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The Children’s Neurology and Neurosurgery Program ranks among the nation’s top 20 pediatric hospitals on the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Children’s Hospitals” for Neurology & Neurosurgery. The report ranks hospitals for excellence in outcomes, program structure and national reputation.
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Emory University, Our Primary Research and Academic Partner
Children’s and Emory University School of Medicine partner together on clinical trials, residencies and fellowships. More than 500 physicians hold titles at both institutions. Our research program has ranked in the top five nationally for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for nearly a decade.
Learn About EmoryThe neurosciences research team at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is a collaborative effort between Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine. We are dedicated to finding innovative therapies for children with brain and spine conditions through our Pediatric Neurotrauma Lab (PNL) and the Emory and Children’s Center for Neurosciences Research, as well as other collaborative labs. Our program also includes one of the few National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) Level 4 pediatric epilepsy centers and American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) EEG laboratory-certified programs in the U.S.
Our researchers, operating across 13 programs with more than 38 physicians and surgeons caring for medically complex children, are seeking preventive, diagnostic and wellness strategies for children with serious medical illnesses or challenges. Our studies focus on everything from pediatric brain tumor research and traumatic brain injuries in children and teens to the psychological and cognitive aspects of disease and injury—and much more.
Furthermore, we offer physician training programs in Neurology, Neuro-Oncology, Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery.
Neurology/Epileptology
- Sonam Bhalla, MD, Director, Neonatal Neurology Program
- Hyoung Choi, MD
- Jasmine Forte, MD, Co-Medical Director, Concussion Program
- Tim Gershon, MD, Director, Children’ Center for Neurosciences Research
- Grace Gombolay, MD
- Varun Kannan, MD
- Stephanie Keller, MD, Medical Director, Neurogenetics
- Jun Ho Kim, MD, Medical Director, Neuromuscular Services
- Fiza Laheji, MD
- Jenny Lin, MD
- Prabhu Patil, MD
- Bryan Philbrook, MD, Medical Director, Cerebrovascular Services
- Michelle Tutmaher, DO
- Kishore Vedala, MD
- Sumit Verma, MD
- David Wolf, MD, PhD, Division Chief, Neurology; Program Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Program
- Guojun Zhang, MD
Neurosurgery
- Barun Brahma, MD
- Joshua Chern, MD, PhD, Division Chief of Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Surgery Director and Quality Director
- Nealen Laxpati, MD
- Jacob Lepard, MD
- Andrew Reisner, MD, Elaine & John C. Carlos Chair for Neuro Trauma
- Michael Sawvel, DO
- David Wrubel, MD
Neuropsychology
- Phebe Albert, PhD
- Carla Ammons, PhD
- Laura Blackwell, PhD, ABPP, Interim Division Chief, Neuropsychology
- Cortney Fritz, PhD
- Elyssa Gerst, PhD, Co-Medical Director, Concussion Program
- Robyn Howarth, PhD, ABPP/CN
- Jacqueline Kiefel, PhD
- Susan Lee, PhD, ABPP/CN
- David Marcus, PhD, ABPP/CN
- Emily Riggall, PhD
- Yuri Shishido, PhD, ABPP/CN, Medical Director, Neuropsychology Clinical Informatics and Data Governance
- Molly Winston, PhD
Clinical Trials
Children’s is involved in more than 1,200 clinical trials locally, nationally and abroad. Find or join one of our trials. Narrow your search by including a specific condition or disease.
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Imaging of Craniovertebral Junction Instability, Fixation, and Stenosis in Children. Little SB, Sarma A, Bajaj M, Dennison J, Brahma B, Pruthi S. Radiographics. 2025 March 13
The extreme lateral transodontoid approach for large tumors in children in the ventral craniocervical junction. Laxpati N, Ramaswamy U, Lin F, Whitehead WE, Weiner HL, Bauer DF, Aldave G. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Dec 20
Pediatric metastatic extracranial high-grade glioma: A case report and literature review. Ali N, Eaton BR, Fangusaro JR, Castellino RC, Velázquez Vega JE, Chern JJ, Schniederjan M, Patil P. Neurooncol Pract. 2024 Oct 3
Sonic hedgehog medulloblastomas are dependent on Netrin-1 for survival. Julie Talbot, Joanna Fombonne, Jacob Torrejon, Benjamin R. Babcock, Leon F. McSwain, Nicolas Rama, Ludovica Lospinoso Severini, Emma Bonerandi, Veronique Marsaud, Flavia Bernardi, Tarek Gharsalli, Catherine Guix, Benjamin Ducarouge, Verena Neururer, Irene Basili, Audrey L. Mercier, Hua Yu, Antoine Forget, Emilie Indersie, Sophie Leboucher, Judith Souphron, Konstantin Okonechnikov, Wanchen Wang, Daisuke Kawauchi, Brandon J. Wainwright, Didier Frappaz, Pascale Varlet, Christelle Dufour, Kevin Beccaria, Thomas Blauwblomme, Loredana Martignetti, Lucia Di Marcotullio, Stéphanie Puget, François Doz, Franck Bourdeaut, Julien Masliah-Planchon, Timothy R. Gershon, Patrick Mehlen & Olivier Ayrault. Nat Commun. 2025 Jun 3
Suppressing recurrence in Sonic Hedgehog subgroup medulloblastoma using the OLIG2 inhibitor CT-179. Li Y, Lim C, Dismuke T, Malawsky DS, Oasa S, Bruce ZC, Offenhäuser C, Baumgartner U, D'Souza RCJ, Edwards SL, French JD, Ock LSH, Nair S, Sivakumaran H, Harris L, Tikunov AP, Hwang D, Alicea Pauneto CDM, Maybury M, Hassall T, Wainwright B, Kesari S, Stein G, Piper M, Johns TG, Sokolsky-Papkov M, Terenius L, Vukojević V, McSwain LF, Gershon TR, Day BW. Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 4
Unraveling the complexity of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype in adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma using multimodal machine learning analysis. Prince EW, Apps JR, Jeang J, Chee K, Medlin S, Jackson EM, Dudley R, Limbrick D, Naftel R, Johnston J, Feldstein N, Prolo LM, Ginn K, Niazi T, Smith A, Kilburn L, Chern J, Leonard J, Lam S, Hersh DS, Gonzalez-Meljem JM, Amani V, Donson AM, Mitra SS, Bandopadhayay P, Martinez-Barbera JP, Hankinson TC. Neuro Oncol. 2024 Jun 3
Clinical and genomic factors differ in pediatric and adult pilocytic astrocytoma: a single-center experience with over 350 patients. Chandler KE, Grigorian JN, Pisharody VA, Chisango Z, Chow J, Mao S, Ma T, Jahangiri A, Chern JJ, Hoang K. J Neurooncol. 2025 Nov
Targeted therapy in pediatric central nervous system tumors: a review from the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Siegel BI, Patil P, Prakash A, Klawinski DM, Hwang EI. Front Oncol. 2025 Feb 28
Primary Diffuse Leptomeningeal Melanomatosis in a Child with Extracranial Metastasis: Case Report. Shahab SW, Patil P, Fangusaro JR, Patteson B, Goldman-Yassen A, Eaton BR, Boydston W, Schniederjan M, Aguilera D. Curr Oncol. 2024 Jan 20
Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma of Infancy. Futch HS, Chandler K, Wheelus J, Reisner A, Boydston W, Wrubel DM, Brahma B, Sawvel MS, Lepard J, Laxpati NG, Chern JJ. Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Aug 25
Special Pediatric Considerations in the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. Futch HS, Newman SH, Onyewuenyi AC, Mulugeta MG, Blackwell LS, Verma MS, Javed M, Reisner A. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2025 April 28
Outcomes of medical and surgical management in infectious intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter cohort analysis. Alawieh AM, Dimisko L, Zohdy YM, Koo AB, Saad H, El Baba B, Newman S, Grossberg JA, Matouk C, Cawley CM, Pradilla G, Reisner A, Fox WC, Perez-Vega C, Burkhardt JK, Salem M, Jabbour P, El Naamani K, Schmidt RF, Gooch MR, Starke RM, Abdelsalam A, Lu VM, Levitt M, Chalhoub RM, Kobeissy F, Spiotta AM, Barrow D, Howard BM. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Jun 15
Inflammasome links traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and Alzheimer's disease. Seplovich G, Bouchi Y, de Rivero Vaccari JP, Pareja JCM, Reisner A, Blackwell L, Mechref Y, Wang KK, Tyndall JA, Tharakan B, Kobeissy F. Neural Regen Res. 2025 Jun 1
Measuring Self-Efficacy for Concussion Recovery: Psychometric Characteristics of the Progressive Activities of Controlled Exertion-Self-Efficacy Scale. Gioia GA, Vaughan CC, Sady MD, Gerst E, Burns A, Zayat M. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Nov 19
Consensus-Based Development of a Global Registry for Traumatic Brain Injury: Establishment, Protocol, and Implementation. Joannides AJ, Korhonen TK, Clark D, Gnanakumar S, Venturini S, Mohan M, Bashford T, Baticulon R, Bhagavatula ID, Esene I, Fernández-Méndez R, Figaji A, Gupta D, Khan T, Laeke T, Martin M, Menon D, Paiva W, Park KB, Pattisapu JV, Rubiano AM, Sekhar V, Shabani HK, Sichizya K, Solla D, Tirsit A, Tripathi M, Turner C, Depreitere B, Iaccarino C, Lippa L, Reisner A, Rosseau G, Servadei F, Trivedi RA, Waran V, Kolias A, Hutchinson P. Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 1
An international, prospective observational study on traumatic brain injury epidemiology study protocol: GEO-TBI: Incidence. Joannides A, Korhonen TK, Clark D, Gnanakumar S, Venturini S, Mohan M, Bashford T, Baticulon R, Bhagavatula ID, Esene I, Fernández-Méndez R, Figaji A, Gupta D, Khan T, Laeke T, Martin M, Menon D, Paiva W, Park KB, Pattisapu JV, Rubiano AM, Sekhar V, Shabani H, Sichizya K, Solla D, Tirsit A, Tripathi M, Turner C, Depreitere B, Iaccarino C, Lippa L, Reisner A, Rosseau G, Servadei F, Trivedi R, Waran V, Kolias A, Hutchinson P. NIHR Open Res. 2024 May 3
The utility of biomarkers in traumatic brain injuries in children: opportunities and challenges. Reisner A, Zohdy YM, Chern JJ, Blackwell LS, Lepard JR, Alawieh A, Verma MS, Kobeissy F, Mulugeta MG, Tyndall JA, Klein BJ, Fariyike OA, Mannix R, Munoz Pareja JC, Wang KK. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 May 17
Longitudinal multi-omics reveals pathogenic TSC2 variants disrupt developmental trajectories of human cortical organoids derived from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Niu W, Yu S, Li X, Wang Z, Chen R, Michalski C, Jahangiri A, Zohdy Y, Chern JJ, Whitworth TJ, Wang J, Xu J, Zhou Y, Qin Z, Li B, Gambello MJ, Peng J, Wen Z. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Oct 11
Trends in pediatric firearm-related injuries and disparities in acute outcomes. Mulugeta MG, Bailey G, Parsons K, Gillespie S, Johnson LM, Doh KF, Reisner A, Blackwell LS. Front Public Health. 2024 Mar 19
Association between social determinants of health and pediatric traumatic brain injury outcomes. Parsons K, Mulugeta MG, Bailey G, Gillespie S, Johnson LM, Myers HE, Reisner A, Blackwell LS. Front Neurol. 2024 Mar 14
Prognostic Value of Plasma Biomarkers S100B and Osteopontin in Pediatric TBI: A Prospective Analysis Evaluating Acute and 6-Month Outcomes after Mild to Severe TBI. Blackwell LS, Wali B, Xiang Y, Alawieh A, Sayeed I, Reisner A. Biomedicines. 2023 Aug 1
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Impact on the Developing Brain. Blackwell LS, Grell R. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Nov
Predictive power of phase 1 studies for the identification of seizure onset zone in phase 2 in a pediatric epilepsy cohort. Katlowitz K, Allam A, Laxpati N, Lee S, McGinnis JP, Katyayan A, Ali I, Houck KM, Nayak A, Sen S, Diaz-Medina G, Mohanty D, Clarke D, Coorg R, Seto ES, Riviello JJ, Anderson AE, Weiner HL, Curry DJ. Epilepsia. 2025 Aug 18
Seizure detection using the wristband accelerometer, gyroscope, and surface electromyogram signals based on in-hospital and out-of-hospital dataset. Guangming Wanga, Hao Yanb, Wen Lia, Duozheng Shenga, Liankun Renc, Qun Wang, Hua Zhang, Guojun Zhang, Tao Yub, Gang Wang. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, Volume 127, 127 – 134. 2025 March 20
Hemispherotomy for drug-resistant epilepsy in bilateral Sturge-Weber syndrome: illustrative cases. Hidalgo ET, Grin EA, Dastagirzada Y, Laxpati N, Bluvstein J, Schneider JR, Miles D, Tzadok M, Riviello J, Weiner HL. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2025 Aug 4
Pseudoaneurysm Formation after Stereoencephalography for Epilepsy. Skelton HM, Laxpati NG, Lamanna JJ, Isbaine F, Barrow DL, Gross RE. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2025 Feb 7
Neuromodulation Strategies in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: Practical Clinical Guidance from the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium. Samanta D, Aungaroon G, Fine AL, Karakas C, Chiu MY, Jain P, Seinfeld S, Knowles JK, Mohamed IS, Stafstrom CE, Dixon-Salazar T, Patel AD, Bhalla S, Keator CG, Vidaurre J, Warren AEL, Shellhaas RA, Perry MS. Epilepsy Res. 2025 Jan 2
Effects of physical activity on cognition and psychosocial functioning in pediatric epilepsy: A systematic review. Alfonso D, Ailion A, Semaan N, Davalbhakta E, Bearden DJ. 2024 Jul 26
The involvement of the piriform cortex in non-lesional temporal lobe epilepsy: an uncommon component of the epileptogenic network. Pedersen NP, Raghu A, Shivamurthy VKN, Chern JJ, Gross RE, Willie JT, Dingledine RJ, Kheder A. Brain Commun. 2024 Jul 16
Epg5 links proteotoxic stress due to defective autophagic clearance and epileptogenesis in Drosophila and Vici syndrome patients. Deneubourg C, Salimi Dafsari H, Lowe S, Martinez-Cotrina A, Mazaud D, Park SH, Vergani V, Almacellas Barbanoj A, Maroofian R, Averdunk L, Ghayoor-Karimiani E, Jayawant S, Mignot C, Keren B, Peters R, Kamath A, Mattas L, Verma S, Silwal A, Distelmaier F, Houlden H, Lignani G, Antebi A, Jepson J, Jungbluth H, Fanto M. Autophagy. 2025 Feb
Language Mapping With rTMS in Healthy Pediatric Patients. Vedala K, Kadis DS, Vannest J, Sino S, Horn PS, Maue E, Williamson B, Mangano FT, Leach JL, Greiner HM. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2025 Jan 29
Responsive Neurostimulation of Thalamic and Nonthalamic Targets in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Intractable Epilepsy. Larrew T, Greiner HM, Arya R, Tenney JR, Aungaroon G, Clark DJ, Vedala K, Drake AW, Leach JL, Horn PS, Skoch J, Mangano FT. Neurosurgery. 2025 Jun 20
Electroencephalographic Findings Add Prognostic Value to Clinical Features Associated with Mortality on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Support. Baker A, Shah E, Ouyang A, Silver M, Tomko SR, Guilliams K, Said AS, Guerriero RM. Neurocrit Care. 2025 Oct
Antiseizure medications for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: Comprehensive review and proposed consensus treatment algorithm. Samanta D, Bhalla S, Bhatia S, Fine AL, Haridas B, Karakas C, Keator CG, Koh HY, Perry MS, Stafstrom CE, Vidaurre J, Warren AEL. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Mar
An Unusual Case of Hypothalamic Hamartoma With Nongelastic Seizures and Posterior Cortex Connectivity. Al-Ramadhani R, Bhalla S, Bearden DJ, Ono K, Chern J, Kheder A. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Sep
Reducing the percentage of surviving infants with acute symptomatic seizures discharged on anti-seizure medication. Nangle AM, He Z, Bhalla S, Bullock J, Carlson A, Dutt M, Hamrick S, Jones P, Piazza A, Vale A, Sewell EK. J Perinatol. 2025 Apr
Intracranial investigation of piriform cortex epilepsy during odor presentation. Bearden DJ, Selawski R, Chern JJ, Del Valle Martinez E, Bhalla S, Al-Ramadhani R, Ono KE, Pedersen NP, Zhang G, Drane DL, Kheder A. Neurocase. 2023 Feb-Apr;29
Caregiver and family functioning after pediatric disorder of consciousness: telephone-based outcome assessment. Riggall EA, Slomine BS, Suskauer SJ, Borda A, Lahey S, Ludwig NN. Brain Inj.2024 Jan 28
Establishing Minimal Clinically Important Differences for the Cognitive and Linguistic Scale (CALS) in Pediatric Neurorehabilitation. Svingos AM, Forsyth RJ, Alkhoury L, Slomine BS, Suskauer SJ, Watson WD, Blackwell LS, Shah SA. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Jan 6
Three genes controlling streptomycin susceptibility inAgrobacterium fabrum. Howarth RE, Pattillo CM, Griffitts JS, Calvopina-Chavez DG. J Bacteriol. 2023 Sep 26
Scoping Review on the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Pediatric Disorders of Consciousness. Molteni E, Canas LDS, Briand MM, Estraneo A, Font CC, Formisano R, Fufaeva E, Gosseries O, Howarth RA, Lanteri P, Licandro GI, Magee WL, Veeramuthu V, Wilson P, Yamaki T, Slomine BS. Neurology. 2023 Aug 8
Social-environmental factors as mediators of IQ and achievement differences across race groups in adolescents with high risk congenital heart disease. Ilardi D, Alexander N, Xiang Y, Figueroa J, Blackwell L. Child Neuropsychol. 2023 Nov 29
Sleep Characteristics in Pediatric Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Gombolay G, Morris M, Loerinc L, Blackwell L, Howarth R. J Child Neurol. 2023 May 18
Evaluation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Viral and Autoimmune Encephalitis in Children. Vova JA, Howarth RA. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Jun
The role of the Neuropsychologist across the stages of recovery from acquired brain injury: a summary from the pediatric rehabilitation Neuropsychology collaborative. Watson WD, Lahey S, Baum KT, Hamner T, Koterba CH, Alvarez G, Chan JB, Davis KC, DiVirgilio EK, Howarth RA, Jones K, Kramer M, Tlustos SJ, Zafiris CM, Slomine BS. Child Neuropsychol. 2023 Feb
Scoping Review on the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Pediatric Disorders of Consciousness. Molteni E, Canas LDS, Briand MM, Estraneo A, Font CC, Formisano R, Fufaeva E, Gosseries O, Howarth RA, Lanteri P, Licandro GI, Magee WL, Veeramuthu V, Wilson P, Yamaki T, Slomine BS; as the Special Interest Group on DoC of the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA-DoC SIG). Neurology. 2023 Aug 8
Four-Way Wada: SEEG-based mapping with electrical stimulation, high frequency activity, and phase amplitude coupling to complement traditional Wada and functional MRI prior to epilepsy surgery. Bearden DJ, Ehrenberg A, Selawski R, Ono KE, Drane DL, Pedersen NP, Cernokova I, Marcus DJ, Luongo-Zink C, Chern JJ, Oliver CB, Ganote J, Al-Ramadhani R, Bhalla S, Gedela S, Zhang G, Kheder A. Epilepsy Res. 2023 May
Social-environmental factors as mediators of IQ and achievement differences across race groups in adolescents with high risk congenital heart disease. Ilardi D, Alexander N, Xiang Y, Figueroa J, Blackwell L. Child Neuropsychol. 2023 Nov
Assessment of cognitive status in pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis during inpatient rehabilitation: A restrospective cohort. Howarth R, Blackwell L, Gombolay G. J Neuroimmunol. 2023 Mar 15
Orbicularis Oculi Stimulated Jitter Analysis in Children With Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis. Natarajan V, Verma S. Muscle Nerve. 2025 Jan 30
Authors' response to letter to the editor: Electroconvulsive therapy in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Wright MA, Guasp M, Lachner C, Day GS, Gombolay G, Titulaer MJ, Clardy SL. J Neuroimmunol. 2024 Aug 15
Electroconvulsive therapy in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A retrospective cohort and scoping review of literature. Wright MA, Guasp M, Lachner C, Day GS, Gombolay G, Titulaer MJ, Clardy SL. J Neuroimmunol. 2024 Jul 15
Evaluation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Viral and Autoimmune Encephalitis in Children. Vova JA, Howarth RA. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 March 21
MRI Features and Their Association With Outcomes in Children with Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Gombolay G, Brenton JN, Yang JH, Stredny CM, Kammeyer R, Otten CE, Vu N, Santoro JD, Robles-Lopez K, Christiana A, Steriade C, Morris M, Gorman M, Moodley M, Hardy D, Kornbluh AB, Kahn I, Sepeta LN, Yeshokumar A. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2023 May 26
Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy (IA-ANE) Working Group; Silverman A, Walsh R, Santoro JD, Thomas K, Ballinger E, Fisher KS, Thomas AX, Appavu B, Kruer MC, Neilson D, Knoll J, Sharp AN, Edelman HE, Otallah S, Morgan A, Grzezulkowska A, Nguyen J, Rao LM, Hecht SM, Catalano L, Daigle H, Kronfol C, Wharton J, Adams D, Kalawi AZ, Kung M, Arellano JL, Smith L, Segal D, Feja K, Broomall E, Jayakar A, Arnold SR, Retallack H, Press CA, Gombolay G, McLaughlin MH, Kannan V, Thakkar K, Rezwan T, Hulfish E, Eid D, Meylor J, Peng D, Hurtado R, Nickerson T, Mandell I, Carbonell AU, Kerner-Rossi M, Jayaraman D, Davis M, Olivero R, Shah N, Osborne CM, Zhang B, Cortina C, Randolph AG, Rao S, LaRocca T, Van Haren KP, Wilson-Murphy M. JAMA. 2025 Aug 26
Infection and Vaccination in Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases. Young M, Morris M, Gombolay G. Coronavirus Disease 2019. Pediatr Neurol. 2025 Jul
Meningitis as an Attack Phenotype of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease. Aboseif A, Kim NN, Bou G, Nathoo N, Guo Y, Pique J, Kerbrat A, Audoin B, Demortiere S, Bourre B, Ciron J, Chen JJ, Cacciaguerra L, Toledano M, Quek AML, Gombolay G, Marignier R, Hacohen Y, Flanagan EP. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Jun 16
Impact of a Nurse Care Coordinator on Time to Treatment in a Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, a Retrospective Study. McLaughlin MH, Gombolay G. Neuropediatrics. 2025 Jul 24
Worldwide epidemiology of paediatric multiple sclerosis: data from the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation Atlas of MS, third edition. Gombolay G, Johnson L, King R, Hebert M, Banwell B, Chitnis T, Helme A. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2025 Jul 16
The diagnostic workup of children with the radiologically isolated syndrome differs by age and by sex. Makhani N, Lebrun-Frenay C, Siva A, Shabanova V, Wassmer E, Santoro JD, Narula S, Brenton JN, Mar S, Durand-Dubief F, Zephir H, Mathey G, Rojas JI, de Seze J, Tenembaum S, Stone RT, Casez O, Carra-Dallière C, Neuteboom RF, Ahsan N, Arroyo HA, Cabre P, Gombolay G, Inglese M, Louapre C, Margoni M, Palavra F, Pohl D, Reich DS, Ruet A, Thouvenot E, Timby N, Tintore M, Uygunoglu U, Vargas W, Venkateswaran S, Verhelst H, Wickstrom R, Azevedo CJ, Kantarci O, Shapiro ED, Okuda DT, Pelletier D; Observatoire Francophone de la Sclérose en Plaques (OFSEP), Société Francophone de la Sclérose en Plaques (SFSEP), Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Consortium (RISC), and the Pediatric Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Consortium (PARIS). J Neurol. 2024 Jul
Analysis of Gender Discrepancies in Leadership Roles and Recognition Awards in the Child Neurology Society. Martindale JM, Christy AL, Gombolay GY, Aravamuthan BR, Jansen L, Joshi S, Strober JB, Terrell M, Tilton AH, Pearl PL, Silver JK, Mink JW, Khakoo Y. Neurology. 2024 Sep 10
Isolated Psychiatric Symptoms in Children With Anti-N-Methyl-d Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis. Gombolay G, Brenton JN, Yang JH, Stredny CM, Kammeyer R, Fisher KS, Sandweiss AJ, Erickson TA, Kannan V, Otten C, Steriade C, Vu N, Santoro JD, Robles-Lopez K, Goodrich R, Otallah S, Arellano J, Christiana A, Morris M, Gorman MP, Kornbluh AB, Kahn I, Sepeta L, Jiang Y, Muscal E, Murray KO, Moodley M, Hardy D. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Oct
Leptomeningeal Enhancement in Pediatric Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. Goldman-Yassen A, Lee A, Gombolay G. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Apr
Identifying novel response markers for spinal muscular atrophy revealed by targeted proteomics following gene therapy. Pant DC, Verma S. Gene Ther. 2025 Jan 10
Heterozygous loss-of-function variants in SPTAN1 cause an early childhood onset distal myopathy. De Winter J, Van de Vondel L, Ermanoska B, Monticelli A, Isapof A, Cohen E, Stojkovic T, Hackman P, Johari M, Palmio J, Waldrop MA, Meyer AP, Nicolau S, Flanigan KM, Töpf A, Diaz-Manera J, Straub V, Longman C, McWilliam CA, Orbach R, Verma S, Laine R, Donkervoort S, Bonnemann CG, Rebelo A, Züchner S, Grider T, Shy ME, Maystadt I, Demurger F, Cairns A, Beecroft S, Folland C, De Ridder W, Ravenscroft G, Bonne G, Udd B, Baets J. Genet Med. 2025 June 27
Reporting ABCD1 variants as actionable secondary findings on exome and genome sequencing. Dominguez Gonzalez CA, Spinner NB, Ahrens-Nicklas RC, Young LR, Voss LA, Reichert SL, Gallo DJ, Cohen JS, Bonkowsky JL, Keller SR, Bennett ML, Pizzino AM, Swantkowski M, Arnold K, Fraser JL, Emerson FJ, Miettunen K, Fatemi A, Van Haren KP, Adang L, Waldman A, Emrick L, Eichler F, Vanderver A. Genet Med. 2025 July 27
Biallelic variation in the choline and ethanolamine transporter FLVCR1 underlies a severe developmental disorder spectrum. Calame DG, Wong JH, Panda P, Nguyen DT, Leong NCP, Sangermano R, Patankar SG, Abdel-Hamid MS, AlAbdi L, Safwat S, Flannery KP, Dardas Z, Fatih JM, Murali C, Kannan V, Lotze TE, Herman I, Ammouri F, Rezich B, Efthymiou S, Alavi S, Murphy D, Firoozfar Z, Nasab ME, Bahreini A, Ghasemi M, Haridy NA, Goldouzi HR, Eghbal F, Karimiani EG, Begtrup A, Elloumi H, Srinivasan VM, Gowda VK, Du H, Jhangiani SN, Coban-Akdemir Z, Marafi D, Rodan L, Isikay S, Rosenfeld JA, Ramanathan S, Staton M, Oberg KC, Clark RD, Wenman C, Loughlin S, Saad R, Ashraf T, Male A, Tadros S, Boostani R, Abdel-Salam GMH, Zaki M, Mardi A, Hashemi-Gorji F, Abdalla E, Manzini MC, Pehlivan D, Posey JE, Gibbs RA, Houlden H, Alkuraya FS, Bujakowska K, Maroofian R, Lupski JR, Nguyen LN. Genet Med. 2025 Jan 27
Developmental delay can precede neurologic regression in early onset metachromatic leukodystrophy. Adang LA, Groeschel S, Grzyb C, D'Aiello R, Gavazzi F, Sherbini O, Bronner N, Patel A, Vincent A, Sevagamoorthy A, Mutua S, Muirhead K, Schmidt J, Pizzino A, Yu E, Jin D, Eichler F, Fraser JL, Emrick L, Van Haren K, Boulanger JM, Ruzhnikov M, Sylvain M, Nguyen CÉ, Potic A, Keller S, Fatemi A, Uebergang E, Poe M, Yazdani PA, Bernat J, Lindstrom K, Bonkowsky JL, Bernard G, Stutterd CA, Orchard P, Gupta AO, Ljungberg M, Groenborg S, Zambon A, Locatelli S, Fumagalli F, Elguen S, Kehrer C, Krägeloh-Mann I, Shults J, Vanderver A, Escolar ML. Mol Genet Metab. 2024 July 4
Human mutations in SLITRK3 implicated in GABAergic synapse development in mice. Efthymiou S, Han W, Ilyas M, Li J, Yu Y, Scala M, Malintan NT, Ilyas M, Vavouraki N, Mankad K, Maroofian R, Rocca C, Salpietro V, Lakhani S, Mallack EJ, Palculict TB, Li H, Zhang G, Zafar F, Rana N, Takashima N, Matsunaga H, Manzoni C, Striano P, Lythgoe MF, Aruga J, Lu W, Houlden H. Front Mol Neurosci. 2024 Mar 1
Comprehensive genotype-phenotype analysis in POLR3-related disorders. Michell-Robinson MA, Perrier S, Gauthier S, Derksen A, Sabbagh Q, Girbig M, Misiaszek AD, Pizzino AM, Renaud DL, De Assis Pereira D, Okuda P, Karoleska LM, Keller S, Chong K, Gauquelin L, Brais B, Leube B, Grider T, Shy ME, Schüle R, Minnerop M, Bertini E, Nicita F, Tonduti D, Müller CW, Vanderver A, Wolf NI, Bernard G. HGG Adv. 2025 Oct 9
ReNeu Trial Investigators; ReNeu Study Investigators. ReNeu: A Pivotal, Phase IIb Trial of Mirdametinib in Adults and Children With Symptomatic Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Associated Plexiform Neurofibroma. Moertel CL, Hirbe AC, Shuhaiber HH, Bielamowicz K, Sidhu A, Viskochil D, Weber MD, Lokku A, Smith LM, Foreman NK, Hajjar FM, McNall-Knapp RY, Weintraub L, Antony R, Franson AT, Meade J, Schiff D, Walbert T, Ambady P, Bota DA, Campen CJ, Kaur G, Klesse LJ, Maraka S, Moots PL, Nevel K, Bornhorst M, Aguilar-Bonilla A, Chagnon S, Dalvi N, Gupta P, Khatib Z, Metrock LK, Nghiemphu PL, Roberts RD, Robison NJ, Sadighi Z, Stapleton S, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Gershon TR; J Clin Oncol. 2025 Feb 20
Laparotomy-assisted, two-port fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair: infant to preschool outcomes. Sanz-Cortes M, Whitehead WE, Johnson RM, Aldave G, Castillo H, Desai NK, Donepudi R, Joyeux L, King A, Kralik SF, Lepard J, Mann DG, McClugage SG, Nassr AA, Naus C, Nguyen G, Castillo J, Ravindra VM, Sutton CD, Weiner HL, Belfort MA. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Nov 1
Lack of motor defects and ALS-like neuropathology in heterozygous Sptlc1 Exon 2 deletion mice. Pant DC, Lone MA, Parameswaran J, Ma F, Dutta P, Wang Z, Park J, Verma S, Hornemann T, Jiang J. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 23
Unilateral Facial Lesion in an Infant With Known Vermian Hypoplasia. Marshall C, Shah E, Siegel L, Riley M, Shmuylovich L, Mian A, Smyser CD, Peglar Marsala L. Neoreviews. 2025 Mar 1
POLR3-Related Leukodystrophy: A Qualitative Study on Parents' Experiences With the Health Care System. Le A, Thibault KA, Yazdani PA, Bertini E, Nicita F, Pohl D, Venkateswaran S, Keller S, Renaud D, Moron DG, Kauffman M, De Assis Pereira D, Vanderver A, Morsa M, Bernard G. Pediatr Neurol. 2025 May
Peripheral Neuropathy as an Early Marker in Newborn-Screened Krabbe Disease: The Value of Pre-Confirmatory Neurophysiological Testing. Gnanakumar A, Aljaberi R, Laney DA, Martin C, Keller SR, Parikh SH, Verma S. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2025 Sep
Consensus guidelines for the monitoring and management of metachromatic leukodystrophy in the United States. Adang LA, Bonkowsky JL, Boelens JJ, Mallack E, Ahrens-Nicklas R, Bernat JA, Bley A, Burton B, Darling A, Eichler F, Eklund E, Emrick L, Escolar M, Fatemi A, Fraser JL, Gaviglio A, Keller S, Patterson MC, Orchard P, Orthmann-Murphy J, Santoro JD, Schöls L, Sevin C, Srivastava IN, Rajan D, Rubin JP, Van Haren K, Wasserstein M, Zerem A, Fumagalli F, Laugwitz L, Vanderver A. Cytotherapy. 2024 Jul
Measuring autism with the ADOS-2 using a bifactor model. Albert P, Kaldes G, Tully E, Romski M, Morris RD, Sevcik RA, Dilly L. Autism Res. 2024 Dec 17
Neural pathway activation in the subthalamic region depends on stimulation polarity. Borgheai SB, Opri E, Isbaine F, Cole ER, Jafari Deligani R, Laxpati NG, Risk BB, Willie JT, Gross RE, AuYong N, McIntyre CC, Miocinovic S. Brain Commun. 2025 Jan 21
Molecular diagnostic factors, prognostic implications, and long-term outcomes in pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma. Grigorian JN, Chandler KE, Pisharody VA, Chisango ZM, Chow J, Mao S, Ma T, Jahangiri A, Chern JJ, Hoang K. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Jul 4
Altered cortical excitability in tuberous sclerosis and the effect of mTOR inhibitors: An intracranial electrical stimulation study. Vedala K, Aungaroon G, Ritter D, Greiner HM, Tenney JR, Skoch J, Horn PS, Leach JL, Mangano FT, Krueger D, Arya R. Clin Neurophysiol. 2025 Feb 4
De novo variants in immune regulatory genes in Down syndrome regression disorder. Jafarpour S, Banerjee AK, Khoshnood MM, Vogel BN, Boyd NK, Nguyen L, Partridge R, Santoro SL, Gombolay GY, Fisher KS, de Asua DR, Del Ortega MC, Franklin C, Rafii MS, Santoro JD. J Neurol. 2024 June 22
Pediatric infectious aneurysms: individual patient pooled analysis on presentation, management and outcomes. Alawieh A, Zohdy YM, El Annan R, Assi JH, Dimisko L, Grossberg JA, Cawley CM, Chandler K, Chern JJ, Sawvel MS, Brahma B, Garzon-Muvdi T, Pradilla G, Barrow D, Reisner A, Howard BM. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Jan 3
Sex differences in etiologies, risk factors, and outcomes among young adult patients with acute ischemic stroke. Shah EG, Bhojwani M, Chang K, Dongarwar D, Gonzales NR, Jones E, Cohen AS, Sharrief AZ. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Aug
The role of occipital condyle and atlas anomalies on occipital cervical fusion outcomes in Chiari malformation type I with syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. Yahanda AT, Koueik J, Ackerman LL, Adelson PD, Albert GW, Aldana PR, Alden TD, Anderson RCE, Bauer DF, Bethel-Anderson T, Bierbrauer K, Brockmeyer DL, Chern JJ, Couture DE, Daniels DJ, Dlouhy BJ, Durham SR, Ellenbogen RG, Eskandari R, Fuchs HE, Grant GA, Graupman PC, Greene S, Greenfield JP, Gross NL, Guillaume DJ, Hankinson TC, Heuer GG, Iantosca M, Iskandar BJ, Jackson EM, Jallo GI, Johnston JM, Kaufman BA, Keating RF, Khan NR, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Maher CO, Mangano FT, Martin J, McComb JG, McEvoy SD, Meehan T, Menezes AH, Muhlbauer MS, O'Neill BR, Olavarria G, Ragheb J, Selden NR, Shah MN, Shannon CN, Shimony JS, Smyth MD, Stone SSD, Strahle JM, Tamber MS, Torner JC, Tuite GF, Tyler-Kabara EC, Wait SD, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Park TS, Limbrick DD, Ahmed R. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Apr 5
Indications for cerebral revascularization for moyamoya syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease determined by Delphi methodology. Robert AP, Hanel RA, Adelson PD, Lang SS, Grabb P, Greene S, Johnston JM, Leonard J, Magge SN, Marupudi NI, Piatt J, De Oliveira Sillero R, Smith ER, Smith J, Strahle JM, Vadivelu S, Wellons JC, Wrubel D, Hatem A, Moody C, Han SH, Montaser A, Millican N, Pederson JM, Dain AS, Beslow LA, Aldana PR. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Jul 19
A cross-cultural study of visual attention in autism spectrum disorder. Nayar K, Kang X, Winston M, Wong P, Losh M. Child Neuropsychol. 2023 Apr
Childhood Academic Performance: A Potential Marker of Genetic Liability to Autism. Guilfoyle J, Winston M, Sideris J, Martin GE, Nayar K, Bush L, Wassink T, Losh M. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May
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