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Rebecca Rausch is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main areas of study for this scientist include Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Ophthalmology, and Molecular Biology. Research topics are focused on:

  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Rausch has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "The Mental Health of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Review of the Last Five Years of Research," 2025, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Cerebral palsy in children: A clinical practice review," 2024, Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care
  • "Pediatric suicide: Review of a preventable tragedy," 2024, Disease-a-Month
  • "Assessment of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor on Retinal Structure and Visual Function in Rodent Models of Optic Nerve Crush," 2024, Pharmaceuticals
  • "Investigation of Combination Treatment With an Aromatase Inhibitor Exemestane and Carboplatin-Based Therapy for Postmenopausal Women With Advanced NSCLC," 2021, JTO Clinical and Research Reports

Frequent co-authors in their publications have included:

  • Dilip R. Patel
  • C. Miller
  • Mark G. Goetting
  • Summer Chahin
  • Patricia A. Young

Rausch's work has appeared repeatedly in venues such as the Journal of Clinical Medicine, Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, Disease-a-Month, Pharmaceuticals, and JTO Clinical and Research Reports.

Best Publications

  • A health-related quality of life instrument for patients evaluated for epilepsy surgery.

    Barbara G. Vickrey;Ron D. Hays;Jason Graber;Rebecca Rausch

  • Correlation of criteria used for localizing epileptic foci in patients considered for surgical therapy of epilepsy.

    Jerome Engel;Rebecca Rausch;Jeffrey P. Lieb;David E. Kuhl

  • Psychological status related to surgical control of temporal lobe seizures.

    Rebecca Rausch;Paul H. Crandall

  • Hippocampal Neuron Loss and Memory Scores Before and After Temporal Lobe Surgery for Epilepsy

    Rebecca Rausch;Thomas L. Babb

  • Outcome assessment for epilepsy surgery: the impact of measuring health-related quality of life.

    Barbara G. Vickrey;Barbara G. Vickrey;Ron D. Hays;Jerome Engel;Karen Spritzer

  • Local cerebral metabolism during partial seizures

    Jerome Engel;David E. Kuhl;Michael E. Phelps;Rebecca Rausch

  • Outcomes in 248 patients who had diagnostic evaluations for epilepsy surgery

    Barbara Vickrey;Ron D. Hays;Ron D. Hays;Rebecca Rausch;Jerome Engel

  • APOE, MAPT, and SNCA genes and cognitive performance in Parkinson disease

    Ignacio F. Mata;James B. Leverenz;Daniel Weintraub;John Q. Trojanowski

  • GBA Variants are associated with a distinct pattern of cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease.

    Ignacio F. Mata;James B. Leverenz;Daniel Weintraub;Daniel Weintraub;John Q. Trojanowski

  • Quality of life of epilepsy surgery patients as compared with outpatients with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and/or depressive symptoms.

    Barbara G. Vickrey;Ron D. Hays;Ron D. Hays;Rebecca Rausch;William W. Sutherling

  • Early and late cognitive changes following temporal lobe surgery for epilepsy

    R. Rausch;S. Kraemer;C.J. Pietras;M. Le

  • Word-Finding Deficits Persist After Left Anterotemporal Lobectomy

    John T. Langfitt;Rebecca Rausch

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Temporal Lobectomy, and Major Depression

    Lori Altshuler;Rebecca Rausch;Sandra Delrahim;Joanne Kay

  • Memory following intracarotid amobarbital injection contralateral to hippocampal damage.

    Rebecca Rausch;Thomas L. Babb;Jerome Engel;Paul H. Crandall

  • Right-hemisphere language dominance in right-handed epileptic patients.

    Rebecca Rausch;Gregory O. Walsh

  • Olfactory memory in patients with anterior temporal lobectomy.

    Rebecca Rausch;E.A. Serafetinides;Paul H. Crandall

  • Asymmetric interictal glucose hypometabolism and cognitive performance in epileptic patients

    Rebecca Rausch;Thomas R. Henry;Catherine M. Ary;Jerome Engel

  • Review of the 20-year UCLA experience with surgery for epilepsy

    Leslie D. Cahan;William Sutherling;Mary Alyce McCullough;Rebecca Rausch

  • Specific alterations of olfactory function in humans with temporal lobe lesions

    Rebecca Rausch;E. A. Serafetinides

  • Cognitive Profile of LRRK2-related Parkinson’s Disease

    Sindhu Srivatsal;Brenna Cholerton;James B. Leverenz;Zbigniew K. Wszolek

  • A compendium of neuropsychological tests: administration, norms, and commentary

    Rebecca Rausch

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome Engel
Jerome Engel University of California, Los Angeles
Paul H. Crandall
Paul H. Crandall University of California, Los Angeles
Beate Ritz
Beate Ritz University of California, Los Angeles
James B. Leverenz
James B. Leverenz Cleveland Clinic
John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Babb
Thomas L. Babb Wayne State University
William W. Sutherling
William W. Sutherling University of California, Los Angeles
Kyle Brauer Boone
Kyle Brauer Boone Alliant International University
Marilyn S. Albert
Marilyn S. Albert Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Janet S. Sinsheimer
Janet S. Sinsheimer University of California, Los Angeles

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