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Citations
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Overview

Stephen M. Rao is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical disciplines, with a significant emphasis on neurology and related subfields.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Medicine

The subfields of study covered in their publications show a focus on specialized areas within medicine, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Their research topics include several areas connected to neurological diseases, inflammation, and cognitive conditions:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Inflammation Biomarkers and Pathways
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Stephen M. Rao has contributed to numerous academic publications. Key recent papers include:

  • "Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test: validation of self-administered neuroperformance modules," published in 2020 in European Journal of Neurology
  • "Cognitive processing speed in multiple sclerosis clinical practice: association with patient-reported outcomes, employment and magnetic resonance imaging metrics," 2020, European Journal of Neurology
  • "Inflammatory pathway analytes predicting rapid cognitive decline in MCI stage of Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
  • "Technology-enabled assessments to enhance multiple sclerosis clinical care and research," 2020, Neurology Clinical Practice
  • "Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test (MSPT): Normative study of 428 healthy participants ages 18 to 89," 2022, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • James B. Leverenz
  • Jagan A. Pillai
  • Lynn M. Bekris
  • Maria Khrestian
  • Elizabeth D. Tuason

Stephen M. Rao's work is published in several journals frequently used to disseminate research in neurology and neurodegenerative diseases. Prominent publication venues are:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neurology
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • European Journal of Neurology

Best Publications

  • Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. I. Frequency, patterns, and prediction

    Stephen M. Rao;Gary J. Leo;Linda Bernardin;Frederick W. Unverzagt

  • Human Brain Language Areas Identified by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Jeffrey R. Binder;Julie A. Frost;Thomas A. Hammeke;Robert W. Cox

  • Development of a multiple sclerosis functional composite as a clinical trial outcome measure

    Gary R. Cutter;Monika L. Baier;Richard A. Rudick;Diane L. Cookfair

  • Conceptual Processing during the Conscious Resting State: A Functional MRI Study

    R. Binder;J. A. Frost;T. A. Hammeke;P. S. F. Bellgowan

  • Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. II. Impact on employment and social functioning

    Stephen M. Rao;Gary J. Leo;L. Ellington;T. Nauertz

  • Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report.

    Mark Appelbaum;Harris Cooper;Rex B. Kline;Evan Mayo-Wilson

  • Determination of language dominance using functional MRI A comparison with the Wada test

    J. R. Binder;S. J. Swanson;T. A. Hammeke;G. L. Morris

  • The evolution of brain activation during temporal processing.

    Stephen M. Rao;Andrew R. Mayer;Deborah L. Harrington;Deborah L. Harrington;Deborah L. Harrington

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of complex human movements

    Stephen M Rao;J. R. Binder;P. A. Bandettini;T. A. Hammeke

  • Minimal neuropsychological assessment of MS patients: a consensus approach.

    Ralph H.B. Benedict;Ralph H.B. Benedict;Jill S. Fischer;Cate J. Archibald;Peter Andrew Arnett

  • Distributed Neural Systems Underlying the Timing of Movements

    Stephen M. Rao;Deborah L. Harrington;Kathleen Y. Haaland;Julie A. Bobholz

  • Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging with neuropsychological testing in multiple sclerosis

    S. M. Rao;G. J. Leo;V. M. Haughton;P. St. Aubin-Faubert

  • Nicotine-Induced Limbic Cortical Activation in the Human Brain: A Functional MRI Study

    Elliot A. Stein;John Pankiewicz;Harold H. Harsch;Jung Ki Cho

  • Language processing is strongly left lateralized in both sexes. Evidence from functional MRI

    Julie A. Frost;Jeffrey R. Binder;Jane A. Springer;Thomas A. Hammeke

  • Neural systems underlying the recognition of familiar and newly learned faces.

    Catherine L. Leveroni;Michael Seidenberg;Andrew R. Mayer;Andrew R. Mayer;Larissa A. Mead

  • Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: a review of recent developments.

    Julie A. Bobholz;Stephen M. Rao

  • Neuropsychology of multiple sclerosis: a critical review

    Stephen M. Rao

  • Function of the left planum temporale in auditory and linguistic processing

    J. R. Binder;J. A. Frost;T. A. Hammeke;Stephen M Rao

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of human auditory cortex

    J. R. Binder;S. M. Rao;T. A. Hammeke;F. Z. Yetkin

  • Cognition in multiple sclerosis: State of the field and priorities for the future

    James F. Sumowski;Ralph Benedict;Christian Enzinger;Massimo Filippi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristy A. Nielson
Kristy A. Nielson Marquette University
Thomas A. Hammeke
Thomas A. Hammeke Medical College of Wisconsin
Jeffrey R. Binder
Jeffrey R. Binder Medical College of Wisconsin
John L. Woodard
John L. Woodard Wayne State University
Deborah L. Harrington
Deborah L. Harrington Veterans Health Administration
Elliot A. Stein
Elliot A. Stein National Institute on Drug Abuse
Andrew R. Mayer
Andrew R. Mayer Mind Research Network
James B. Leverenz
James B. Leverenz Cleveland Clinic
Robert W. Cox
Robert W. Cox National Institutes of Health
Jane S. Paulsen
Jane S. Paulsen University of Wisconsin–Madison

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