Francesco Brigo
Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU), Italy · Italy
Editorial leadership for Journal of Neurological Research and Therapy ISSN 2470-5020
Research interests
- Epilepsy
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Neurology
- Stroke
- History Of Medicine
Biography
Francesco Brigo is affiliated with the Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU), Italy, where he applies his expertise in clinical epidemiology, neurology, and epilepsy. His research encompasses neurophysiology (including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, fMRI, and EEG), clinical pharmacology in epilepsy, epidemiology, public health, and stroke. He has authored or co-authored more than 158 indexed publications, including systematic reviews with meta-analysis and original studies published in international peer-reviewed journals. His most-cited work, "Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus‐based recommendations—Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures" (2023), has received 134 citations, reflecting his significant contributions to neonatal neurology and epilepsy management.
Selected publications
- Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus‐based recommendations—Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures 2023 cited 134×
- Differentiating drug-induced parkinsonism from Parkinson's disease: An update on non-motor symptoms and investigations 2014 cited 101×
- Cannabidiol efficacy and clobazam status: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2020 cited 90×
- Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in subjects with sleep disorders 2020 cited 89×
- Nonintravenous midazolam versus intravenous or rectal diazepam for the treatment of early status epilepticus: A systematic review with meta-analysis 2015 cited 88×
- Vagus nerve stimulation in refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus – A systematic review 2019 cited 87×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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