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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Neurology & Epilepsy Publications

Below are recent PubMed publications by faculty members in the Division of Neurology & Epilepsy in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  1. Berg AT  Respiratory Variability and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Could It Identify Patients at Greatest Risk?  Neurology  2026 Apr 14;106(7):e214838. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214838
  2. Kashima DT, Yoon E, Carvill GL, Laux LC  Efficacy of Dravet Syndrome Treatments in a Subset of Individuals with 2q24.3 Deletion: A-5 Patient Case Series.  J Child Neurol  2026 Jan 21;:8830738251409585. doi:10.1177/08830738251409585
  3. Gano D, Boardman JP, Agarwal S, Venkatesan C, Tarui T, Chau V, Wusthoff CJ, Lemmon ME, Scelsa B, Vollmer B  et al.  Neonatal neurocritical care considerations for prenatally identified neurological disorders.  Pediatr Res  2026 Jan 07;. doi:10.1038/s41390-025-04691-w
  4. Vernon LE, Pardo AC  Fetal neurology: evolving roles for pediatricians and neurologists in prenatal and postnatal care.  Curr Opin Pediatr  2025 Dec 01;37(6):564-569. doi:10.1097/MOP.0000000000001511
  5. Slattery S, Pessano S, Yoo J, Du Y, Oh S, Jeong H, Mascari J, Lappin BF, Alvarez H, Stewart TM  et al.  Continuous wireless sensor monitoring with applied diagnostics: Clinical Sensor Pain Scale and Automated Sensor Pain Scale in the NICU.  BMJ Health Care Inform  2025 Nov 21;32(1). pii:e101283
  6. Berg AT, Wojnaroski M, Ludwig NN, Hommer R, Muzyczka K, Te S, Conecker G, Hecker J, Nesbitt G, Downs J  Impact of non-seizure outcomes and caregiver priorities for young people with severe neurodevelopmental encephalopathy with or without epilepsy: A community survey.  Eur J Paediatr Neurol  2025 Nov;59:52-59. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2025.09.005
  7. Gupta S, Attaluri PK, Gosain AK, Rao VK  Ashramas of Hinduism: A Guide to the Journey of Life and Career of a Plastic Surgeon.  Plast Reconstr Surg  2025 Nov 01;156(5):706e-708e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000012193
  8. Kaat AJ, Evans L, Nili AN, Paltell K, Kaiser A, Anderson E, Myers LS, Berg AT  Vineland-3 Growth Scale Values: Psychometric Properties for Clinical Trial Readiness in SCN2A.  J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol  2025 Sep;35(7):416-423. doi:10.1089/cap.2024.0107
  9. Dowd DK, Nunes D, Shah PD, Pardo AC  Electroconvulsive therapy for super refractory status epilepticus: A scoping review.  Epilepsia  2025 Aug;66(8):2657-2668. doi:10.1111/epi.18432
  10. Pardo AC, Vernon LE, Natarajan N  Neonatal Neurocritical Care: Small Patients, Big Advancements.  Clin Perinatol  2025 Jun;52(2):xix-xx. doi:10.1016/j.clp.2025.03.001
  11. Barsh GR, Anwar T, Pardo AC  Mimickers of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy.  Clin Perinatol  2025 Jun;52(2):345-360. doi:10.1016/j.clp.2025.02.011
  12. Berg AT, Kaat AJ, Paltell K, Kaiser AJE, Nili A, Evans L, Anderson EL, Nesbitt G, Myers LS  Gross Motor Function in Individuals With SCN2A-Related Disorders: The Clinical Trial Readiness Study.  Neurol Clin Pract  2025 Jun;15(3):e200479. pii:e200479
  13. Pardo AC, Agarwal S, Vollmer B, Venkatesan C, Scelsa B, Lemmon ME, Mulkey SB, Scher M, Hart AR, Gano D  et al.  Fetal Callosal Anomalies: A Narrative Review and Practical Recommendations for Pediatric Neurologists.  Pediatr Neurol  2025 Apr;165:117-127. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.01.022
  14. Pardo AC, Carrasco M, Wintermark P, Nunes D, Chock VY, Sen S, Wusthoff CJ,   Neuromonitoring practices for neonates with congenital heart disease: a scoping review.  Pediatr Res  2025 Apr;97(5):1492-1506. doi:10.1038/s41390-024-03484-x
  15. Shah AD, Alexieff P, Tatachar P  Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Narrative Review of Clinical Presentation and Updates on Management.  J Clin Med  2025 Mar 22;14(7). pii:2182
  16. Berg AT, Nili AN, Evans L, Paltell KC, Kaiser AJE, Anderson EL, Egan SM, Kaat AJ, Nesbitt G, Myers LS  Assessing Communication Impairments in a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder: The SCN2A Clinical Trials Readiness Study.  Neurol Clin Pract  2025 Feb;15(1):e200391. pii:e200391
  17. Caligiuri LA, Beslow L, Pardo AC  Providing pediatric neurocritical education across the ages: Bridging of neonatal neurocritical care into pediatric neurocritical care training.  Semin Fetal Neonatal Med  2024 Nov;29(2-3):101552. doi:10.1016/j.siny.2024.101552
  18. Ludwig NN, Wojnaroski M, Suskauer SJ, Slomine BS, Kaiser A, Paltell K, Evans L, Tucker K, Chapman CAT, Conecker G  et al.  Novel approaches to measuring cognition in individuals with severe to profound functional impairment: A pilot study in SCN2A-related disorder.  Epilepsy Behav  2024 Nov;160:109975. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109975
  19. Diehl E, O'Neill M, Gray L, Schwaede A, Kuntz N, Rao VK  Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Individuals With Dystrophinopathy at a Tertiary Care Center in Chicago.  Pediatr Neurol  2024 Sep;158:94-99. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.05.011
  20. Berg AT, Thompson CH, Myers LS, Anderson E, Evans L, Kaiser AJE, Paltell K, Nili AN, DeKeyser JL, Abramova TV  et al.  Expanded clinical phenotype spectrum correlates with variant function in SCN2A-related disorders.  Brain  2024 Aug 01;147(8):2761-2774. doi:10.1093/brain/awae125
  21. Mitchell JW, Sossi F, Miller I, Jaber PB, Das-Gupta Z, Fialho LS, Amos A, Austin JK, Badzik S, Baker G  et al.  Development of an International Standard Set of Outcomes and Measurement Methods for Routine Practice for Infants, Children, and Adolescents with Epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus Recommendations.  Epilepsia  2024 Jul;65(7):1938-1961. doi:10.1111/epi.17976
  22. Mitchell JW, Sossi F, Miller I, Jaber PB, Das-Gupta Z, Fialho LS, Amos A, Austin JK, Badzik S, Baker G  et al.  Development of an International Standard Set of Outcomes and Measurement Methods for Routine Practice for Adults with Epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus Recommendations.  Epilepsia  2024 Jul;65(7):1916-1937. doi:10.1111/epi.17971
  23. Hecker J, Conecker G, Chapman C, Hommer R, Ludwig NN, Sevinc G, Te S, Wojnaroski M, Downs J, Berg AT  Patient-advocate-led global coalition adapting fit-for-purpose outcomes measures to assure meaningful inclusion of DEEs in clinical trials.  Ther Adv Rare Dis  2024;18:26330040241249762. pii:26330040241249762
  24. Vernon LE, Gano D, Pardo AC  Fetal stroke- etiopathogenesis affecting the maternal-placental-fetal triad and neonate.  Semin Fetal Neonatal Med  2024 Feb;29(1):101527. doi:10.1016/j.siny.2024.101527
  25. Berg AT, Dixon-Salazar T, Meskis MA, Danese SR, Le NMD, Perry MS  Caregiver-reported outcomes with real-world use of cannabidiol in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome from the BECOME survey.  Epilepsy Res  2024 Feb;200:107280. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107280
  26. Downs J, Ludwig NN, Wojnaroski M, Keeley J, Schust Myers L, Chapman CAT, Hecker J, Conecker G, Berg AT  What does better look like in individuals with severe neurodevelopmental impairments? A qualitative descriptive study on SCN2A-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.  Qual Life Res  2024 Feb;33(2):519-528. doi:10.1007/s11136-023-03543-6
  27. Berg AT, Ludwig NN, Wojnaroski M, Chapman CAT, Hommer R, Conecker G, Hecker JZ, Downs J  FDA Patient-Focused Drug Development Guidances: Considerations for Trial Readiness in Rare Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies.  Neurology  2024 Jan 09;102(1):e207958. pii:e207958

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