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Richard H. Mattson

Richard H. Mattson

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D-Index
85
Citations
26097
World Ranking
14631
National Ranking
7402

Overview

Richard H. Mattson is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their primary research contributions focus on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable work also in subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics include Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research. These topics reflect an interdisciplinary approach, combining clinical and molecular perspectives.

Among their recent scholarly output is the paper titled "Misperceptions on the chance of seizure freedom with antiseizure medications after two failed trials," published in 2020 in the journal Epilepsia.

  • "Misperceptions on the chance of seizure freedom with antiseizure medications after two failed trials," 2020, Epilepsia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard H. Mattson include:

  • Benjamin N. Blond
  • Lawrence J. Hirsch

The primary publication venues for their work reflect contributions to respected journals with a focus on epilepsy and neurological disorders:

  • Epilepsia

Best Publications

  • Comparison of carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone in partial and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures

    Mattson Rh;Cramer Ja;Collins Jf;Smith Db

  • How Often Is Medication Taken as Prescribed?: A Novel Assessment Technique

    Joyce A. Cramer;Richard H. Mattson;Mary L. Prevey;Richard D. Scheyer

  • ILAE treatment guidelines: evidence-based analysis of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes.

    Tracy Glauser;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Blaise Bourgeois;Avital Cnaan

  • Characteristics of medial temporal lobe epilepsy: I. Results of history and physical examination

    J. A. French;P. D. Williamson;V. M. Thadani;T. M. Darcey

  • A comparison of valproate with carbamazepine for the treatment of complex partial seizures and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults. The Department of Veterans Affairs Epilepsy Cooperative Study No. 264 Group

    Richard H. Mattson;Joyce A. Cramer;Joseph F. Collins

  • Updated ILAE evidence review of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes

    Tracy Glauser;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Blaise Bourgeois;Avital Cnaan

  • Localized 1H NMR measurements of gamma-aminobutyric acid in human brain in vivo.

    Douglas L. Rothman;Ognen A. C. Petroff;Kevin L. Behar;Richard H. Mattson

  • Complex partial seizures of frontal lobe origin

    Peter D. Williamson;Dennis D. Spencer;Susan S. Spencer;Robert A. Novelly

  • Access to the posterior medial temporal lobe structures in the surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Dennis D. Spencer;Susan S. Spencer;Richard H. Mattson;Peter D. Williamson

  • Characteristics of medial temporal lobe epilepsy: II. Interictal and ictal scalp electroencephalography, neuropsychological testing, neuroimaging, surgical results, and pathology

    P. D. Williamson;J. A. French;V. M. Thadani;J. H. Kim

  • Compliance declines between clinic visits.

    Joyce A. Cramer;Richard D. Scheyer;Richard H. Mattson

  • Memory Function in Focal Epilepsy: A Comparison of Non-Surgical, Unilateral Temporal Lobe and Frontal Lobe Samples

    Richard C. Delaney;Richard C. Delaney;Alexander J. Rosen;Alexander J. Rosen;Richard H. Mattson;Richard H. Mattson;Robert A. Novelly;Robert A. Novelly

  • Occipital lobe epilepsy: clinical characteristics, seizure spread patterns, and results of surgery.

    P. D. Williamson;V. M. Thadani;V. M. Thadani;T. M. Darcey;T. M. Darcey;D. D. Spencer

  • Selective memory improvement and impairment in temporal lobectomy for epilepsy

    Robert A. Novelly;Robert A. Novelly;Elizabeth A. Augustine;Elizabeth A. Augustine;Richard H. Mattson;Richard H. Mattson;Gilbert H. Glaser

  • Epidemiological and medical aspects of epilepsy in the elderly.

    James C Cloyd;W. Hauser;A. Towne;R. Ramsay

  • The effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy

    Ognen A. C. Petroff;Douglas L. Rothman;Kevin L. Behar;D. Lamoureux

  • Combined depth and subdural electrode investigation in uncontrolled epilepsy

    Susan S. Spencer;Dennis D. Spencer;Peter D. Williamson;Richard Mattson

  • Topiramate, carbamazepine and valproate monotherapy: double-blind comparison in newly diagnosed epilepsy.

    M. D. Privitera;M. J. Brodie;R. H. Mattson;D. W. Chadwick

  • Long-term seizure outcome in patients initially seizure-free after resective epilepsy surgery

    H. H. Yoon;H. L. Kwon;R. H. Mattson;D. D. Spencer

  • Lamotrigine Therapy for Partial Seizures: A Multicenter, Placebo‐Controlled, Double‐Blind, Cross‐Over Trial

    J Messenheimer;R E Ramsay;L J Willmore;R F Leroy

Frequent Co-Authors

Joyce A. Cramer
Joyce A. Cramer Yale University
Susan S. Spencer
Susan S. Spencer Yale University
Dennis D. Spencer
Dennis D. Spencer Yale University
Peter D. Williamson
Peter D. Williamson Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
Ognen A. C. Petroff
Ognen A. C. Petroff Yale University
Douglas L. Rothman
Douglas L. Rothman Yale University
Fahmeed Hyder
Fahmeed Hyder Yale University
Kevin L. Behar
Kevin L. Behar Yale University
Elinor Ben-Menachem
Elinor Ben-Menachem University of Gothenburg
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University

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