clinical features of fatal familial insomnia: phenotypic variability in relation to a polymorphism at codon 129 of the prion protein gene.

    Pasquale Montagna;Pietro Cortelli;Patrizia Avoni;Paolo Tinuper

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesca Bisulli
Francesca Bisulli University of Bologna
Federica Provini
Federica Provini University of Bologna
Pasquale Montagna
Pasquale Montagna University of Bologna
Pietro Cortelli
Pietro Cortelli University of Bologna
Roberto Michelucci
Roberto Michelucci University of Bologna
Umberto Aguglia
Umberto Aguglia Magna Graecia University
Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
Antonio Gambardella
Antonio Gambardella Magna Graecia University
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Carla Marini
Carla Marini University of Florence

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